LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- LIBERUM INITIATES SCHRODERS WITH 'BUY' - TARGET 2,879 PENCE ---------- NOMURA CUTS SAINSBURY PRICE TARGET TO 285 (3 Read More

UK Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead

5th Jun 2014 05:10

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Close Mixed, Tesco Slides

4th Jun 2014 16:31

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks closed mixed Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 at its lowest closing level in over a week, as investors continued to exercise caution ahead of Thursday's central bank meetings and Friday's monthly US jobs report. The listed UK supermarkets were among th Read More

UK Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead

4th Jun 2014 15:29

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Smith & Nephew Resumes Rise As Grocers Fall

4th Jun 2014 10:42

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Smith & Nephew, up 1.8%. The medical technology company is once again t Read More

MARKET COMMENT: Supermarkets Weigh On FTSE Ahead Of Queen's Speech

4th Jun 2014 09:40

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are trading mixed Wednesday, as investors remain wary ahead of major risk events still to come this week, in the form of the European Central Bank policy decision on Thursday and the US jobs report on Friday. By mid-morning Wednesday, the FTSE 100 is down Read More

Tesco CEO Says "We Have Not Seen Competition Like This Before" In UK

4th Jun 2014 08:12

LONDON (Alliance News) - Tesco PLC reported Wednesday a sharp drop in sales in the first quarter of its new financial year, as Britain's biggest supermarket chain said it was hit hard by deep price cuts across the business and by the acceleration of its store refit programme, while warning of mor Read More

MARKET COMMENT: Stocks Consolidate As Data Ramps Up Pressure On ECB

3rd Jun 2014 15:46

LONDON (Alliance News) - Stocks across the UK and Europe slipped lower Tuesday amid a busy day of macroeconomic data that leaves the focus squarely on the European Central Bank's upcoming policy announcement on Thursday. European markets failed to take a lead from a broadly positive Asian s Read More

UPDATE: Heavy Discounters Up Pressure On The UK's Big Four Supermarkets

3rd Jun 2014 13:00

LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's biggest four supermarket chains continue to face pressure from heavy discounters Aldi and Lidl, new data showed Tuesday, and the price war that has ensued as the big chains try to win back customers means the broader market is growing at the slowest rate for more Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Wolseley's US Growth Offsets Currency Hit

3rd Jun 2014 11:41

LONDON (Alliance News) - Wolseley is the biggest gainer on the FTSE 100 Tuesday after the plumbing and heating products distributor reported higher trading profit for its fiscal third quarter, driven by strong growth in the US and Nordic countries. However, adverse Read More

Heavy Discounters Up Pressure On The UK's Big Four Supermarkets

3rd Jun 2014 10:45

LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's biggest four supermarket chains continue to face pressure from the heavy supermarket discounters Aldi and Lidl, while a slowdown in the UK grocery market hit its lowest level for more than 11 years, as the supermarket price war and the "pricing race to the bottom Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Wolseley Stands Out From Negative FTSE 100

3rd Jun 2014 10:30

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Wolseley, up 2.7%. The plumbing and heating products distributor is one of ju Read More

MARKET COMMENT: Stocks Fall As Eurozone Inflation Points To ECB Action

3rd Jun 2014 10:03

LONDON (Alliance News) - Stocks are are broadly lower across the UK and Europe Tuesday, amid a busy morning of economic data that looks like to pile pressure on European Central Bank President Mario Draghi to take action at a highly anticipated policy meeting on Thursday. Eurozone consumer Read More

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