MARKET COMMENT: Drug Sector "M&A Excitement" Keeps UK Stocks Positive
20th Jun 2014 09:53
LONDON (Alliance News) - US stocks are set to follow the UK and Europe lower Monday as geopolitical concerns continue to weigh on sentiment around the globe. US stocks managed to record small gains on Friday, despite falls across Europe, but futures trading indicates a lower open can be exp Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Fresnillo</strong>, up 2.3%, <strong>Glencore</strong>, up 2.0%, <strong>Anglo American Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices are lower Monday as geopolitical risk continues to weigh on sentiment, while the mining stock are providing some support for indices following comments from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. By mid-morning Monday, the FTSE 100 is down 0.3% at 6,759.55, th Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks closed firmly higher Friday, with the FTSE 100 posting its biggest daily rise since April 29, boosted by a strong session on Wall Street on Thursday and after the US non-farm payroll report came in broadly as expected. London's major equity indices opened Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - LOSERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Smith & Nephew</strong>, down 1.1%. Volatile trading in the medical technology compa Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The European Central Bank finally moved Thursday to cut interest rates and prompt banks to lend more in an effort to stave off the threat of deflation, lifting stock markets in Europe.<br /><br />However, UK stock indices lost the gains they made in the wake of the ECB Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Smith & Nephew</strong>, up 5.1%. Hot on the heels of Stryker Corp denying plans Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's leading share indices are trading slightly lower Thursday, while major European indices, along with the euro, are barely moved ahead of the all-important policy announcement from the European Central Bank at 1245 BST. By mid-morning Thursday the FTSE 100 is Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Hot on the heels of Stryker Corp denying plans to acquire Smith & Nephew PLC last Wednesday, fellow US medical device maker Medtronic Inc is considering a takeover bid, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Medtronic's bid is at an ear Read More
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.<br /><br />The listed UK supermarkets were among th Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Smith & Nephew</strong>, up 1.8%. The medical technology company is once again t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 started the month on the front foot Monday, closing higher, after a gauge of China's factory activity rose to a five-month high in May, suggesting the world's second-largest economy is stabilising after a subdued start to the year.<br /><br />China's offic Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday.<br />-------<br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br />-------<br /><strong>Anglo American</strong>, up 1.9%, <strong>Rio Tinto</strong>, up 1.7%, <strong>Glencore</strong>, up 1.4 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS TARGET TO 3,060 (2,600) P. - 'HOLD'<br />----------<br />PANMURE INITIATES WEIR GROUP Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks had a mixed session Friday, closing out the month with little clear direction as major stock markets around the world sit near to all-time highs, but struggle to push any further as investors remain reticent to add to positions ahead of a the key European Centra Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - FTSE 100 listed pharmaceutical company Shire PLC is said to be considering a bid for New Jersey-based NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc in order to secure its own independence according to "usually well informed sources," Financial Times Alphaville reported Friday. The compan Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday.<br />-------<br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br />-------<br /><strong>Smith & Nephew</strong>, up 2.2%. The medical technology company, which closed as the blue-chip inde Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks trade mixed Friday, with the FTSE 100 struggling to add to its recent strong gains, as it is weighed down by some of its mining constituents. By mid-morning, the FTSE 100 is almost perfectly flat at 6,871.2, the FTSE 250 is up 0.3% at 16,009.16, and the AI Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS RAISES SMITH & NEPHEW PRICE TARGET TO 1100 (1000) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />UBS REMOVES RANDGOLD RESOURCES FRO Read More