UK AGM, EGM Calendar - Week Ahead
9th May 2014 15:13
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BARCLAYS RAISES INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS PT TO 2100 (1900) PENCE - 'EQUAL WEIGHT <br />----------<br />CREDIT SUISSE RAISES IN Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed higher for the second day in a row Tuesday, ending the day at its highest closing level since March 6, buoyed in part by a strong performance by oil major BP and drugs company Shire.<br /><br />Meanwhile, it was a volatile day for the pound. Sterlin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>BP</strong> Tuesday said its pretax profit fell 73% in the first quarter, due to lower revenues and after last year's result was buoyed by the sale of its stake in TNK-BP, but it raised its quarterly dividend for the second time in six months and said further s Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday.<br />-------<br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br />-------<br /><strong>Shire</strong>, up 3.6%. The pharmaceutical company is the leading riser in the blue-c Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />US pharmaceutical company Allergan is preparing to approach <strong>Shire</strong> PLC about a potential takeover bid, according to people famil Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - St. James's Place PLC Tuesday reported an increase in funds under management in its first quarter, after taking in GBP1.2 billion in net inflows, a 26% increase on the comparative quarter of 2013. In a statement, the British wealth manager, which earlier this year b Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Tuesday following positive leads from US and Asian markets and amid a slew of FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 company trading updates.<br /><br /><strong>St. James's Place</strong> has reported a surge in funds under management in the first quarter and Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open slightly higher Tuesday, adding to the modest gains posted on Monday, as investors await the latest reading of UK gross domestic product. The FTSE 100 closed modestly higher on Monday after it received a boost from pharmaceutical companies, Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's blue-chip index closed modestly higher Monday, outperforming its smaller peers, after its sixth-largest constituent by market capitalisation, <strong>AstraZeneca</strong>, rose sharply after US drugs giant Pfizer Inc confirmed that it has now twice approached Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />CREDIT SUISSE CUTS DIAGEO TO 'NEUTRAL' ('OUTPERFORM) - PRICE TARGET 1950 (2200) PENCE <br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES SHI 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>Anglo American</strong>, up 3.2%. The mining company said production has broadly incr Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />GOLDMAN RAISES ST JAMES'S PLACE TO 'CONVICTION BUY LIST' ('BUY')<br />----------<br />HSBC CUTS RANDGOLD TO 'NEUTRAL' ('OVERWE Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Thursday following strong results reported by US technology bellwethers Apple and Facebook overnight.<br /><br />A number of major UK companies also reported early Thursday, but with a less positive tone. <br /><br /><strong>Unilever </stro Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed higher Thursday, ensuring that it ended the shortened Easter week comfortably in the black, as some better-than-expected US data and some strong earnings reports from major US banks boosted sentiment.<br /><br />UK stocks traded in tight ranges earl Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- RSA Insurance Group, up 2.3%. The insurer said it has sold its operations in the Baltics and Poland for GBP30 Read More