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
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JEFFERIES CUTS WILLIAM HILL TO 'HOLD' ('BUY') <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS IMPERIAL TOBACCO TO 'BUY' ('CONVICTION BUY LI 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>Kingfisher</strong>, up 2.1%. UBS has upgraded Kingfisher to Buy from Neutral and i Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />JPMORGAN RESUMES STANDARD LIFE WITH 'OVERWEIGHT' <br />----------<br />CANACCORD CUTS ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT TARGET TO 460 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Friday.<br /><br />-------<br /><br /><strong>FTSE 100 - WINNERS</strong><br /><br /><strong>Glencore Xstrata</strong>, up 1.9%, Anglo American, up 1.6%, and Rio Tinto, up 1.4 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Following completion of its quarterly index review, FTSE has confirmed that the following changes will take effect from the market open on Monday March 24. ------- FTSE 100 Adds: Barratt Developments St.James's Place ------- FTSE 100 De Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - London's major stock indices have rebounded Tuesday amid a global equities recovery, after Russian President Vladimir Putin raised hopes that the crisis in Ukraine won't result in war between the neighbours. Stocks tumbled around the world Monday as investors sold r Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS CUTS PEARSON PRICE TARGET TO 1,200 (1,400) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />SOCGEN CUTS PEARSON PRICE TARGET TO 1030 (12 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY CUTS UNITED UTILITIES TO 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' ('OVERWEIGHT') <br />----------<br />UBS STARTS RANDGOLD RESOURCES WIT Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed down for the first time in eight days Tuesday, retreating from Monday's 14-year closing high, as renewed worries about Chinese economic growth weighed on stock markets in Asia and Europe. The Asian session saw the Hang Seng close down 0.3% and th Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 is Tuesday threatening to snap the seven-day winning streak that took it to its highest close since 1999 Monday, hit by renewed concerns over growth in China.<br /><br />The index, like European peers, is down as investors take profits out of the recent ra Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS CRH, up 4.6%. The Irish building materials group is the index's leading gainer after its operating profit beat its previous Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday.<br />----------<br /><strong>COMPANIES</strong><br />----------<br />Irish building-materials group<strong> CRH</strong> PLC said it swung to a loss in 2013, as bad weather hurt trading and it progressed with a re Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices are trading lower Tuesday, with the mining and metal sectors leading the falls after Chinese stocks underperformed in Asia overnight. The Shanghai Composite closed more than 2% lower on the back of ongoing concern over a slowdown in Chin Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Investment manager St. James's Place PLC Tuesday said it is in "advanced talks" to acquire an adviser business in Asia, as it reported a 42% increase in annual profits. In a big year for St. James's Place, as former majority shareholder Lloyds Banking Group PLC sold Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open marginally lower Tuesday as Monday's late afternoon rally loses momentum. Following a late spurt that saw the UK's leading share index close at its highest level in more than 14 years, spreadbetters are indicating that the FTSE 100 will ope Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 has recorded its highest closing price since 1999. Although opening lower, some positive European data and a strong start to equities trading in the US gave London's leading index a boost, sending the FTSE 100 higher for the seventh consecutive day, recording Read More