LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- GOLDMAN RAISES JOHNSON MATTHEY PRICE TARGET TO 3980 (3600) PENCE - 'NEUTRAL' ---------- TRADERS: JPMORGAN ADDS AB FOO Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Synthomer Finance Director Exercises Options

15th May 2014 15:59

LONDON (Alliance News) - Synthomer PLC Thursday said Chief Financial Officer David Blackwood exercised options over 66,766 shares at no cost under the company share plan Wednesday. Following this transaction, Blackwood now holds 143,190 shares. Shares closed down 0.6% at 265.00 pence Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Synthomer Non-Executive Buys 2,200 Shares

8th May 2014 12:59

LONDON (Alliance News) - Synthomer PLC Thursday said non-executive Director Brendan Connolly has bought 2,200 shares at a price of 258.9 pence per share, representing his only holding in the company. Shares were up 0.2% at 255.80 pence Thursday. By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@allian Read More

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Synthomer Chief Exercises Options, Sells Shares

7th May 2014 15:46

LONDON (Alliance News) - Synthomer PLC Wednesday said Chief Executive Adrian Whitfield exercised options over 111,726 shares at no cost under the long term incentive plan Tuesday. He then sold the shares at 258.1 pence each and now holds 288,602 shares in total. Shares closed up 0.4% Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Lloyds Kicks Off Bank Season With Improvement

1st May 2014 13:03

LONDON (Alliance News) - Lloyds Banking Group kicked off the first-quarter bank earnings season Thursday, reporting that its pretax profit dropped by a third to GBP1.37 billion after last year was buoyed by gains on the sale of government securities. However, its un Read More

Synthomer Confident In Outlook, Reviewing Dividend Payout Level

1st May 2014 08:42

LONDON (Alliance News) - Synthomer PLC Thursday reiterated confidence in its medium- and long-term outlook and said it was continuing to review its dividend policy to potentially increase returns to shareholders. Synthomer produces aqueous polymers. The company had previously said it Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Higher; Lloyds And BG Group Profits Down

1st May 2014 07:38

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Thursday amid holidays across Asia and Europe. The US Federal Reserve late Wednesday continued to taper its bond-buying programme, showing confidence in the US economic recovery despite a weak GDP reading earlier in the day. <str Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Seen Slightly Higher As Fed Stays Course

1st May 2014 06:43

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open flat to slightly higher Thursday, following a modestly higher close on Wall Street on Wednesday, as investors continue to digest a much weaker-than-expected US gross domestic product report that was followed by the decision by the Federal Reserve Read More

UK AGM, EGM Calendar - Week Ahead

1st May 2014 05:14

UK Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead

1st May 2014 05:14

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