LONDON (Alliance News) - UK housebuilder Taylor Wimpey PLC Wednesday said pretax profit before exceptional items rose by almost 50% as its full-year results beat analyst expectations. The FTSE 250 company posted profit before tax and exceptional items of GBP368.4 million for the period ende Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened lower Wednesday ahead of UK GDP figures at 0930 GMT. <strong>ITV</strong> reported strong 2013 results and expressed confidence for 2014, but its shares are down 4.2% at the open on disappointment in the size of its special dividend.<br /><br / Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to follow their US counterparts marginally lower Wednesday, as investors take their positions ahead of the latest UK GDP estimate later in the day. Wall Street closed slightly lower Tuesday after US consumer confidence fell by more than expected in 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 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) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />UBS RAISES VODAFONE PRICE TARGET TO 275 (260) PENCE - 'BUY' <br />----------<br />UBS CUTS SMITHS GROUP TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL') - Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks have made solid gains Monday, led higher by property companies after a house price survey showed the UK property market is continuing to boom. With an otherwise empty data calendar and US markets closed for the President's Day holiday, the FTSE 100 has rallied t Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks continue to trade significantly higher Monday, buoyed by a positive close in Asian equity markets, as investors focus on individual corporate news amid a dearth of macro economic data and a US holiday. The FTSE 100 is up 1.1% at 6,734.37, the FTSE 250 is u Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK property companies are flavour of the day Monday, with commercial property trusts performing well on the back of strong results from <strong>Hammerson</strong> and housebuilders doing well after Rightmove reported a further surge in house prices.<br /><br />Hammerso Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Hammerson, up 2.9%. The retail property developer has reported an increase in profit and rental income for 2013 as demand for Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices are pushing higher Monday, driven by corporate news and ratings changes amid a lack of economic indicators and a US holiday. By mid-morning Monday, the FTSE 100 is up 0.8% at 6,719.00, the FTSE 250 is up 0.4% at 16,172.22, and the AIM All Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Taylor Wimpey PLC Tuesday said Chief Executive Officer Peter Redfern and General Counsel James Jordan acquired 105 shares under the company share plan at a price of 118.6 pence per share and received a further 105 matching shares at no cost Monday. Following the tra Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday afternoon:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />MORGAN STANLEY CUTS BG GROUP TO 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' ('OVERWEIGHT') <br />----------<br />GOLDMAN CUTS GKN TO 'S Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BERNSTEIN RAISES SAINSBURY TO 'OUTPERFORM' ('MARKET-PERFORM.') - TARGET 430 PENCE <br />----------<br />UBS CUTS SSE SCOTTISH & Read More