LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened higher Tuesday, encouraged by a positive close on Wall Street on Monday and ahead of UK inflation data.<br /><br /><strong>Whitbread</strong> leads FTSE 100 gainers, as it said its Premier Inn hotels and Costa Coffee shops continued their strong s Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Engineering firm Weir Group PLC Tuesday said overall trading in April and May was in line with expectations, but it now expects 2014 profit and revenue to be more weighted towards the second half of the year after currency headwinds strengthened over the first half of 201 Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />BARCLAYS RAISES RSA TO 'OVERWEIGHT' ('EQUAL WEIGHT') - TARGET 538 (102) PENCE <br />----------<br />SOCGEN CUTS ROLLS-ROYCE TO ' 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 />SOCGEN RAISES WEIR GROUP TO 'HOLD' ('SELL') - TARGET 2600 (2300) PENCE <br />----------<br />TRADERS: EXAN Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Weir Group PLC Thursday said Gavin Nichol, a divisional executive, sold 5,000 shares at a price of GBP25.85 each. Following this transaction, Nichol now holds 4,557 shares. Shares in the industrial equipment company were down 1.2% at 2,595.00 pence Thursday.</ 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 shares have opened slightly higher Monday on a good manufacturing PMI reading from China at the weekend and ahead of Thursday's European Central Bank meeting.<br /><br />Goldman Sachs likes the shares of UK estate agents, raising <strong>Countrywide</strong> to Buy Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Weir Group PLC Thursday said a number of directors and managers, including Chief Executive Keith Cochrane, exercised an award under a long-term incentive plan and sold a portion of the shares acquired to pay tax.<br /><br />The transactions occurred Thursday.<br /><br Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - Weir Group PLC Thursday said a number of directors and managers, including Chief Executive Keith Cochrane, exercised an award under a long-term incentive plan and sold a portion of the shares acquired to pay tax.<br /><br />The transactions occurred Thursday.<br /><br Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:<br />----------<br /><strong>FTSE 100</strong><br />----------<br />TRADERS: CREDIT SUISSE CUTS NATIONAL GRID TO 'NEUTRAL' ('OUTPERFORM') <br />----------<br />BERENBERG RAISES LEGAL & GENER Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares are higher at open Thursday, ahead of some US economic data later in the day.<br /><br />B&Q and Screwfix owner <strong>Kingfisher</strong> is leading FTSE 100 fallers, down 5.4%. Despite showing a strong increase in its retail profit for the first quarte Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - <strong>Weir Group</strong> said Wednesday that it no longer intends to pursue a takeover of Metso Oyj, after the Finnish company rejected an improved offer.<br /><br /><strong>GlaxoSmithKline</strong> is down after it said late Tuesday that it is under criminal invest Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.<br />-------<br />FTSE 100 - WINNERS<br />-------<br /><strong>London Stock Exchange Group</strong>, up 2.3%. The group's shares have risen after it was added to a Read More
(An item published at 1126 BST misstated the company name in the headline. The correct version follows.)<br /><br />LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday.<br />----------<br />COMPANIES<br />----------<br />Engineering firm <strong>Weir Group</strong Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Wednesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- Engineering firm Weir Group said it no longer intends to pursue a takeover of Metso Oyj, after the Finnish company rejected an improved offer. The FTSE 100-li Read More
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are trading mixed in low volumes Wednesday, with some disappointing eurozone data leading to investor caution ahead of the European Central Bank policy meeting next week. By mid-morning Wednesday, the FTSE 100 is down 0.1% at 6,841.81, while the FTSE 250 i Read More