LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Royal Dutch Shell, up 1.9%. The oil major and state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corpor Read More

UK BROKER RATINGS: SocGen And HSBC Raise Whitbread Price Target

18th Jun 2014 09:13

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- TRADERS: JEFFERIES INITIATES ROYAL MAIL WITH 'UNDERPERFORM' - TARGET 420 PENCE ---------- TRADERS: JEFFERIES RAISE Read More

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Closes Higher, Whitbread Jumps

17th Jun 2014 16:26

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed higher for the first time in three days Tuesday, having spent the day trading within a tight range, with hotels and coffee shops operator Whitbread one of the biggest gainers following an upbeat trading update. Whitbread, Read More

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: BP Gets China Deal, Shell In Asset Sale

17th Jun 2014 12:47

LONDON (Alliance News) - British oil major BP will sign a long-term contract worth around USD20 billion, or about GBP11.8 billion, to supply liquefied natural gas to China National Offshore Oil Corp, BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley said at a conference in Moscow Tuesday. <b Read More

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Xaar Plummets After Guidance Cut

17th Jun 2014 10:42

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Tuesday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS ------- Whitbread, up 3.1%. The Premier Inn hotels and Costa Coffee chain operator re Read More

TOP NEWS: UK Inflation Falls To Lowest Level Since October 2009

17th Jun 2014 10:25

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Tuesday. ---------- COMPANIES ---------- The UK's two biggest oil companies, BP PLC and Royal Dutch Shell PLC, will unveil multi-billion pound deals wi Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Shares Firm As Inflation Falls To Multi-Year Low

17th Jun 2014 09:55

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks trade modestly higher Tuesday, with a number of stand-out gainers supporting indices, while the pound has slipped against other major currencies after the headline rate in UK inflation fell to its lowest level for more than four-and-a-half years. The slim Read More

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Whitbread Leads FTSE 100 On Strong Quarter

17th Jun 2014 07:34

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. Whitbread leads FTSE 100 gainers, as it said its Premier Inn hotels and Costa Coffee shops continued their strong s Read More

MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Set To Open Higher Ahead Of Inflation Data

17th Jun 2014 06:39

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks are set to open higher Tuesday ahead of UK Inflation data and eurozone economic sentiment readings to come. Global equity markets made a poor start to the week on Monday as investors exercised caution towards riskier assets amid the ongoing conflict in Ira Read More

UK Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead

17th Jun 2014 05:26

UK AGM, EGM Calendar - Week Ahead

17th Jun 2014 05:26

MARKET COMMENT: Geopolitics Weighs On FTSE But Miners Limit Downside

16th Jun 2014 16:30

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices closed lower Monday as geopolitical concerns over both Iraq and Ukraine weighed on investor sentiment, while the mining stocks provided some support on the back of comments from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Despite being lifted off intra-day Read More

UK Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead

16th Jun 2014 15:17

UK AGM, EGM Calendar - Week Ahead

16th Jun 2014 15:17

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