A strong performance by the banks and the miners lifted the FTSE 100 into positive territory by lunchtime, despite a fall early on, as markets digest last night's developments from the EU summit. Bourses across the Eurozone were all in the blue ahead of the conclusion of the meeting this afternoon.
[9 Dec '11]Prime Markets says that Bellway's shares are "high enough for now" after significantly outperformed the broader house-building sector since August.
[9 Dec '11]Rio Tinto: Investec cuts target from 4,170p to 4,045p, buy rating kept.
[9 Dec '11]It was a flat start for the Footsie as investors digested the details coming from last night's pivotal summit, in which leaders failed to make sweeping changes to treaties which govern all 27 members of the European Union.
[9 Dec '11]The Footsie is predicted to open with a steep fall on Friday morning after European leaders last night failed to agree on a treaty change for all 27 members of the EU.
[9 Dec '11]Housebuilder Bellway has continued to deliver its strategy of increasing volumes, raising average selling prices through changes in mix and achieving margin growth during the period from 1 August to 30 November 2011.
[9 Dec '11]Investec has reiterated its buy rating on British Gas owner Centrica after the energy giant's announcement of "major moves in the gas market".
[21 Nov '11]Analysts at Credit Suisse are quite positive on the ability of UK house-builders to tap their holdings of land to generate cash if necessary.
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