After a tentative start, stocks rallied on Wednesday afternoon on the back of some upbeat comments from Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, markets gave a rather muted reaction to the minutes of the latest policy-making meeting in the UK.
[18 Jul '12]- BoE could consider rate cut in future
- UK unemployment falls
- Bernanke comments will be closely watched
[18 Jul '12]Ashmore, Ashtead, Booker, British Land, CSC, Chariot, CSR, Dunelm, Hammerson, Inchcape, Land Secs, Metric Property, Optos, Rio Tinto, Sage, Schroders, Severn Trent, Shaftesbury, St James's Place, Telecity, Telecom Plus
[18 Jul '12]- MPC minutes due out shortly
- Markets still digesting Bernanke comments
- Fresnillo, Ashmore, Schroders lead the risers on the Footsie
[18 Jul '12]African Barrick, Aquarius, Avocet, Bovis, Carnival, Centamin, Cove, Halfords, Hammerson, Hardy, IAG, IHG, Petropavlovsk, Polymetal, Randgold, Reckitt, SABMiller, Sage, Serica, Shire, StanChart
[25 Jun '12]A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
[21 Jun '12]ARM, Ashtead, Bellway, British Land, CRH, Dignity, Dixons, GKN, Go-Ahead, Great Portland, Hammerson, Imagination Tech, IMI, Immunodiagnostic, Land Secs, Micro Focus, PayPoint, Restaurant Group, Sage, Spectris, Unilever, Weir, Whitbread, Wood Group, WPP
[21 Jun '12]Mulberry is a major turn off for Questor in the Telegraph. The firm has done extremely well in the recession, buoyed by demand from China, but even after recent falls it trades at an eye-watering 27.7 times earnings. This is too much in the fickle world of fashion says Questor. Avoid.
[20 Jun '12]