City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up nine points from yesterday's close of 5,883, tracking small gains seen overnight in the US which came thanks to a late rally, although trading was volatile as investors showed caution ahead of a busy week on the corporate earnings front.
[23 Oct '12]Spectris saw a robust performance in the final quarter of its financial year and while like-for-like (LFL) sales growth had slowed from the first half, analysts said that this was as expected. The instrumentation and controls company said that reported sales during the last quarter were up 12 per cent.
[19 Oct '12]City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open down 14 points from yesterday's close of 5,917, tracking US stocks lower, which ended Thursday's session firmly in the red following Google's surprise results, which came in well below expectations.
[19 Oct '12]Oil company Premier Oil is inviting holders of its guaranteed convertible bonds due 2014 to trade them in for similar bonds due in 2018.
[19 Oct '12]Rockhopper's plans to farm out a majority stake in its North Falkland interests to Premier Oil have been approved by the Falkland Islands government.
[12 Oct '12]A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
[17 Sep '12]Barclays, Chariot, Debenhams, ENRC, Fenner, Glencore, Greene King, Halma, Kazakhmys, Laird, Majestic, Marston's, M&B, National Grid, Playtech, Premier Oil, S&N, Spirax-Sarco, SSE, Weir
[10 Sep '12]Credit Suisse has highlighted Ophir Energy as its focus list stock in its sector review of oil and gas explorers and producers (E and Ps).
[28 Aug '12]