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FTSE 250 movers: Imagination Technologies hit by downgrade
Imagination Technologies Group was lower after Exane BNP cut its target price from 610p to 311p and downgraded the stock to neutral.[7 May '13]
FTSE 100 movers: ENRC up after shareholder significantly ups stake
Shares in natural resources giant ENRC moved higher after Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov bought a 2.86 per cent stake in the group.[7 May '13]
London midday: Stocks firmer as policy makers move to buttress growth
Investor sentiment seems to have firmed a little in the first half of the session. That comes after a cautious start higher after the long weekend and as traders continued to debate about how much further the current push higher in equity markets has to go.[7 May '13]
London open: Buying interest on the rise in commodity space
Investors in London have come back from the long weekend with a slightly cautious attitude, as traders continue to debate whether the current push higher in equity markets will be sustained or not.[7 May '13]
London pre-open: FTSE to open unchanged
City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open unchanged from Friday's close of 6,521 following the Bank Holiday weekend.[7 May '13]
London close: US jobs data sends FTSE 100 to seven-week high
The FTSE 100 jumped one per cent higher to a seven-week high on Friday afternoon with stock markets rejoicing as the US jobs report smashed forecasts in April and previous months' data was revised higher.[3 May '13]
FTSE 250 movers: Man Group rises on anticipated boost to EPS
Investment management firm Man Group jumped after it said that 2013 earnings per share (EPS) would be helped after a change in its regulatory status boosted surplus regulatory capital, allowing it to call/redeem certain debt securities. The strong rise came despite it saying that flows in the first quarter were "disappointing".[3 May '13]
FTSE 100 movers: ENRC leads miners higher
Mining stocks were making decent gains as metals prices improved. ENRC was the standout performer on the back of reports Suleiman Kerimov, the Russian billionaire, has increased his stake in the miner.[3 May '13]
London midday: Miners buoy Footsie ahead of US jobs data
Strength in the mining sector kept the FTSE 100 in positive territory on Friday morning, though the index was rangebound ahead of the all-important US jobs report due out this afternoon.[3 May '13]
London open: Markets up ahead of US jobs report, but RBS falls
London's FTSE 100 index opened broadly flat on Friday morning as a sharp fall from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) offset a strong performance in the mining sector.[3 May '13]
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