ASOS Share News (ASC)

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Barclays cuts Direct Line to equal weight

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning:

CORRECT: Firm associated with Non-Exec William Barker buys Asos shares

(Correcting to clarify Camelot Capital Partners LLC purchased Asos PLC shares.)

IN BRIEF: Firm associated to Non-Exec William Barker sells Asos shares

ASOS PLC - London-based online fashion retailer - Camelot Capital Partners LLC, closely associated with Non-Executive Director William Barker, sells 474,000 shares at 363.82 pence each. Worth GBP1.7 million. Following the transaction, Camelot Capital Partners LLC holds 17.2 million shares.

Frasers Group continues investment spree with increased Hornby stake

(Alliance News) - Shares in Hornby PLC shot up on Friday, after the company announced Frasers Group PLC has upped its stake in the company, the Sports Direct owner's latest target in its retail sector investment frenzy.

UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

Sports Direct owner Frasers Group snaps up WIT Fitness

(Alliance News) - Frasers Group PLC has bought sports performance brand WIT Fitness as it continues its investment spree.

IN BRIEF: Frasers raises stake in online rival boohoo to 21%

boohoo Group PLC - Manchester-based online fashion retailer - Frasers Group PLC raises its share holding in boohoo to 21.5% as of Wednesday from 17.2%. Frasers is the Shirebrook, England-based owner of the House of Fraser, Sports Direct and Flannels retail chains. Its holding in its smaller peer first passed the disclosure threshold of 5% in June last year, and it has increased this steadily since. Frasers, founded and still controlled by Mike Ashley, also has stakes in retailers AO World PLC at 23.1%, Asos PLC at 25.0%, and Currys PLC at 11.2%.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Exane BNP cuts BAE; Liberum lifts Naked Wines

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS cuts Shell, Admiral and M&G to 'neutral'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan raises Rio Tinto to 'overweight'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 lower amid pre-US jobs data nerves

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mixed on Tuesday afternoon, with gains for the property sector pushing the FTSE 250 higher, but miners weighing on the FTSE 100.

Trading halted in hundreds of firms as LSE suffers outage

(Alliance News) - The London Stock Exchange saw trading halted on hundreds of stocks on Tuesday after another outage on the stock market.

Deutsche Bank starts coverage of 6 retail stocks; prefers Asos, B&M and M&S

(Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank initiated coverage on six UK retail stocks on Tuesday, with a preference for Asos, B&M European Value Retail and Marks & Spencer.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche says 'buy' B&M and Marks & Spencer

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Shore cuts Sage; Barclays raises NatWest

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations on Friday and Thursday.