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UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

FTSE 100 movers: ITV soars after beating 2014 forecasts, Fresnillo plunge on weak profits

ITV topped the risers after the strongest advertising performance in five years helped it beat forecasts for 2014, as it hiked its annual dividend 34% and proposed an extra payout for shareholders. Numis Securities upped its rating on the broadcaster and producer from 'add' to 'buy'. Emerging market

Sector movers: StanChart and Barclays give banks a boost

Decent gains from the likes of Standard Chartered and Barclays drove the UK banking sector higher on Wednesday. Emerging markets-focused lender Standard Chartered was rising 4.3% in afternoon trade despite announcing that adjusted pre-tax profits in 2014 dropped 25% to $5.2bn as operating income fel

Wednesday tips round-up: Barclays, Merlin Entertainments

Sentiment may have turned on shares of Barclays. The stock has risen 15% over the last six months, outperforming other UK banks and its universal European peers. Hence, the lender's stock now changes hands at 0.8 times book value, versus 0.6 times before. But a vote of confidence from investors woul

Broker tips: StanChart, Barclays, ITV, Rightmove

Standard Chartered's annual results missed analysts' forecasts by a long way on Wednesday, though the market gave a warm welcome to the 2014 report with Shore Capital choosing to keep its 'buy' recommendation. Analyst Gary Greenwood said: "The introduction of more aggressive action on costs and capi

UBS cuts Barclays target price but re-rating still expected

UBS has trimmed its target price for Barclays from 305p to 295p following the bank's results this week, but kept a 'buy' stance on the stock telling investors to expect a "continued re-rating". The stock's current valuation remains "unchallenging", according to UBS. It said Barclays delivered a mix

Wednesday broker round-up

Electrocomponents: Peel Hunt takes up to a buy. Pearson: Morgan Stanley keeps at overweight, target reiterated at 1,500p. StanChart: Shore Capital stays at buy. Moneysupermarket: UBS lifts to buy, raises target to 260p from 240p. Rightmove: Citi raises to neutral. Barclays: Deutsche keeps at buy

Share PLC Profit Down As Predicted, But Buoyed By New Barclays Contract

UK BROKER RATINGS: Numis Upgrades ITV To Buy From Add

MARKET COMMENT: London Pointed Higher, ITV Proposes Special Dividend

MARKET COMMENT: London Stocks To Open Higher Ahead Of Services PMI

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

3RD UPDATE: Barclays Hit By New Provisions, Investment Bank Shrinkage

London close: Mixed data, weak earnings pull FTSE below 6,900

A mixed batch of economic data and weak corporate earnings gave investors the excuse to take profits on Tuesday, as markets continued to retreat from their recent record highs. London's FTSE 100, which had started the day in positive territory, swung sharply into the red by mid-morning and extended