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Antofagasta is heading the fallers, losing more than 5%, after warning that the ramp-up of the Esperanza plant in northern Chile is taking longer than expected, causing the group to scale back its total copper production guidance for 2011. Group copper production for 2011 is expected to be between
Read moreThe Footsie has started strongly, rising over 1% as the index climbs above the 5,900 level. The miners are in demand, with Lonmin, Rio Tinto, Xstrata and Kazakhmys heading higher. The latter announced this morning that it's proposed listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange will not involve the issu
Read moreBurberry, the luxury fashion brand, is dragging the personal goods sector lower. The group is due to report its final results on Thursday, and revealed in April that it expects profits for the year to 31 March to be at the top end of forecasts, after a strong final quarter. Shares have risen by ar
Read moreShareholders in i-design, the company that delivers marketing messages via cash and self-service machines, were quids-in on Wednesday when the company added Barclays Bank to its list of customers. The contract, to supply its atmAd solution, covers Barclays' entire UK estate of some 4,000 automatic
Read moreThe banking industry has admitted defeat in its legal battle over the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI). The British Bankers' Association (BBA) announced on Monday it would not appeal against a ruling by the High Court in favour of tough new rules on selling PPI. Several million pe
Read moreBarclays is setting aside £1bn to cover the cost of mis-selling of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI), the bank has announced. It said it will not participate in any application to appeal against a High Court Judgement dismissing a bid by the British Bankers' Association to overturn a ruling that b
Read moreThe Chancellor has ruled out British participation in a further bailout of Greece as the eurozone grapples with the country's debt crisis. George Osborne said yesterday that the UK had been a "reluctant partner" in Portugal's rescue and would not be writing further cheques for the Greeks. His commen
Read moreMedical devices firm Smith & Nephew is propping up the heath care equipment and services sector, after a strong first quarter performance. Revenues during the three months ended 2 April rose to $1.06bn, from $995m the year before, boosted by progress at its US knee franchise. Few seemed to be disap
Read moreAsset management firm Schroders has taken a tumble as profits came short of expectations in the first quarter. The group's profit before tax rose to £103.8m, from £93.2m in the first quarter of 2010, but that wasn't enough for investors who were hoping for a figure closer to £117m. Lloyds has also
Read moreWhile Nomura keeps its 'neutral' rating on chip giant ARM Holdings, it hikes the target price by 14% from 500p to 570p, following the company's first quarter results issued yesterday. First quarter revenue came in 6% ahead of forecasts, primarily driven by a 16% beat on the processor division (PD)
Read moreBanking giant Barclays has seen its target price lowered by two brokers, RBS and UBS, after its first quarter update disappointed on Wednesday. The lender reported a 9% fall in earnings per share, from 9.3p to 8.5p, while adjusted pre-tax profit rose 10% from £1,822m to £2,004m. Net operating incom
Read moreNational Express, the coach and train operator, received a boost yesterday after three major corporate governance groups came out in support of the board in its battle with Elliott Advisors, the activist hedge fund, over motions it has tabled for next month's annual meeting. Pirc, ISS Governance Ser
Read moreShares lost their puff ahead of the close having burst into life following a sluggish start, but there were some big movers in both directions, particularly in the mid-cap index. First quarter GDP data was the main talking point though growth of 0.5% was in line with expectations. On the company f
Read moreTemporary power supplier Aggreko has surged ahead after saying it expects its full year profits to be slightly ahead of 2010 after a strong start to the year. Airline IAG is firmly highly, continuing from strong gains made yesterday. Engineers GKN, IMI and Weir Group are also among the best perfo
Read moreShares are slightly in the blue now, though the relatively calm performance overall belies some big share price movements in both directions following a stream of updates. Banking giant Barclays is lower after saw adjusted profit before tax rise 10% in the first quarter of 2011, despite a 15% slide
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