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REFILE-Oil majors' results surprise, but output fall, volatile trading lurk

(Refiles to clarify first paragraph) * BP profit beat driven by refining, trading * Total cites trading, petrochemicals for results * Production gain unlikely to be repeated By Karolin Schaps LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Major oil companies' first-quarter results hav

Wednesday newspaper share tips: StanChart, BP

(ShareCast News) - StanChart´s financials for the first quarter of 2016 suggest chief Bill Winters may have managed to staunch the bleeding, or at least that it´s not terminal, The Times´s Tempus said. In that light, the bank´s fourth quarter loss in 2015 may have been the standard 'kitchen-si

UPDATE 2-Statoil sees better days ahead after beating quarterly earnings forecast

* Q1 operating profit beats forecasts * Statoil shares jump more than 3 pct * Maintains dividend and outlook * CEO sees rebalancing of oil market (Adds analysts, CEO comments, share price reaction, BP, Total results) By Stine Jacobsen and Ole Petter Skonnord OSLO,

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: UBS Upgrades Worldpay To Buy From Neutral

GLOBAL MARKETS-Oil rises on weak dollar, Treasury yields hit 5-week high ahead of FOMC

* Weaker-than-expected U.S. data knocks dollar * Treasury prices fall ahead of Fed * Stocks flat near month-long highs * Weaker dollar helps lift oil (Updates data, adds quotes) By Dion Rabouin NEW YORK, April 26 (Reuters) - The dollar fell on Tuesday after weaker-

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Standard Chartered Helps FTSE 100 Outperform

BUZZ-BP grows more optimistic on global oil demand growth

* BP is growing more optimistic that the oil market may have turned a corner, as it upgraded its estimate for global demand growth, thanks to the lower crude prices that have boosted fuel consumption around the world. * Chief Financial Officer Brian Gilvary says global oil demand growth will slow

FTSE 100 movers: Standard Chartered lifted while AstraZeneca sinks

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 was treading water on Tuesday afternoon, managing to keep itself in the black in contrast to its sibling index. Emerging markets-exposed bank Standard Chartered was among the top performers, as investors showed their approval of the bank's ongoing turnaround. It poste

Tuesday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Premier Foods: Jefferies upgrades to buy with a 60p target. Aberdeen Asset Management: Citigroup downgrades to sell with a 265p target. Smiths Group: Jefferies keeps at buy with a target price of 1100p and Credit Suisse reiterates outperform with a target of 1275p. Close Brother

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: BP And Standard Chartered Results Lift FTSE 100

Unusual European earnings pessimism leaves room for a nice surprise

* Q1 earnings set to drop year-on-year * Earnings growth for 2016 already revised away * February saw biggest downgrades for 7 years * Top-line growth, cost control could support profits By Alistair Smout LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) - Analysts are unusually pessimisti

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Cobham Crushed On Weak Profit, Rights Issue

EXTRA: BP Maintains Dividend Despite Swing To First Quarter Loss

London pre-open: Stocks seen touch higher as oil recovers

(ShareCast News) - London stocks were expected to open a little higher on Tuesday as oil prices recovered. The FTSE 100 was seen starting 12 points higher than Monday's close at 6,272. "European equity markets are currently on course to open a little higher but these gains are marginal and at this

LONDON MARKET OPEN: BP And Whitbread Lead Gainers As FTSE 100 Rises