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Share Price: 523.80
Bid: 523.70
Ask: 523.80
Change: -1.80 (-0.34%)
Spread: 0.10 (0.019%)
Open: 523.30
High: 529.60
Low: 520.00
Prev. Close: 525.60
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9 Feb 2012 11:45

London midday: Stocks hold on to gains as BoE boosts QE

- BoE boosts QE by £50bn. - Greek leaders clash heads over pensions. - Oil stocks provide a lift to the Footsie. The Footsie held on to moderate gains by lunchtime as the Bank of England announced further stimulus measures to boost the UK economy. Earlier optimism over a draft Greek deal seems to h

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9 Feb 2012 08:19

London open: Stocks rise after Greek draft deal

- Stock nudge higher after Greece drafts agreement. - BG leads oil stocks higher. - Hagreaves, Rio, Rolls-Royce, British Land, Diageo, Tate & Lyle fall after updates. It was a cautious start for the Footsie as stocks edged higher in early trading after Greece's political leaders pushed through a dr

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8 Feb 2012 16:37

London close: Stocks slip as Greek talks commence

- Greek talks now underway in Athens. - Investors await policy decision by BoE tomorrow. - Reckitt leads risers after full-year results. The earlier optimistic mood in global equity markets soon faded as talks between Greek leaders commenced on Wednesday afternoon. The Footsie slipped towards the e

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8 Feb 2012 09:22

Wednesday broker round-up - UPDATE

Reckitt Benckiser: Nomura maintains buy rating and 3,900p target. BP: UBS ups target from 500p to 525p, buy recommendation unchanged; Nomura keeps neutral rating and 500p target. Xstrata: UBS lifts target from 1,450p to 1,500p, buy rating kept. BSkyB: AlphaValue upgrades from reduce to add, targe

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7 Feb 2012 16:35

London close: Losses pared ahead of Greek meeting

-Greek talks enter critical stage. -Shareholders raise questions over terms of Glencore/Xstrata merger. -Defensives in demand as investors flee from risk. Losses were trimmed by the end of trade on Tuesday with reports pointing to progress being made in Greece. Government leaders and international

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7 Feb 2012 13:00

Broker tips: BP, Cairn, Amlin

Nomura has reiterated its neutral rating and 500p target for oil titan BP saying that while the 14% increase in the quarterly dividend is welcome, the Macondo oil settlement remains 'the elephant in the room'. Adjusted replacement cost operating profit came in at $4,986m, above both consensus and N

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7 Feb 2012 11:49

London midday: Footsie at day's worst levels on worries over Greece, China

- Shareholders raise questions with terms of Glencore/Xstrata merger. - BP predicts flat underlying production in 2012. - Greek talks enter critical stage. UK stocks sank further into the red by midday with worries over Greece and China - as well as an early blow to the Glencore-Xstrata merger - we

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7 Feb 2012 11:19

Broker snap: Nomura keeps neutral rating for BP

Nomura has reiterated its neutral rating and 500p target for oil titan BP saying that while the 14% increase in the quarterly dividend is welcome, the Macondo oil settlement remains 'the elephant in the room'. Adjusted replacement cost operating profit came in at $4,986m, above both consensus and N

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7 Feb 2012 10:14

Tuesday broker round-up - UPDATE

Shire: Goldman Sachs reiterates 'conviction buy.' Misys: Berenberg Bank downgrades to hold from buy. BP: Nomura maintains neutral rating and 500p target. Cairn: UBS ups target from 291p to 370p, neutral rating kept; Credit Suisse ups target from 357p to 369p, neutral rating kept. Rio Tinto: Cred

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7 Feb 2012 08:35

London open: Miners tank in early trade

A fall in the mining sector outweighed a strong showing by oil stocks as the Footsie slipped in early trading. Eyes will again be on Greece with as the meeting between Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and the country's three main political parties, originally scheduled for yesterday, is due to take p

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7 Feb 2012 07:22

London pre-open: Flat start for FTSE 100

City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up three points from yesterday's close of 5,892, as ongoing talks in Greece continue to test investor patience. Having announced their engagement Anglo-Swiss commodities firms Glencore and Xstrata have finalised terms of the dowry of their marriage of e

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7 Feb 2012 07:02

BP hikes divi as profits jump - UPDATE

Oil titan BP has announced a 14% increase in its quarterly dividend to eight cents per share, the first rise since the company resumed payouts a year ago, in the hope that it can put the 2010 Gulf of Mexico (GoM) oil spill behind it. The company announced that replacement cost (RC) profit (excludi

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6 Feb 2012 17:16

Tuesday preview: BP and Xstrata

With Royal Dutch Shell's results out of the way, attention turns to its perennial rival, BP, which issues a fourth quarter update on Tuesday. Broker Charles Stanley thinks fourth quarter net income will be $4.8bn, down from $5.2bn the year before. The controversial oil leviathan outlined a 10-poin

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6 Feb 2012 09:12

Monday broker round-up - UPDATE

Supergroup: Oriel Securities upgrades to buy from hold. Glencore: Jefferies ups target from 525p to 575p, confirms buy rating; Credit Suisse maintains outperform rating and 550p target. Royal Dutch Shell: Credit Suisse downgrades from outperform to neutral, cuts target from 2,750p to 2,600p. Xst

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3 Feb 2012 14:08

Week Ahead: BP, Xstrata and quantitative easing

With Royal Dutch Shell's results out of the way, attention turns to its perennial rival, BP, which issues a fourth quarter update on Tuesday. Broker Charles Stanley thinks fourth quarter net income will be $4.8bn, down from $5.2bn the year before. The controversial oil leviathan outlined a 10-point

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