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Oriel downplays pension deficit concerns at BT, sees buying opportunity

Oriel Securities has downplayed concerns about a rising pension deficit at BT Group after a Financial Times article suggested that the telecoms company could face higher payments. The FT cited analysts as saying that after a nine-month review of the £47bn pension plan - the largest private-sector d

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: BT Divisional CEO Buys Shares

Broker tips: Land Securities, BT Group, DS Smith

Deutsche Bank said that Land Securities' £656m purchase of a 30% stake in shopping centre Bluewater will likely lift valuations of shopping centres across the UK. Land Securities said that overall net initial yield after the expiry of rent-free periods is 4.1%. However, Deutsche Bank estimated th

BT Group has "potential to re-rate further", says Credit Suisse

BT Group's shares have the "potential to re-rate further", according to Credit Suisse, which added the stock to its 'Europe Focus List'. The bank repeated its 'outperform' recommendation and 440p target price for the shares, saying it bullish outlook for the company remains intact after the recent

MARKET COMMENT: Yellen Lifts UK Stocks As Rolls-Royce Returns Cash

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: BT Up, TalkTalk Down As OFCOM Drops Complaint

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.
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FTSE 100 - WINNERS
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Rolls-Royce Holdings, up 5.6%. The maker of aircraft and marine engines has

MARKET COMMENT: Rolls-Royce Lifts FTSE In Wake Of Janus-Faced Fed

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks indices are holding on to strong gains Thursday, having opened much higher on the back of a broadly dovish message from the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday and subsequent record high made by US equity markets. By mid-morning Thursday, the FTSE 100 is up 0

London open: UK stocks jump post-Fed, Rolls-Royce gains

- Fed tapers by $10bn a month - Yellen says rates to stay low - UK retail sales, US jobless claims on tap - Rolls-Royce unveils £1bn buyback techMARK 2,823.77 +0.67% FTSE 100 6,827.27 +0.72% FTSE 250 15,752.09 +0.82% UK stocks rose strongly on Thursday, helped by some decent gains from Rolls-Royce

Ofcom Proposes Rules For BT Wholesale Superfast Broadband Charges

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK telecoms regulator OFCOM Thursday proposed new rules for BT Group PLC, restricting the way it charges operators for wholesale access to its superfast broadband network. At the same time, it announced that it has provisionally decided to drop TalkTalk Telecom Grou

Thursday tips round-up: Berkeley Group, BT Group

At an 8% dividend yield shares of Berkeley Group pose a bit of a puzzle to investors. Usually such a high yield signals that the market has doubts about the company. On the other hand, however, its shares trade at nearly twice the net asset value, which is as silly a valuation as it is expensive.

BT faces new super-fast broadband charging regime

British telecoms group BT is facing new rules from regulator Ofcom to ensure competition in the super-fast broadband market. Ofcom is proposing new obligations forcing BT to maintain a sufficient margin between its wholesale and retail super-fast broadband charges to allow other operators profitabl

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Rolls-Royce Leads Strong Opening Gains

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened strongly higher Thursday, and the pound has broken above USD1.70, following a well-received US Federal Reserve meeting.

Rolls-Royce Holdings leads FTSE 100 gains after saying it will return cash to shareholders through

Broker tips: BT, Wm Morrison, Berkeley...

BT and Virgin Media owner Liberty Global offer investors the best way to cash in on fixed-line telecom companies' assault on the mobile market, according to broker Goldman Sachs. Goldman said fixed-line players such as BT, which plans to launch business and household mobile products later this year

BT best way to exploit fixed line and mobile tie-up, says Goldman

BT and Virgin Media owner Liberty Global offer investors the best way to cash in on fixed-line telecom companies' assault on the mobile market, according to broker Goldman Sachs. Goldman said fixed-line players such as BT, which plans to launch business and household mobile products later this year

UK BROKER RATINGS: SocGen And HSBC Raise Whitbread Price Target

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:
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TRADERS: JEFFERIES INITIATES ROYAL MAIL WITH 'UNDERPERFORM' - TARGET 420 PENCE
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TRADERS: JEFFERIES RAISE