(ShareCast News) - London stocks were expected to open in the black on Friday, bouncing back from the Fed-fuelled losses of the previous session. The FTSE 100 was seen starting 57 points higher than Thursday's close at 6,110. "While US markets did finish the day lower yesterday they did at least ma
Read more(ShareCast News) - Financial services group Close Brothers said it delivered an improved third quarter performance, with good loan book growth, tighter cost control and better market conditions for its market making unit Winterflood. It added that it was confident of "delivering a satisfactory outco
Read more(ShareCast News) - Precision instruments maker Spectris will update the market on its first quarter trading on Friday after reporting soft full year results earlier in the year. The company in February posted a 17% decline in 2015 pre-tax profit to £141.6m, blaming faltering industrial activity in N
Read more(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
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