

BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan raises Sage to Neutral; MS ups Whitbread


UPDATE: Balfour Beatty holds guidance; names former ITV boss as chair


(Sharecast News) - Hargreaves Lansdown: Numis downgrades to add with a target price of 2,019p.


Balfour Beatty holds profit guidance; names former ITV boss as chair


BROKER RATINGS: Barclays bumps up SSE to Overweight from Equal Weight


TOP NEWS: Compass reports double-digit earnings fall in half-year


LONDON MARKET PRE-OPEN: Diageo turns tap back on; UDG agrees takeover


* H1 profit, revenue slightly beat expectations* Q3 margins to gradually recover* CEO sees volume pick up from September onwards (Rewrites throughout...