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London close: Stocks hit by Bullard comments as post-Fed rally fades

Fri, 20th Sep 2013 16:39

The exuberant post-Fed mood quickly faded on Friday with comments from one US policymaker dampening stocks before the close of trade.Risk appetite was also scaled back as caution set in ahead of the German elections at the weekend with the outcome still highly uncertain.The FTSE 100 finished 28.96 points lower at 6,596.43, a fall of 0.44% on the day.The Federal Reserve surprised analysts on Wednesday with the decision not to scale back stimulus, sparking a huge surge on global stock markets worldwide. After a broadly flat start this morning however, stocks sank into the red by the afternoon after the head of the St Louis Fed, James Bullard, said that the central bank could still taper quantitative easing at its next meeting in October. He admitted that this month's decision to maintain stimulus was a close call."This admission so soon after Wednesday's surprise has introduced an element of sogginess to today's afternoon trading with investors reluctant to take on any significant new positions ahead of the weekend, in what has been a fairly positive week for European equity markets," said Senior Market Analyst Michael Hewson from CMC Markets.Also on investors' minds today will be the looming elections in Germany this weekend, with the outcome still highly uncertain given that a rising euro-sceptic movement across the country could complicate things for Angela Merkel's CDU party. Chris Beauchamp, Market Analyst at IG said that the elections is "the only real cloud on the horizon now" and it would be a major upset if euro-sceptics made significant gains. He said: "Like most Europeans, Germans have had enough of the crisis and would rather not rock the boat, even if it is they that are underpinning the rescue and recovery efforts."FTSE 100: Miners track metal prices lowerFalling metal prices were weighing on mining stocks today as commodities pulled back after recent gains. Vedanta, Antofagasta, Fresnillo, Randgold, Anglo American and ENRC fell sharply as gold, silver and copper values took a hit.Food and sweeteners manufacturer Tate & Lyle was also a heavy faller after the stock's rating was cut by Credit Suisse from 'outperform' to 'neutral'. The bank said: "The long-running forward price-to-earnings multiple is 12 versus 13.5 today. That looks right to us."United Utilities was retreating after yesterday's strong gains, dragged down after Beaufort Securities lowered its recommendation to 'hold'.Banking stocks were also out of favour with domestic lenders RBS, Lloyds and Barclays among the worst performers. RBS, which announced this morning the sale of a further 20% stake in Direct Line Insurance, was being weighed down by comments by Investec which said that the third-quarter trading statement on November 1st "may (once again) prove to be a poor time to own the shares!"Heading the other way was supermarket chain Sainsbury after Citigroup upgraded the group to 'neutral' ahead of its second-quarter trading update in a couple of weeks. The bank said it expects a "big improvement" in like-for-like sales trends from the first quarter.BP was also making gains this morning on market chatter that US oil major Exxon could be interested in making a bid for its smaller rival. One analyst however suggested that these rumours should be taken "with a pinch of salt" perhaps as a result of light news flow on Friday. Pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca rose after receiving a green light from European regulators for its nasal influenza vaccine for children.FTSE 250: Premier Farnell, ICAP hit by downgradesElectronic components distributor Premier Farnell was a heavy faller after yesterday's first-half report as Numis cut the stock to 'hold', outweighing a Cantor Fitzgerald upgrade to 'buy'.Interdealer broker ICAP was also trading lower after Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgraded the stock to 'neutral'. The group was also making headlines on reports that it could soon agree a settlement with regulators over the LIBOR rate-rigging scandal.Insurance firm Jardine Lloyd Thompson, meanwhile, was in demand after buying Towers Watson's reinsurance brokerage business for $250m.FTSE 100 - RisersShire Plc (SHP) 2,593.00p +2.01%Persimmon (PSN) 1,127.00p +1.44%GKN (GKN) 360.70p +1.41%Sainsbury (J) (SBRY) 396.40p +1.38%International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG) 328.60p +1.20%Pearson (PSON) 1,301.00p +1.17%Centrica (CNA) 402.20p +1.16%Reed Elsevier (REL) 845.00p +1.14%Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 2,878.00p +0.91%Schroders (SDR) 2,631.00p +0.88%FTSE 100 - FallersVedanta Resources (VED) 1,116.00p -4.37%Antofagasta (ANTO) 851.50p -3.89%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 4,676.00p -3.41%Fresnillo (FRES) 1,033.00p -3.37%Anglo American (AAL) 1,591.00p -2.69%London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) 1,558.00p -2.62%Tate & Lyle (TATE) 766.50p -2.23%Old Mutual (OML) 191.90p -1.89%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,535.50p -1.82%Barclays (BARC) 273.45p -1.74%FTSE 250 - Risersesure Group (ESUR) 262.70p +5.08%Bwin.party Digital Entertainment (BPTY) 120.50p +3.97%Centamin (DI) (CEY) 45.50p +3.27%Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT) 942.00p +2.95%Playtech (PTEC) 739.50p +2.71%Cranswick (CWK) 1,189.00p +2.50%Kenmare Resources (KMR) 27.50p +2.23%Ted Baker (TED) 1,909.00p +2.19%Countrywide (CWD) 570.00p +2.15%Big Yellow Group (BYG) 425.60p +1.94%FTSE 250 - FallersAnite (AIE) 112.50p -6.64%Alent (ALNT) 340.00p -6.21%Britvic (BVIC) 554.50p -5.78%Premier Farnell (PFL) 215.20p -5.66%Vesuvius (VSVS) 432.20p -5.43%Polymetal International (POLY) 669.00p -5.17%Hochschild Mining (HOC) 202.40p -4.89%Daejan Holdings (DJAN) 3,652.00p -4.80%Lonmin (LMI) 332.00p -4.68%Tullett Prebon (TLPR) 352.50p -4.60%BC
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7 Aug 2013 06:49

UPDATE 1-ENRC Q2 production ticks higher, iron ore jumps

LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Kazakh miner ENRC said its ferroalloys division saw output tick higher in the second quarter, while iron ore reported its best three months in three years after a weather-hit start to 2013. The London-listed miner said production of saleable ferroalloys for the qua

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7 Aug 2013 06:18

ENRC Q2 production ticks higher, iron ore jumps

LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Kazakh mining group ENRC reported an increase in second-quarter output from its key ferroalloys division, while the iron ore unit on Wednesday reported its best quarter in three years, after a weather-hit start to 2013. The London-listed miner said production of s

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2 Aug 2013 10:56

UPDATE 1-Kazakhmys minority shareholders okay buyout of ENRC

LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Minority shareholders in mining group Kazakhmys, the largest single investor in ENRC , voted on Friday in favour of a $4.6 billion buyout of its troubled rival, paving the way for the group's founders to take it private. Almost 99 percent of Kazakhmys voting shareh

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2 Aug 2013 09:21

Kazakhmys shareholders pave way for buyout of rival ENRC

LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Copper miner Kazakhmys paved the way on Friday for a $4.6 billion buyout of Kazakh rival ENRC, in which it is the single largest investor, as almost 99 percent of voting shareholders backed the deal. Kazakhmys support is key for ENRC's founding trio, who, together

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1 Aug 2013 15:49

UPDATE 1-Kazakh miner ENRC disputes effort to block buyout bid

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Kazakh miner ENRC on Thursday dismissed as "unfounded" what it said were efforts by an anti-corruption pressure group to block a buyout bid by its founders, citing allegations one of the company's subsidiaries breached sanctions against Zimbabwe. The mining company

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1 Aug 2013 09:31

Kazakh miner ENRC disputes effort to block buyout bid

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Kazakh miner ENRC on Thursday dismissed as "unfounded" efforts by an anti-corruption pressure group to block a buyout bid by its founders, citing allegations one of the company's subsidiaries breached sanctions against Zimbabwe. RAID, which promotes responsible con

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1 Aug 2013 09:09

ENRC denies RAID allegations of Camec's Zimbabwe arms-funding

Kazakh-focused miner Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation has strongly denied allegations that a business it acquired had previously breached sanctions against Zimbabwe. RAID, a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights in the developing world, has called for an investigation into a Z

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30 Jul 2013 11:39

London midday: Markets rise on earnings, Gfk data

Markets edged higher on Tuesday morning as traders reacted to a barrage of corporate earnings and data which showed that German consumers were at their most optimistic in six years. The GfK's forward-looking consumer confidence survey for Germany rose from 6.8 to 7.0 in August, its highest levels s

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23 Jul 2013 16:28

London close: Gains erased after US data misses forecasts

Worse-than-expected economic data from the US saw markets across Europe erase their earlier gains on Tuesday, as the FTSE 100 fell into the red despite a strong performance in the mining sector.. Home prices in the States continued to increase in May but at a worse-than-expected rate: the Federal H

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23 Jul 2013 15:00

Sector movers: Hopes over Chinese growth drive mining stocks higher

Stocks in the mining sectors were shrugging off falls in metals prices on Tuesday with share prices surging as markets focused on upbeat comments from government officials in China, a huge importer of raw materials. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is reported to have stood by the government target for e

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23 Jul 2013 14:44

FTSE 100 movers: Miners jump; Tullow sinks after well update

Mining stocks were among the best performing stocks on Tuesday as concerns over a 'hard landing' in China were eased by comments from the Premier and his second in command. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is reported to have stood by the government target for economic growth of 7.5% in 2013 and assured

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23 Jul 2013 11:38

London midday: FTSE 100 lifted by Sage, mining stocks

A well-received trading update from Sage Group and strong gains in the mining sector lifted the FTSE 100 into positive territory on Tuesday morning, with sentiment lifted by reassuring comments about Chinese economic growth. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is reported to have stood by the government ta

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23 Jul 2013 08:17

London open: Miners jump on hopes over Chinese growth

Fading hopes of a 'hard landing' in China lifted stocks in the heavyweight mining sector on Tuesday, meaning that the FTSE 100 opened with solid gains early on. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang assured that economic growth would not fall below the bottom line this year of 7.0%. He called for the governme

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22 Jul 2013 07:33

ENRC director says will defend himself against leak claim

LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - Former ENRC board member Paul Judge has vowed to defend himself "vigorously" after the Kazakh miner filed a legal claim against him in connection with what it said were leaks of confidential information to the media. "I intend to defend this claim vigorously and

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19 Jul 2013 13:02

ENRC sues ex-director Judge over alleged leaks

Eurasian Natural Resources Corp (ENRC) is suing former non-executive director Sir Paul Judge for allegedly leaking confidential information during infighting on the board. The miner said it had filed a legal claim in the High Court against Judge. The claim seeks damages and injunctions against him

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