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EPOWed, 17th Feb 2016 08:53
Top stocks staged a recovery late afternoon as Wall Street reacted well to US consumer confidence at a 16-month high. Standard Chartered was a bright spot after Nomura said the recent share price fall represents a buying opportunity. The Japanese broker upgraded the Far East focused bank to 'buy'
Read moreLeading shares cut back their losses over the lunch time session but resource stocks remain under the cosh on fears that the Chinese authorities will step up its campaign to cool down its overheating economy and lift interest rates. Fresnillo, Xstrata and Kazakhmys lead the mining sector lower, wh
Read moreNews that the UK economy limped out of recession in the fourth quarter has failed to cheer equities, which remain more concerned about China and the possibility its government will slam the economic brakes on. The UK economy grew just 0.1% in the fourth quarter, far less than expected. Economists h
Read moreFootsie has fallen again in early dealing with miners again under pressure on worries about overheating in China and the possibility its government will slam the economic brakes on. The big mining names are all lower this morning. Rio Tinto, Anglo American and Lonmin are the worst affected, but fal
Read moreStruggling global payments provider Earthport is trying to grab itself a lifeline with a placing of up to 7m shares at 12.5p to raise £875,000. Directors are subscribing for 1.88m shares. The electronics payments group, where chief executive James Bergman resigned last week, added there is still n
Read moreStruggling global payments provider Earthport has parted company with chief executive James Bergman, confirming recent speculation he was about to go. The company said Bergman has resigned with immediate effect and that his duties will be taken on by the executive team. Shares in the group have pl
Read moreSirius Petroleum has raised £1.1m through a placing at 6p to cover the costs of due diligence on an as yet unnamed acquisition target and to provide working capital. The fund raising is part of Sirus's strategy to neter joint venture partnerships on marginal fields. Shares in Catalyst Media jumped
Read moreFootsie closed more than 100 points higher on Monday thanks to a record price for gold, an early rally on Wall Street and strength across the financial sector. Gold has hit new highs, and that has led to sharp mark-ups in the price of gold miner Randgold and silver and gold miner Fresnillo. Elsewhe
Read moreA record price for gold, an early rally on Wall Street and strength across the financial sector has sent London to its best levels of the day. Gold has hit new highs, and that has led to sharp mark-ups in the price of gold miner Randgold and silver and gold miner Fresnillo. Elsewhere in the sector
Read moreLondon shares are racing ahead as the dollar's recent strength wanes, prompting renewed interest in mining shares. Gold has hit new highs, and that has led to sharp mark-ups in the price of gold miner Randgold and silver and gold miner Fresnillo. Elsewhere in the sector ENRC, Lonmin, Xstrata, Rio
Read moreMiners are driving Footsie higher again, with all of the top ten gainers metals groups. Xstrata, Rio Tinto and Randgold are the top risers, but the gains are sector-wide and strong. There's also good news at Lloyds Banking Group where the bank has the part-nationalised lender enjoyed "strong dema
Read moreGlobal payments provider Earthport saw its share price ascend on Monday morning after it signed a franchise agreement covering Latin America and the Caribbean. Zink Financial will provide Earthport with a non-refundable franchise fee of £3.25m for the territories of Central America, South America a
Read moreOil group Nautical Petroleum reported 'significant progress' in its asset portfolio in the year to June 30 and said it expects its assets to rise in value once they move into the execution stage. Pre-tax losses for the year totalled £6.63m, compared with £4.52m the previous year. Shares in e-learn
Read moreThere was no shortage of company news to give Footsie direction but it was the release of housing data in the US that ultimately dragged the leading share index into the red. Housing starts increased to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 590,000 last month, up 0.5% above a revised 587,000 in Oct
Read moreFootsie is struggling to find any sense of direction despite some big movements in individual companies' share prices. Fast growing software company Autonomy is finding the market hard to please. Despite another spell of strong organic growth in the third quarter, the shares are the worst performer
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