London pre-open: Stocks set for higher start ahead of US jobs report
(Sharecast News) - Stocks are being called to start the session higher ahead of the release of the monthly US non-farm payrolls report.
Read more(Sharecast News) - Stocks are being called to start the session higher ahead of the release of the monthly US non-farm payrolls report.
Read moreLONDON MARKET CLOSE: Oil and retailers propel FTSE into new quarter
Read moreGrafton to sell UK merchanting business for GBP520 million
Read more(Sharecast News) - Building materials distributor and DIY retailer Grafton said on Thursday that it has agreed to sell its traditional merchanting business in Great Britain to independent builders' merchant Huws Gray for £520m.
Read more(Sharecast News) - St James Place: HSBC downgrades to hold with a target price of 1,525p.
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Read more(Sharecast News) - Hunting: JP Morgan upgrades overweight with a target price of 290p.
Read more(Sharecast News) - United Utilities: Deutsche Bank downgrades to hold with a target price of 1,050p.
Read moreLONDON MARKET OPEN: Oil majors boost FTSE but mainland Europe muted
Read more(Sharecast News) - Building materials distributor and DIY retailer Grafton said it had bought Finland's family-owned IKH for €199.3m in cash.
Read more(Sharecast News) - Safestore: Liberum upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,060p.
Read moreBROKER RATINGS: Vodafone on Goldman Sachs' Conviction Buy List
Read moreDIRECTOR DEALINGS: Filta Non-Exec Sayers sells GBP1.7 million worth
Read more(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Canaccord Genuity downgraded business services firm Grafton from 'buy' to 'hold' on Thursday, stating there was now a "less compelling" risk/reward scenario as a result of the group's share price approaching record highs.
Read more(Sharecast News) - Grafton Group: Canaccord downgrades to hold with a target price of 1,235.0p.
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