Industrial engineering and oilfield services stocks kept the London market in positive territory on Tuesday as fears of Greece defaulting on its debt appeared to be receding. At 1545 BST, the blue chip FTSE 100 was trading up 0.34% or 23.22 points at 6,848.890 as the headline Markit/HSBC Chinese man
Read moreJohnson Matthey rose 2.4% on Tuesday, topping the FTSE 100 leader board after Citigroup upgraded the stock to 'buy' from 'neutral' and raised the price target to 3,600p from 3,200p. Citi pointed out that 50% of the company's earnings before interest and tax is based on emission catalysts for light d
Read moreBarclays upgraded Greene King to 'overweight' from 'equalweight' and raised the target price to 935p from 835p. It said Greene King has one of the strongest investment cases in the sector due to its expansion programme and rising return on capital employed. Barclays pointed to the potential for mid
Read moreUK stocks were little changed in early trade, but were seen moving marginally higher after initial losses. The FTSE 100 had inched five points higher to 6,835.39 by 09:00. With little out in the way of European data, investors will likely be paying close attention to the situation with Greece follo
Read moreGreene King's takeover offer for Spirit Pub is no longer conditional on approval from the UK Competition and Markets Authority, as the company has waived the CMA approval condition to which the offer was subject. Greene King is buying Spirit in a £774m takeover. Spirit shares are expected to be del
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