(ShareCast News) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals' US subsidiary Roxane Laboratories has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its sodium oxybate oral solution for the treatment of cataplexy - sudden loss of muscle strength - and excessive daytime sleepiness in patients with narcolep
Read more* FTSE 100 touches new record, sets 14th day of gains * Pharmaceuticals rebound after Trump scare * Housebuilders top the index * ITV buoyed by broker optimism (Adds details and updates prices at close) By Kit Rees and Helen Reid LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Britain'
Read more* FTSE 100 flat at close * CCH up after Coca Cola buys AB InBev Africa bottling stake * Ashtead gains following target price increase * QinetiQ rises after deal for Meggitt defence unit (Recasts, adds quote and detail, updates prices at close) By Kit Rees and Alistair Sm
Read more* FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct at close * Banks, miners under pressure * Downgrade hits Ashtead (Recasts, adds detail and updates prices at close) By Kit Rees LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged higher on Monday though falls among mining companies and banks
Read more(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 rose 0.11% to 7,006.73 points on Friday afternoon with pharmaceutical stocks leading the way. Hikma Pharmaceuticals, Shire and Astrazeneca rallied on a positive read-across following reports Sanofi is in advanced talks to acquire Actelion. The companies are said to b
Read more(ShareCast News) - London equities ended Tuesday on a sharply higher note with major miners storming ahead in tandem with soaring industrial metals prices, and followed by a string of banks and insurers. US interest rate-touch utilities were firmly higher, too. FTSE 100 closed the session up 0.62%
Read more(ShareCast News) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals has signed a development and licensing agreement with Vectura for its generic salmeterol product (VR730) for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Under the terms of the agreement - which has been signed by Hikma's US affiliate, W
Read more* FTSE 100 index up 0.6 pct at close * Energy and supermarket stocks rally * Miners come under selling pressure (Recasts, adds detail and quotes, updates with closing prices) By Kit Rees and Atul Prakash LONDON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index advanced for a
Read more(ShareCast News) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals got a shot in the arm on Tuesday as Morgan Stanley upped the stock to 'overweight' from 'equalweight' pointing to increased confidence in the pipeline and an attractive valuation. MS said its "deep dive" into Hikma's medium-term pipeline and long-term opportu
Read more(ShareCast News) - London blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday as traders took profits stoked by Donald Trump's election win, with gold-exposed miners, pharmaceutical and US rates-sensitive utilities all flopping. The FTSE 100 ended the session down 1.21% to 6,827.98 points, somewhat out of kilter with
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