IMT.L Share News (IMT)

Friday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Enterprise Inns: Barclays downgrades to underweight with a target of 80p. Thomas Cook: HSBC reiterates hold with a target price of 100p and JP Morgan keeps at overweight with a 170p target. Victrex: Deutsche Bank keeps at hold, 2000p target, UBS maintains neutral with a target

Imperial Tobacco changes its name to Imperial Brands

(ShareCast News) - Imperial Tobacco has changed its name to Imperial Brands with immediate effect, following approval from shareholders at the annual general meeting earlier this week. The group's ticker on the London Stock Exchange will change to IMB with effect from Monday and its new web address,

Earnings, Trading Statements Calendar - Week Ahead

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Shell Gains As Earnings Meet Expectations

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: SocGen Cuts Sainsbury To Hold After Argos Deal

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Citigroup And Liberum Upgrade Shell To Buy

LONDON BRIEFING: BP Disappoints As Weak Oil Prices Take Their Toll

London close: Equities close higher as oil prices rise, BoJ loosens policy

(ShareCast News) - The UK equity market closed higher on Friday as oil prices rose and the Bank of Japan's latest policy decision was well received. Oil prices gained on hopes of a deal by major exporters to cut production to address the global supply glut. At 1640 GMT, Brent crude rose 1.4% to $34.

FTSE 100 movers: South Africa rate rise sends Old Mutual surging

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 was back over the 6,000 mark on Friday, rising 105.69 points (1.78%) to 6,037.47 by mid-afternoon. Old Mutual topped the list after South Africa's central bank raised interest rates for the second time in two months yesterday. The bank also cut its growth forecast as

After unusual weather, Cuba struggles to save prized tobacco crop

By Marc Frank SAN JUAN Y MARTINEZ, Cuba, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Highly unusual weather has damaged Cuba's tobacco crop, raising concerns among farmers and cigar-lovers that the island's supply of its famous cigars might suffer at a time of increased demand resulting from detente with the United

Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: UBS Says Buy BAT And Imperial Tobacco

Credit Suisse adds Travis Perkins, Whitbread, Imperial Tobacco and Halma to top picks

(ShareCast News) - Analysts at Credit Suisse reshuffled their deck of top outperformers and underperformers on Thursday. In its report, the broker summarised analysts' most and least favoured stocks in each sector, which were usually limited to 20% of each one's coverage universe. The Swiss broker

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: Empyrean Energy Jumps On Sugarloaf Deal