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London close: Stocks slide after short-lived rally

Wed, 10th Aug 2011 16:43

London's leading share index almost closed back below the 5,000 point mark after giving up a short-lived rally.Euphoria over US plans to keep interest rates at their current low levels was soon overshadowed by the reason for the plans: the grim economic outlook.Here, the Bank of England has cut its forecast for UK economic expansion this year to 1.4% from 1.8%. Growth is likely to be sluggish in the next year or so as household incomes remain squeezed, but easing inflationary pressures should help it to pick up "gently" next year, the Bank said in its latest inflation report. Miners, such as Kazakhstan's Kazakhmys were under heavy attack by the close of play having earlier rallied on global growth hopes. Bank Barclays also took a heavy pounding. In company news Standard Life was among the best performers after operating profits at the savings, investments and pensions firm jumped by 44% in the first half.Global banking giant HSBC was higher after revealing that US lender Capital One is the buyer of its card and retail services business in the US. HSBC said its post-tax gain on the sale is estimated to be $2.4bn. FTSE 250 travel firm TUI Travel said it is on track to meet full-year expectations after operating profits surged in the group's third quarter. The package tour firm saw a 13% increase in revenue and a 57% increase in operating profit for its third quarter (to June 30) compared to 2010, when the effects of the Icelandic volcano ash cloud were disrupting travel plans across Europe. Meanwhile, shareholders in wounded bid target Micro Focus got some good news on Wednesday as the legacy software specialist said it is trading ahead of expectations. Shares jumped by a fifth. The upbeat trading statement makes a change from profit warnings, of which there have been two this year.Shares in internet video security company IndigoVision dropped after the company warned that it will not meet its sales and profits targets for the year ended 31 July.Fashion retailer French Connection was in fashion after it said first half profit will be in line with management expectations as it successfully weathers tough conditions on the high street. The clothing and accessories retailer said it saw growth in like-for-like sales at its UK stores despite the difficult market conditions. Beowulf was posting muscular gains after the Sweden-focused miner said drilling at its Kallak iron ore project indicated the presence of more than 400m tonnes of ore.Sticking with mythically-named resource companies, Dragon Oil was on fire after it ramped up production in the six months to 30 June, helping the Central Asia-focused oil group to benefit from the soaring oil price. Profit for the period totalled $309.4m, up from $137.6m over the same period the previous year, on revenues that soared to $527.4m from $276.3m. The company is paying a 9 cent interim dividend, having not paid one last year.FTSE 100 - RisersStandard Life (SL.) 184.10p +5.74%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 6,385.00p +4.33%Burberry Group (BRBY) 1,302.00p +3.25%Man Group (EMG) 187.20p +3.20%Weir Group (WEIR) 1,735.00p +1.88%United Utilities Group (UU.) 572.00p +1.24%Autonomy Corporation (AU.) 1,502.00p +0.67%Severn Trent (SVT) 1,415.00p +0.28%Aggreko (AGK) 1,696.00p -0.24%SABMiller (SAB) 1,993.00p -0.35%FTSE 100 - FallersEssar Energy (ESSR) 262.10p -12.60%Barclays (BARC) 163.70p -8.70%Kazakhmys (KAZ) 918.00p -7.74%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,371.50p -7.52%Prudential (PRU) 567.00p -7.35%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 24.29p -7.33%HSBC Holdings (HSBA) 516.20p -5.28%RSA Insurance Group (RSA) 109.50p -5.19%Schroders (Non-Voting) (SDRC) 1,124.00p -5.07%Old Mutual (OML) 103.20p -5.06%FTSE 250 - RisersMicro Focus International Plc (MCRO) 283.70p +13.16%Kofax (KFX) 290.00p +7.21%Afren (AFR) 100.10p +5.70%Telecom Plus (TEP) 580.00p +5.45%African Barrick Gold (ABG) 537.00p +4.68%Filtrona PLC (FLTR) 310.00p +4.45%SVG Capital (SVI) 228.00p +4.40%International Personal Finance (IPF) 255.70p +3.90%Telecity Group (TCY) 501.50p +3.47%Moneysupermarket.com Group (MONY) 103.00p +3.31%FTSE 250 - FallersBwin.party Digital Entertainment (BPTY) 101.70p -9.68%Sports Direct International (SPD) 201.30p -8.79%JD Sports Fashion (JD.) 835.00p -8.69%Enterprise Inns (ETI) 39.00p -8.32%AG Barr (BAG) 1,031.00p -8.19%Greene King (GNK) 410.00p -7.57%RPS Group (RPS) 197.80p -7.53%Chemring Group (CHG) 489.80p -7.41%Anglo Pacific Group (APF) 257.10p -7.02%DS Smith (SMDS) 181.80p -6.77%
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14 Mar 2012 12:54

IndigoVision sees better second half

IndigoVision Group, an internet video security company, posted a slight fall in revenues and profit before tax for the half year ended January 31st. Revenue fell from £15m to £14.49m year-on-year while pre-tax profit dropped from £1.4m to £1.3m, mainly as a result of higher research and developmen

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21 Dec 2011 16:29

Barclays director keeps the faith

Sir Michael Rake, the Senior Independent Director of Barclays, has upped his stake in the firm less than a week after the global bank was downgraded by Fitch Ratings. Rake, who is currently also Chairman of telecommunications firm BT Group and Chairman of Easyjet, bought up 5,914 ordinary shares a

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15 Dec 2011 15:45

Lloyds boss wakes up and buys 0.6m shares

Announcing his return to work just six short weeks since taking leave on medical advice, Lloyds boss Antonio Horta-Osorio celebrated his recovery with the purchase of $226,962-worth of shares in the part-nationalised lender. The director, who was signed off sick with extreme fatigue and sleep depr

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21 Sep 2011 07:12

IndigoVision operating profits plummet

Internet video security company IndigoVision said operating profit more than halved as it battles against difficult trading conditions. Operating profit fell to £1.19m for year ended 31 July 2011 compared to £3.05m in the corresponding period in 2010. Revenues rose to £28.9m from £28.0m before.

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10 Aug 2011 14:20

Sector movers: Micro Focus provides spark in software sector

The software and computer services sector was in demand on Wednesday after results and updates from three of its constituents. FTSE 250 legacy software specialist Micro Focus soared after it revealed that it is trading ahead of expectations. The upbeat trading statement made a change from profit wa

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10 Aug 2011 12:21

London midday: FTSE 100 stable for now after gains

Shares are holding onto most of their gains after rallying on the back of the US Federal Reserve's announcement that rates will stay low for two years. Hopes that this will keep the global economy growing has spurred demand for miners, with big-hitters such as Xstrata and Kazakhmys higher, joined b

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10 Aug 2011 08:32

London open: Strong start as Footsie climbs back over 5,200

Just three stocks were in the red early on, as the Footsie attempted to claw its way back after a week of turmoil in global markets. The US Federal Reserve last night pledged to freeze short-term US interest rates for two years and opened the door to more quantitative easing, in an attempt to resto

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10 Aug 2011 07:46

IndigoVision to miss full-year targets

Internet video security company IndigoVision warned that sales and profits for the year ended 31 July will not meet its initial targets. "Generally sales lead times have lengthened as the year has progressed and as a result overall sales and consequently estimated trading profit are below our earli

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17 Jun 2011 16:33

London close: Greek talks bolster late recovery

As European leaders seemed to come closer to a solution to the Greek crisis, sentiment was lifted across the continent with markets finishing higher across the board. Despite a poor start, London equities got a boost in the late morning period, helping the Footsie back above the 5,700 mark. A strong

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17 Jun 2011 12:03

London midday: Stocks fight back on Eurozone hopes

The leading share index has hauled itself into positive territory as hopes rise that European leaders will bring the Greek debt situation to a resolution. Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Nicolas Sarkozy called on a new rescue package to be agreed upon as quickly as possible. In corporate news

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17 Jun 2011 09:48

IndigoVision plummets as growth slows

The share price of IndigoVision, the internet video security company, fell by almost a third on Friday after the group warned that sales for the full year will fall short of its expectations. "Since our interim results announcement in March, the Group's rate of growth has slowed. We continue to exp

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