Intertek Group Share News (ITRK)

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Spirent surges on GBP1 billion takeover

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mixed on Tuesday, as investors look ahead to a day of economic data.

LONDON BRIEFING: Spirent Communications agrees GBP1 billion takeover

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open down slightly on Tuesday, ahead of a slew of economic data.

Intertek strengthens testing portfolio with Base Met Labs acquisition

(Alliance News) - Intertek PLC on Monday said it will acquire a "leading provider" of metallurgical testing services", adding to the company's mineral testing portfolio and helping it to establish an American foothold.

UK earnings, trading statements calendar - next 7 days

London close: Stocks turn weaker ahead of busy week for earnings

(Sharecast News) - London's stock market saw slight declines by the close on Monday, as investors turned their attention to a week filled with corporate earnings reports and central bank announcements.

Broker tips: Kingfisher, Rotork, IMI, Intertek

(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded B&Q and Castorama owner Kingfisher on Monday to 'sector perform' from 'outperform'.

Jefferies upgrades Intertek to 'buy'

(Sharecast News) - Jefferies upgraded testing, inspection and certification group Intertek on Monday to 'buy' from 'hold' and hiked the price target to 5,300p from 4,300p.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Berenberg raises IMI; Exane BNP cuts Schroders

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Monday morning and Friday:

LONDON BRIEFING: Superdry looks at saving costs; Ferrexpo loses case

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are expected to start the week on a cautious note, as investors nervously look ahead to two key interest rate decisions.

London close: Stocks slip as investors brace for US inflation

(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed with losses on Wednesday, influenced by a pessimistic growth outlook from the World Bank and investors' attention to upcoming US inflation data.

RBC Capital upgrades Intertek, hikes price target

(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets upgraded Intertek on Wednesday to 'outperform' from 'sector perform' and hiked the price target to 4,700p from 3,900p, making the stock its preferred pick in the testing, inspection and certification space.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: BofA cuts Ashtead; UBS likes 3i Group

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning and Tuesday:

UK's FTSE 100 touches near 7-month high as BoE rate cut bets gain traction

FTSE 100 up 1.0%, FTSE 250 adds 1.6%

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London close: Stocks rise as UK inflation slows further

(Sharecast News) - London's stock markets saw a notable upswing on Wednesday, driven by encouraging data revealing a greater-than-anticipated slowdown in UK inflation for November.

Exane BNP upgrades Intertek to 'outperform'

(Sharecast News) - Exane BNP Paribas upgraded Intertek on Wednesday to 'outperform' from 'underperform', saying it sees 20% upside from a re-rating as the market prices in stronger mid-term earnings per share growth.