Less Ads, More Data, More Tools Register for FREE

Pin to quick picksJJB.L Share News (JJB)

  • There is currently no data for JJB

Watchlists are a member only feature

Login to your account

Alerts are a premium feature

Login to your account

16 Jul 2009 16:36

London close: Footsie continues winning week

London made it four positive sessions in a row Thursday as some better banks and strength at Petrofac offset largely weaker miners and a big drop at Autonomy. There was little help from Wall Street though, which was trading flat when the City shut up shop. The FTSE 100 has made up about 260 points

Read more
16 Jul 2009 15:08

London afternoon: Advance gains momentum

Footsie looks set to make it four days of rises in a row, with a firmer start on Wall Street giving an additional boost in the afternoon session. Risers outnumber fallers by three to one but among the fallers is data search software firm Autonomy, despite registering its 25th consecutive quarter of

Read more
16 Jul 2009 11:53

London midday: Market rises but Autonomy disappoints

London's blue-chip index has limped back into positive territory, despite weakness from the heavily weighted mining sector. Data search software firm Autonomy has registered its 25th consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth. Citigroup thought the results were "solid" and took "most of the bear a

Read more
7 Jul 2009 16:29

London close: Footsie gives up gains

Footsie managed to shrug off a poor performance on Wall Street until late in the day but gave up the fight just before the close to finish slightly in the red. Miners led the risers. Xstrata was wanted as rumours resurfaced that Brazilian mining titan Vale is contemplating reviving bid talks with

Read more
7 Jul 2009 14:09

London afternoon: Prices hold steady at higher levels

Equity prices stagnated over the lunch time trading session. Footsie remains modestly higher but volumes are low. Miners lead the advance, with the top 6 performers among Footsie constituents all mining stocks, Miner Xstrata is wanted, as rumours resurface that Brazilian mining titan Vale is con

Read more
7 Jul 2009 13:01

Comment: The curious case of JJB, Sir David and Mr Ashley

The decision of Sir David Jones to take over day-to-day management at beleaguered JJB Sports looked an odd move when it was announced in January. Now, in the light of confirmation that Sir David borrowed (and still owes) £1.5m from Mike Ashley, owner of JJB's main rival Sports Direct, it looks dow

Read more
7 Jul 2009 12:11

London midday: Shares comes off the top

Prices are off the top despite expectations of a moderately firmer opening on Wall Street. Earlier shares had been given a lift by the release of the latest British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) survey showed a rebound of confidence levels in the second quarter. Britain may have seen the worst of the

Read more
7 Jul 2009 08:49

London open: Flat start for blue chips

London's blue chips have opened flat despite Wall St's strong rally just before it closed. Miners have recovered some of the losses run up yesterday, helped by the late pick-up on Wall Street. Kazakhmys, Vedanta and Lonmin have rallied the most so far this morning. Housebuilder Persimmon has seen

Read more
7 Jul 2009 07:34

London pre-open: Positive start likely

London's blue chips look set to open slightly higher after spending most of the day firmly in negative territory yesterday. Traders are expecting Footsie to open up 18 points. Housebuilder Persimmon said it has seen both volume and revenues improve recently and expects that trend to continue agains

Read more
7 Jul 2009 07:10

JJB Sports rallies around chairman Jones

JJB Sports has rallied around executive chairman Sir David Jones after allegations of a conflict of interest as it confirmed he has a £1.5m loan outstanding with Mike Ashley, the owner of JJB's main rival Sports Direct. JJB today said the £1.5m business loan was used for investment in Advanced Netw

Read more
6 Jul 2009 16:37

London close: Late rally fizzles out

Footsie made a brief attempt to lift itself into the blue in late trading but finished where it spent most of the day: firmly in negative territory. Declining metal and oil prices took their toll on resource stocks. Copper miners Lonmin and Kazakhmys are among the big fallers, despite both stocks b

Read more
6 Jul 2009 14:26

London afternoon: Defensives in favour as stocks slide

Footsie is halfway to a triple digit fall as resource stocks drag the market lower, with many pundits suggesting that the market may have bounced back too far since it reversed course in March. Declining metal and oil prices are taking their toll on resource stocks. Copper miners Lonmin and Kazakhm

Read more
6 Jul 2009 12:07

London midday: Miners drag Footsie down

Resource stocks have dragged Footise lower and with Wall Street predicted to open lower there is little prospect of a transatlantic boost in the afternoon session. Declining metal and oil prices are taking their toll on resource stocks. Copper miners Lonmin and Kazakhmys are among the big fallers,

Read more
6 Jul 2009 08:56

London open: Weak start for Footsie

London has opened sharply lower in early deals as traders await the return of Wall Street, back after Friday's Independence Day holiday. Miners are the worst performers after concern that the poor US jobs data heralds more economic woe for the country. Xtrata, Rio Tinto, Lonmin and Fresnillo are wo

Read more
6 Jul 2009 07:34

London pre-open: Stocks seen slipping

The futures market indicates London could lose around 25 points in early deals as traders await the return of Wall Street, back after Friday's Independence Day holiday. The Dow Jones, which fell over 200 points on Thursday following terrible jobs data, is currently seen extending losses when it re-

Read more

Login to your account

Don't have an account? Click here to register.

Quickpicks are a member only feature

Login to your account

Don't have an account? Click here to register.