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London close: Japan gloom stifles rally

Fri, 11th Mar 2011 16:41

The devastating earthquake in Japan this morning overshadowed today's trading but shares struggled to climb into the blue and finished just a few points short.The tsunami resulting from the earthquake has already killed a large number of people in Japan, with police in the port of Sendai reporting hundreds of deaths.The insurance sector has been hit by worries over the possible effects of the Japan earthquake. RSA, Legal & General and Prudential are suffering losses, as are Lloyds underwriters such as Amlin and Catlin. The damage caused by the earthquake and possible after-effects are difficult to assess at this stage.Turning to company news, cruise operator Carnival fell back after it lowered its full-year guidance due to surging oil prices and turmoil in the Arab world. It now predicts earnings per share of $2.50 to $2.60 for the full year, sharply lower than the previous envisaged range of $2.90 to $3.10. Also in transport, bus and train group FirstGroup was prominent among today's fallers. It remains on track to hit full-year to earnings and cash targets, but warns it's been a bumpy journey for the school bus business. The UK Bus division is expected to deliver like-for-like (LFL) passenger revenue growth for the year of 1.4%, while the UK Rail unit has performed above expectations, and is set to deliver LFL passenger revenue growth of 5.1%. Pub group JD Wetherspoon posted record interim sales but profits fell as a 'pernicious combination of increasing taxes and regulation', higher costs and higher interest charges took their toll. The shares moved higher nevertheless. Pre-tax profits for the six months to 23 January fell 11% to £32.2m, in line with market forecasts. There is to be a new senior number cruncher at property giant British Land after finance director Graham Roberts announced his intention to stand down from the board at the end of June. Roberts spent nine years in the role. His replacement will be the deputy finance director, Lucinda Bell.BP has moved to improve its green credentials with the purchase of Brazilian ethanol and sugar producer Companhia Nacional de Açúcar e Álcool (CNAA) for $680m (£421m). The acquisition is the oil giant's biggest ever in the alternative energy sector.While many recent company updates have pointed to further pressures on the consumer as the after-effects of the recession kick in, those that cater for the high end of the market appear untouched so far.Expensive cooker maker AGA Rangemaster dished up a big increase in profits last year as sales picked up during the second half. Profit before tax swelled to £19.9m from £0.5m the year before, though £16.3m of that was down to a one-off curtailment gain after the firm froze final salaries in the pension scheme. No problems with recession for the rich and famous or their suppliers such as posh handbag and accessory maker Mulberry, which now expects to beat market forecasts for the current year. The shares are up 11%.Floor coverings group Headlam grew profits by over 13% in 2010 and has enjoyed a positive start to 2011. Profit before tax rose to £25m last year from £22.1m in 2009 on revenue up 0.4% to £535.7m, a good effort, Headlam said, given that indications were market size would keep falling.Trendy sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion has decided not to make an offer for its struggling rival JJB Sports. JD said it had asked JJB for details of a proposed restructuring of JJB's property portfolio through a company voluntary arrangement, but that it "received no further information whatsoever from JJB Sports."Stockbroker and financial services firm Cenkos Securities underwhelmed the market with its final results, despite revenues rising by 31%, as it announced that this year's annual dividend would be 20% lower than last year.FTSE 100 - RisersBG Group (BG.) 1,460.00p +2.89%Tullow Oil (TLW) 1,388.00p +2.74%Antofagasta (ANTO) 1,339.00p +1.67%Cairn Energy (CNE) 429.60p +1.54%Aggreko (AGK) 1,407.00p +1.22%Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC) 912.50p +1.11%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 61.18p +1.02%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 4,550.00p +1.02%Rio Tinto (RIO) 3,963.50p +0.81%BHP Billiton (BLT) 2,316.50p +0.72%FTSE 100 - FallersExperian (EXPN) 740.00p -3.14%Carnival (CCL) 2,600.00p -2.69%RSA Insurance Group (RSA) 133.00p -2.56%Capita Group (CPI) 761.00p -2.50%Serco Group (SRP) 575.50p -2.37%Autonomy Corporation (AU.) 1,591.00p -2.15%Wolseley (WOS) 2,095.00p -2.06%Man Group (EMG) 266.50p -2.02%Legal & General Group (LGEN) 115.20p -1.96%Prudential (PRU) 721.00p -1.90%FTSE 250 - RisersJD Sports Fashion (JD.) 930.00p +5.32%Heritage Oil (HOIL) 319.70p +3.13%Sports Direct International (SPD) 183.80p +2.34%Micro Focus International Plc (MCRO) 317.20p +1.99%Aveva Group (AVV) 1,674.00p +1.95%Helical Bar (HLCL) 277.10p +1.91%Supergroup (SGP) 1,395.00p +1.82%PZ Cussons (PZC) 337.00p +1.63%Spirent Communications (SPT) 145.00p +1.47%Ferrexpo (FXPO) 377.60p +1.40%FTSE 250 - FallersCable & Wireless Worldwide (CW.) 68.75p -5.24%Amlin (AML) 385.20p -5.01%Redrow (RDW) 119.70p -4.70%Catlin Group Ltd. (CGL) 349.80p -4.45%Elementis (ELM) 145.40p -4.34%Betfair Group (BET) 862.50p -4.27%Avis Europe (AVE) 193.50p -4.21%Imagination Technologies Group (IMG) 436.20p -3.92%Lancashire Holdings (LRE) 574.00p -3.85%Taylor Wimpey (TW.) 39.41p -3.55%
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8 Feb 2013 14:45

UPDATE 1-Former JJB boss Jones charged over misleading market

* David Jones charged at Leeds Magistrates Court * Case to go to Crown Court * Jones chaired JJB Sports Jan. 2009 to Jan. 2010 * Jones is former boss of clothing retailer Next LONDON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - David Jones, one of Britain's best-known retail bosses, has been charge

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24 Sep 2012 12:15

London midday: Miners lead the fallers

Today's morning session has started the week off in much the same way as the weather has: gloomily. Investor sentiment has been knocked by renewed concerns over the single currency region following France and Germany's failure to agree a schedule for initiating shared oversight of the region's ban

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24 Sep 2012 09:03

JJB Sports shares suspended

Shares in JJB Sports were suspended this morning as the firm headed towards administration. The retailer had been searching for a buyer after it failed to raise the funds it needed to attempt a turnaround of the business. The firm said it had received offers to acquire certain of or substantially

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18 Sep 2012 16:50

London close: Late rally fizzles

A late rally which briefly looked like it might see Footsie venture into positive territory for the first time all day was nipped in the bud right at the death. Equities had a dull but fretful day, which started with concerns over China becoming involved in a trade war with the US and a military wa

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18 Sep 2012 14:47

Irish eyeing JJB Sports

Ireland's biggests sports shop chain could be looking to expand over the Irish Sea through the acquisition of cash-strapped JJB Sports. Sky News reports that Stafford Group, a family-owned private company which owns the Lifestyle Sports chain in Ireland, is among those companies in the running to b

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18 Sep 2012 12:06

London midday: Stocks pare losses after in-line macro data

Inflation data was in line with forecasts while the Spanish debt auction went as well as could be expected, prompting London equities to claw back some of the losses seen in early trading The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation dropped to 2.5% in August, down from 2.6% in July, helped

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16 Sep 2012 17:21

Sunday newspaper round-up: Regulation, Sun King, BAE

A former chairman of the Federal Reserve has warned that regulation in the UK may have gone too far in its efforts to separate high-street banks from their high-risk investment arms. Paul Volcker claimed the UK's proposals to ringfence retail banks from their speculative trading divisions go even fu

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30 Aug 2012 11:18

Broker tips: Kazakhmys, Antofagasta, Admiral...

Jefferies now prefers Antofagasta over copper peer Kazakhmys and has downgraded its rating for the latter from 'buy' to 'hold'. "Our preference this year for shares of Kazakhmys over shares of Antofagasta has been based entirely on relative valuations (Kaz is much cheaper). However, after reviewing

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30 Aug 2012 09:46

Broker snap: Little value left in JJB, says Charles Stanley

Charles Stanley reckons that troubled sports retailer JJB Sports will likely follow in the path of High Street shop Blacks Leisure which went into administration and was sold earlier this year. The company put itself up for sale on Thursday after having failed to raise the funds needed to attempt a

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30 Aug 2012 09:35

Thursday broker round-up

Admiral: Nomura keeps buy rating and 1,300p target. Antofagasta: Jefferies raises target from 1,050p to 1,200p, hold rating kept. APR Energy: Investec upgrades from hold to buy, target cut from 1,100p to 950p. Cape: Investec maintains buy recommendation and 300p target. Consort Medical: N+1 Brew

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30 Aug 2012 07:47

JJB Sports on the block after funding talks fail

Struggling sportswear chain JJB Sports has put itself up for sale after it failed to raise the funds it needed to attempt a turnaround of the business. It warned investors that debt levels meant any purchase could still mean shares would become worthless. In July the company announced that a deter

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15 Aug 2012 16:28

Dick's Sporting Goods scores own goal with JJB stake

JJB shares lost a fifth of their value on Wednesday after one of its biggest shareholders wrote off its investment in the struggling sports retails with an impairment charge. US-based Dick's Sporting Goods, which only made its £20m investment five months ago, blamed its decision on the company's o

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6 Aug 2012 09:52

Invesco wants to avoid penalties in JJB saga

US fund manager Invesco is tired of waiting for a turnaround at JJB Sports and is preparing a move to protect its investment in the struggling sportswear retailer, the Sunday Times claims. The group has tabled a proposal to buy JJB Sport's outstanding debt from Lloyds Banking Group. The scheme, whi

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5 Aug 2012 15:20

Sunday newspaper round-up: RBS, Tesco, HMV

One of Brazil's biggest banks is plotting a bid for the prized American business of Royal Bank of Scotland. Itau Unibanco is eyeing a move for Citizens, the Rhode Island-based retail bank built up through a series of acquisitions by Fred Goodwin, the former RBS chief executive. Citizens has more tha

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30 Jul 2012 14:28

Lingerie specialist is interim CEO at JJB

JJB Sports, the struggling sportswear retailer which shucked off its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Keith Jones last Friday, has announced retail veteran Beverley Williams as Jones's interim replacement. Williams, who has spent more than 25 years in senior executive positions in the retail trade, wi

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