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London close: Lacklustre day for Footsie

Tue, 03rd Apr 2012 16:52

London's leading shares drifted lower, with little to encourage buyers into the market ahead of the release this evening of the minutes from the March 13th meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, the US Federal Reserve's policy-making committee.Sky grounded after Murdoch resignationBritish Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) reacted phlegmatically to news that its chairman, James Murdoch, is to quit the role, though he will remain a member of the board.The development was not a complete surprise, given Murdoch's resignation as Chairman of News International last month, as speculation about his role in the news organisation's phone hacking activities refuses to die down."As attention continues to be paid to past events at News International, I am determined that the interests of BSkyB should not be undermined by matters outside the scope of this company," Murdoch said in a resignation letter to the board. He added: "I am aware that my role as Chairman could become a lightning rod for BSkyB and I believe that my resignation will help to ensure that there is no false conflation with events at a separate organisation."Murdoch is succeeded as Chairman of BSkyB by Nicholas Ferguson, who was appointed as a director of the company in June 2004 and previously served as Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director.In other board room shenanigans, Alliance Trust's board gave a feisty response to activist investor Laxey Partners' renewed attempt at telling the board how to run the company. Hedge fund Laxey, which owns 1.7% of Alliance Trust, has called for a number of changes, including the outsourcing of investment management, higher dividends and the opportunity for shareholders to sell their shares to the company at price closer to net asset value per share than the stock is currently trading in the market.Alliance responded by accusing Laxey of wasting the board's time and being motivated by short-term self-interest rather than the medium and long-term interests of the wider shareholder base.Aberdeen Asset Management, which is hoping to get the investment manager gig at Alliance should it outsource its portfolio management, was wanted after Morgan Stanley recommended acquiring the shares.Other broker inspired share price movements included contract caterer Compass, which was about as popular as a stale pork pie after Morgan Stanley cut its rating from 'overweight' to 'equal weight'. The broker did lift its price target, however, from 630p to 670p. Blackrock, a major holder of the stock, lobbed out 8.3m shares of the stock following the downgrade.Meanwhile, luxury goods brand Burberry got not one but two brokers - Liberum Capital and Investec - singing its praises. Moving somewhat down market from Burberry, sportswear retailer JJB Sports confirmed it has in recent weeks held discussions with its lending bank and a number of potential strategic partners and investors about raising additional financing for the company. Resource stocksOil and gas group Heritage Oil has drilled and flowed gas at a reservoir interval at its Miran West-3 well in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.African Barrick Gold has revised upwards by 0.5m ounces of gold the resource estimate for its Nyanzaga project in Tanzania after working out how to treat the two mineralised zones of the project, Tusker and Kilimani, as a single pit resource.Cairn Energy is splashing out $450m dollars on Agora Oil & Gas, a firm with North Sea interests and owned by Lord Rothschild's investment trust, RIT Capital Partners. Meanwhile, mining titan Xstrata has sold a majority interest in its Chilean hydroelectric development company to Origin Energy.In other mergers and acquisitions news, equipment rental group Ashtead has acquired Philadelphia-based peer Topp Construction Services and its related company Precision Steel Works. The two companies have been bought for a total consideration of $33.5m in cash, which included the among paid to settle Topp's net debt at closing.OTHER MARKETSBrent crude for May delivery fell 10 cents to $125.33 a barrel in London trading. Sterling slipped below $1.60 against the greenback to $1.5959.FTSE 100 - RisersAberdeen Asset Management (ADN) 269.10p +3.86%Burberry Group (BRBY) 1,560.00p +2.09%Admiral Group (ADM) 1,207.00p +1.51%ICAP (IAP) 396.50p +0.94%Ashmore Group (ASHM) 376.90p +0.86%Croda International (CRDA) 2,164.00p +0.65%Next (NXT) 3,060.00p +0.62%ARM Holdings (ARM) 611.00p +0.58%British American Tobacco (BATS) 3,248.50p +0.57%Glencore International (GLEN) 401.40p +0.56%FTSE 100 - FallersRoyal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 26.89p -3.10%Pearson (PSON) 1,184.00p -3.03%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 32.67p -2.70%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 5,280.00p -2.58%Barclays (BARC) 230.35p -2.58%Vedanta Resources (VED) 1,228.00p -2.54%Man Group (EMG) 130.10p -2.40%CRH (CRH) 1,268.00p -2.39%Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC) 585.00p -1.93%Aggreko (AGK) 2,232.00p -1.89%FTSE 250 - RisersHeritage Oil (HOIL) 152.30p +10.36%Home Retail Group (HOME) 117.90p +4.52%Salamander Energy (SMDR) 234.00p +4.23%Cairn Energy (CNE) 333.20p +4.00%Premier Oil (PMO) 403.90p +2.96%JD Sports Fashion (JD.) 792.50p +2.79%Afren (AFR) 140.50p +2.55%COLT Group SA (COLT) 107.50p +2.38%Kenmare Resources (KMR) 51.85p +2.07%Dixons Retail (DXNS) 19.28p +1.90%FTSE 250 - FallersExillon Energy (EXI) 156.50p -6.85%Spirit Pub Company (SPRT) 59.50p -5.18%Centamin (DI) (CEY) 67.80p -3.07%Kentz Corporation Ltd. (KENZ) 473.00p -2.97%Ophir Energy (OPHR) 510.00p -2.86%Dunelm Group (DNLM) 518.00p -2.81%Brewin Dolphin Holdings (BRW) 170.20p -2.46%Avocet Mining (AVM) 184.10p -2.44%Carpetright (CPR) 681.50p -2.36%Redrow (RDW) 126.00p -2.33%JH
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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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