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London midday: Shares stay strong as updates impress

Thu, 02nd Dec 2010 12:02

Company announcements have mostly been well-received today, helping to keep the leading share index in positive territory. All eyes will be on European Central Bank President (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet at this afternoon's press conference following the interest rate decision for the eurozone, which will be released at 1245.The ECB's interest rate is almost certain to be left unchanged but the market is hoping that Trichet will announce new measures designed to contain sovereign debt contagion in the eurozone.TUI Travel moves ahead after it increased underlying pre-tax profit by 4% to £337m during the year to September, but the UK proved a drag and is only just coming back, with positive trends continuing into winter 2010/11 and next summer. Revenue fell 2% to £13.5bn. The increase in profit was driven by integration synergies, the recovery of scheduled flying losses in Germany and the strategic venture in Canada, partially offset by weaker trading. TUI's peer Thomas Cook is in demand after falling yesterday on the back of its numbers. The UK & Irish operations of Kingfisher were a drag on sales growth in the third quarter, as the DIY retailer reported an 8.2% year on year increase in retail profits. Sales in France were up 0.8%, or 3.1% at constant currency. Like for like (LFL) sales in constant currency terms rose 1.8%. Sales in UK & Ireland fell 3.8% and dropped 4.2% like for like. "We enter our fourth quarter in good shape," said boss Ian Cheshire.The initial mineral resource at African Barrick Gold's North Mara project in Tanzania indicates the potential to develop a "substantial underground" operation.Investors are raising a glass to pub group and brewer Marston's after it posted a rise in profits despite tough trading in the year to October 2, helped by its shift towards food-oriented pubs. The company, which operates centrally managed pubs such as the Pitcher and Piano chain as well as leasing premises to landlords, saw revenues climb by 0.9% from the previous year, with pre-tax profits climbing to £73.5m from £70.3m.Elsewhere in the drinks industry, soft drinks group Britvic has gone sour even though full-year profits were higher as sales continued fizzing in spite of subdued economic conditions. The company, which sells its own brand of juice and distributes Pepsi in Britain, posted a pre-tax profit of £109.1m in the 53 weeks to October 3, up from £104.6m the previous year. Revenues, excluding the impact of the acquisition of Britvic France in May, were up to £1,138.6m from £1,121.1m. Infrastructure specialist Balfour Beatty has reached financial close for the £55m Derby City Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. The Derby City BSF Partnership project involves the delivery of a capital investment programme for schools in Derby in partnership with Derby City Council.Telecoms firm Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) is set to acquire a controlling interest in the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC). CWC will buy a 51% interest in the government-owned BTC, subject to necessary consents and other regulatory clearances, for $210m. BTC is being acquired with $15m of net cash on the books.Desire Petroleum has gushed ahead after saying it has found oil in the treacherous waters off the Falkland Islands, according to preliminary data collected from Rachel North exploration well 14/15-2. The well in the North Falkland Basin reached a total depth of 3,052 metres, and drilling data and other tests indicate the well encountered a 349 metre gross interval of sands and shales with hydrocarbons, of which 57 metres is net pay in multiple zones. Meanwhile, JJB Sports slumps after saying it is likely to breach its banking covenants as sales continue to fall short of expectations at the sports shop chain. Trading conditions have been "extremely challenging" since it last updated the market early last month and the company thinks this has been exacerbated by the current bad weather.IT supplies and services company Datatec is to buy US network systems firm Network Infrastructure Corporation for an undisclosed sum. Postman Pat company Character Group delivered a pleasing set of full year results, returning to the black with a pre-tax profit of £7.55mcompared with a loss of £2.17m a year earlier.Gold miner Solomon Gold said that results from recent drilling at various Queensland prospects continue to support the targeted resource definition of one million ounces of gold equivalent.FTSE 100 - RisersTUI Travel (TT.) 228.00p +6.34%GKN (GKN) 204.20p +4.50%Cobham (COB) 199.80p +3.85%Burberry Group (BRBY) 1,068.00p +3.49%Kingfisher (KGF) 245.80p +3.36%Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) 1,491.00p +2.83%Man Group (EMG) 279.70p +2.60%Rio Tinto (RIO) 4,313.50p +2.53%Wolseley (WOS) 1,782.00p +2.41%British Airways (BAY) 269.50p +2.35%FTSE 100 - FallersResolution Ltd. (RSL) 210.90p -1.86%GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) 1,222.00p -0.73%Shire Plc (SHP) 1,488.00p -0.60%Capita Group (CPI) 642.00p -0.54%Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) 1,106.00p -0.54%Inmarsat (ISAT) 646.50p -0.54%Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 271.40p -0.40%Vodafone Group (VOD) 163.95p -0.36%Barclays (BARC) 267.10p -0.34%Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT) 1,875.00p -0.32%FTSE 250 - RisersTravis Perkins (TPK) 872.00p +6.47%Ashtead Group (AHT) 139.60p +6.16%Marston's (MARS) 106.50p +5.86%Babcock International Group (BAB) 547.00p +3.80%Ashmore Group (ASHM) 360.90p +3.74%BBA Aviation (BBA) 201.60p +3.70%Elementis (ELM) 119.50p +3.64%Premier Foods (PFD) 17.12p +3.51%Redrow (RDW) 109.60p +3.49%Bellway (BWY) 534.00p +3.39%FTSE 250 - FallersBritvic (BVIC) 463.00p -5.63%Melrose Resources (MRS) 229.40p -2.17%Micro Focus International Plc (MCRO) 352.30p -1.98%Premier Oil (PMO) 1,845.00p -1.86%Gartmore Group Ltd. (GRT) 96.30p -1.63%Supergroup (SGP) 1,614.00p -1.47%UK Commercial Property Trust (UKCM) 76.00p -1.30%AG Barr (BAG) 1,135.00p -1.30%Shaftesbury (SHB) 439.10p -1.19%Telecity Group (TCY) 468.50p -1.16%
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UPDATE 1-Former JJB boss Jones charged over misleading market

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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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