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Share Price: 253.10
Bid: 254.10
Ask: 254.20
Change: 2.70 (1.08%)
Spread: 0.10 (0.039%)
Open: 252.00
High: 254.80
Low: 251.90
Prev. Close: 250.40
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19 Jun 2012 08:16

Tuesday broker round-up

APR Energy: UBS slashes target from 860p to 690p, sell rating unchanged. BHP Billiton: Jefferies keeps buy rating. Bumi: JP Morgan Cazenove initiates coverage with buy rating and 520p target. Computacenter: UBS cuts target from 530p to 465p, buy recommendation kept. Dixons Retail: Bank of Americ

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1 Jun 2012 16:26

London close: Poor data sinks stocks, fuels QE3 speculation

- Global stocks hit year-to-date low - US, UK, Chinese and Eurozone data disappoints - Gold soars on QE3 speculation after weak data Disappointing employment and manufacturing data from across the world sank global stock markets on Friday, meaning that May's heavy losses for equities were extended.

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10 May 2012 16:59

London close: US jobless data sparks late rally

- US jobless claims boost buying late on - BoE keeps interest rates, QE unchanged - Miners shrug off China data as Greek concerns ease London's blue chips rallied in afternoon trade on Thursday after some better-than-expected US economic data and easing concerns about Greece helped to snap a three-

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10 May 2012 11:27

London midday: Euro concerns weigh on stock, BoE maintains rates

- BoE leaves interest rates, QE unchanged - Greece fails to form a coalition...again - Reckitt drops after shareholder sale Stocks were firmly lower by Thursday lunchtime as markets awaited a policy rate decision from the Bank of England. Concerns over the political uncertainty in Greece eased slig

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10 May 2012 08:39

London open: Stocks rise as euro concerns ease

- Greek, Spanish worries ease - Markets await MPC decision, small chance of more QE - ENRC up after Q3 update, Legal & General wanted after CEO shake-up The FTSE 100 rose in early trading on Thursday following a two-day steep drop as concerns over the political situation in Greece eased somewhat.

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10 May 2012 07:39

London pre-open: Small rise expected ahead of BoE interest rate

City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up 15 points from yesterday's close of 5,530 ahead of the Bank of England's interest rate announcement, due out this morning. The figure is widely expected to remain at the same level and no expansion of the quantitative easing programme is predicted. Fu

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10 May 2012 07:07

Change at the top as Legal and General appoints new CEO

Risk, savings and investment management provider Legal and General has appointed its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Nigel Wilson as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing Tim Breedon when he steps down from the board next month.. Wilson joined the firm back in September 2009 and his appoin

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9 May 2012 15:53

Morgan Crucible CEO buys up 'cheap' stock

Mark Robertshaw, the Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Crucible purchased 35,000 shares in the the FTSE 250 industrial materials group on the same day stock broker Jefferies hailed the stock as cheap, compared to its sector peers. Robertshaw purchased the shares at 290.00p for a total of £101,500,

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3 May 2012 16:37

London close: Gains pared after comments from ECB's Draghi

- Stocks pare gains after Draghi offers no hints - US economic data comes in mixed - Mining and oil stocks weigh on Footsie After a decent start, gains for London's FTSE 100 were pared late on after a European Central Bank (ECB) press conference failed to boost confidence, meaning that the index fi

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3 May 2012 14:36

FTSE 100 movers: Smith and Nephew beat expectations

Shares in technology group Smith and Nephew marched ahead after profits and margins at medical beat both analysts' and management forecasts in the first quarter of 2012. Alcoholic drinks maker Diageo's was also on the up following its announcement that growth in the third quarter of its fiscal yea

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3 May 2012 12:08

London midday: Investors eye ECB decision as stocks edge higher

- Investors await ECB decision - Successful bond auctions in France, Spain - Mixed reception to barrage of corporate updates The Footsie had traded within a narrow range in morning trade after a strong start ahead of a closely watch interest rate decision from the European Central Bank (ECB) due th

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3 May 2012 10:47

Broker tips: Legal and General, Randgold, Smith and Nephew

Nomura has maintained its buy rating and 182p target price for insurance group Legal and General, saying that the firm's first quarter showed strong asset management inflows. The stock is trading at just 7.7 times 2012 earnings, compared with the UK sector average multiple of 9.6. "We think the sh

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3 May 2012 09:33

Broker snap: Nomura reiterates buy rating for Legal and General

Nomura has maintained its buy rating and 182p target price for insurance group Legal and General, saying that the firm's first quarter showed strong asset management inflows. Sales and flow figures were in line or above expectations, says Nomura. Total new business annualised premium equivalent of

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3 May 2012 09:15

Thursday broker round-up

Afren: finnCap downgrades from buy to hold. Carnival: Shore Capital upgrades from hold to buy. CSR: Jefferies reiterates buy rating and 290p target. Fenner: Credit Suisse downgrades from outperform to neutral, target cut from 540p to 480p. Ferrexpo: Renaissance Capital upgrades from hold to buy.

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3 May 2012 08:43

New business ossifies at Legal and General

Insurance giant Legal and General disappointed the market with its first quarter revenue figure, which was barely changed from a year earlier. New business on an annualised premium equivalent (APE) business in the first three months of 2012 edged up to £434m from £433m in the first quarter of 2011

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