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-Greek forms new coalition government -MPC divided on more QE -Markets await the Fed decision later today News of the formation of a Greek coalition and hopes of further stimulus measures in the UK and the US gave stocks a lift on Wednesday afternoon. New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras was swor
Read moreAccountancy software behemoth Sage Group was the best performer on the blue-chip index today after acquiring a majority interest in Folhamatic Group, a provider of accounting, tax and payroll and regulatory content software in Brazil, for 125m pounds. Investec upgraded its rating on the stock today
Read more- Stocks pare losses after MPC minutes - Markets await the Fed decision later today - Aviva, ITV and Sage gain; ex-div stocks drag The Bank of England's (BoE's) vote on maintaining its asset purchase programme proved to be a contentious issue last month and the news provided a boost to stock market
Read moreAPR 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
Read more- 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.
Read more- 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-
Read more- 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
Read more- 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.
Read moreCity 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
Read moreRisk, 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
Read moreMark 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,
Read more- 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
Read moreShares 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
Read more- 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
Read moreNomura 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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