Monday broker round-up
(Sharecast News) - Abcam: RBC Capital Markets upgrades to outperform with a target price of 1,300p.
Read more(Sharecast News) - Abcam: RBC Capital Markets upgrades to outperform with a target price of 1,300p.
Read more(Sharecast News) - Almost one-third of FTSE 100 companies have cut or scrapped their dividends during the coronavirus crisis, leaving investors relying on 10 companies for two-thirds of the index's likely payouts in 2020, research shows.
Read more(Sharecast News) - Insurers' shares paced the market advance at the end of the holiday-shortened week, benefiting from the general 'risk-on' environment and positive analyst chatter.
Read more(For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikon news window)* FTSE 100 down 0.5%, FTSE 250 up 1.9%* Tesco falls on higher costs forecast* Insurers Aviva, Direct Line slide on dividend cuts* Midcap stocks extend gains for third day (Upda...
Read more* FTSE 100 down 1.8%, FTSE 250 slips 0.2%* Tesco falls on expecting higher costs* Insurers Aviva, Direct Line slip on dividend cuts* Novacyt soars on WHO green signal for COVID-19 test kit (Adds comment, updates share prices)By Devik Jain and Sruthi...
Read more* Four UK-listed insurers suspend dividends* Moves follow British central bank's advice* Aviva, Direct Line, Hiscox and RSA shares drop (Adds details)By Sinead Cruise and Muvija MLONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - British insurers cancelled more than 1 bi...
Read more* Four UK-listed insurers suspend dividends* Moves follow British central bank's advice* Aviva, Direct Line and RSA shares drop in early trade (Adds share moves, background, analyst comment)By Sinead Cruise and Muvija MLONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - A ...
Read more(Adds details, quotes)By Sinead Cruise and Muvija MLONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - A slew of British insurers pressed pause on hundreds of millions of pounds of dividends on Wednesday, in moves welcomed by the Bank of England, which had cautioned the ...
Read moreLONDON, April 8 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Wednesday that it welcomed the decision by some insurers to pause paying dividends due to the risk of heavy costs from the spread of the coronavirus."When insurers are considering whether or ...
Read more(For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikon news window)* Novacyt gains on French approval for COVID-19 test* Legal & General to pay 2019 dividend, shares surge* Rolls Royce jumps on securing debt facility* FTSE 100 up 3.1%, FTSE 250...
Read more(Sharecast News) - Legal & General said on Friday that it will pay a final dividend for 2019 despite a warning from the Bank of England.
Read more* EU watchdog tells insurers: halt payouts over coronavirus* Several insurers reluctant or opposed to recommendation* French, Dutch regulators back EIOPA; Germany against* Swiss, UK, Italian watchdogs broadly supportive (Adds Legal & General, Zurich...
Read more* EU watchdog tells insurers: halt payouts over coronavirus* Several insurers reluctant or opposed to recommendation* French, Dutch regulators back EIOPA; Germany against* Swiss, UK, Italian watchdogs broadly supportive (Adds French regulator, AXA, ...
Read more(Adds central banks, analysts, Swiss Re)By Alexander Hübner and Huw JonesMUNICH/LONDON April 3 (Reuters) - Shares in Europe's insurers fell sharply on Friday after the EU regulator said they should temporarily halt payouts to shareholders during th...
Read more(For a live blog on European stocks, type LIVE/ in an Eikon news window)* FTSE 100 down 1.2%, FTSE 250 drops 2.3%* UK insurers down after EU asks peers to suspend dividend* London bus operators gain as government throws lifeline* BP, Royal Dutch She...
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