Legal & General Share News (LGEN)

London open: Stocks jump ahead of Fed, Syria concerns ease

Markets opened strongly on Monday morning as eyes begin to turn to the Federal Reserve ahead of its all-important policy meeting this week while concerns about Syria eased. The Federal Open Market Committee's two-day meeting is due to come to a close on Wednesday and will likely be one of the most

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-L&G boosted by Bernstein upgrade

Shares in Legal & General climb 1.6 percent to be third-top risers on Britain's FTSE 100, with traders citing the impact of a rating upgrade from Bernstein, which highlights the insurer's growth potential. "We upgrade Legal & General to Outperform on the basis of our belief in the group's a

UPDATE 1-EU watchdog still eyes 2016 start for insurance rules

* Solvency II start in 2016 difficult but possible -EIOPA * EIOPA head says heard encouraging signals on negotiations * Says sees Europe-wide use of early warning indicators By Jonathan Gould FRANKFURT, Sept 6 (Reuters) - New risk capital rules for Europe's insurance secto

FTSE 100 movers: Tullow Oil shares jump on oil discovery

Shares in Tullow Oil leapt after it was revealed that the Wisting Central exploration well had made the first ever oil discovery in the Hoop-Maud Basin in the Barents Sea offshore Norway. Tullow Oil owns a 20% stake in the licence where the oil was found. Airline group easyJet was continuing to re

London midday: Markets rangebound ahead of US jobs report

The FTSE 100 was rangebound on Friday morning as traders scaled back their appetite for risk ahead of the US jobs report due out this afternoon. London's benchmark index was trading far off Thursday's close of 6,532.4 with just 21 points separating its intraday low (6,520) and high (6,541). "We'r

UPDATE 1-European Union launches clampdown on shadow banking

* Money market funds face stiffer rules * Reform ignores German, French calls for ban on some funds * Move is starting shot in clampdown on 24-trillion euro sector * G20 leaders to tackle shadow banking this week By John O'Donnell and Huw Jones BRUSSELS/LONDON, Sept

European Union launches clampdown on shadow banking

* Money market funds face stiffer rules * Reform marks start of clampdown on 24-trillion euro sector * G20 leaders to tackle shadow banking this week By John O'Donnell and Huw Jones BRUSSELS/LONDON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Special funds used by big companies to park billions of

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Monday broker round-up UPDATE

Berkeley Group: Panmure Gordon raises target price from 2046p to 2150p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Betfair: Panmure Gordon increases target price from 1000p to 1317p and maintains a buy recommendation. BHP Billiton: WH Ireland downgrades to neutral. British Land: Exane ups target price

London close: Markets finish lower despite late rally

Markets rallied in afternoon trade on Wednesday, helped by dovish remarks from Bank of England (BoE) Governor Mark Carney and a decent start on Wall Street, but stocks still finished in the red as escalating concerns about Syria continued to dampen sentiment. The FTSE 100 finished down 10.91 points

London midday: Stocks fall as oil rises on Syria turmoil

Stock markets were once again hit by concerns over rising tensions between Syria and the West on Wednesday morning, as surging oil prices look to pose a threat to global economic growth. West Texas crude futures were trading at a two-year high of $112.24 a barrel this morning while Brent crude jump

London open: Stocks slip as Syrian turmoil hits risk appetite

The FTSE 100 dropped firmly into the red on Wednesday morning as escalating tensions between Syria and the West spurred a reduction in risk appetite amongst investors. UN weapons inspectors are expected to return to a site in Damascus near where the suspected chemical weapons attack happened last w

Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

Aggreko: RBC Capital reduces target price from 1850p to 1680p, while its neutral rating remains unchanged. Aviva: JP Morgan raises target price from 393p to 436p and retains an overweight rating. BHP Billiton: Canaccord Genuity takes target price from 1950p to 2050p maintaining a hold recommendati

Two AGA execs top up stakes as firm gives confident outlook

Two board-members of upmarket cooker maker AGA Rangemaster topped up their stakes in the company on Wednesday, the same day the firm impressed the market with an upbeat outlook for the second half. Chief Executive Officer William McGrath bought 9,160 shares at a price of 108.73p each, spending a to