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* FTSE 100 index up 0.5 pct, hits 9-month highs * Traders set sights on 6,000 by year-end * Banks relieved by UBS fine, cheered by CS upgrade By Toni Vorobyova LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britain's blue chip share index scaled fresh nine-month highs on Wednesday, putting it within reach of the psycho
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An upgrade of Greece's credit rating and a better-than-expected reading of German sentiment saw European stock markets make impressive gains on Wednesday. Meanwhile, increasing optimism that US leaders can strike a deal to avert the 'fiscal cliff' was also continuing to bolster the bullish mood.
Read moreUK stocks were making gains in early trading on Wednesday with sentiment being lifted by improving developments in Greece. Yesterday evening, S&P upgraded its rating for Greece from 'selective default' to 'B-minus'. The yield on a 10-year Greek bond was down 13 basis points at 12.7% this morning.
Read more* Bank standards commission will endorse ring-fence plan * To recommend break-up threat if banks don't comply * Simple derivatives can sit within ring-fence * Commission unhappy about lack of detail in bill By Matt Scuffham LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Britain will get the go-ahead to force banks to s
Read moreAdvanced Medical Solutions: Investec reduces target price from 93p to 68p and downgrades from buy to hold. Numis downgrades to hold, while maintaining the target price at 165p. Canaccord Genuity moves target price from 93p to 90p and retains a buy recommendation. Anglo American: JP Morgan moves tar
Read more- US manufacturing sector in contraction - Chinese and India data lifts markets early on - Banking fall after BoE FLS details The FTSE 100 index was set to finish Monday's session with decent gains until a worse-than-expected reading of US manufacturing caused markets across Europe to trim gains by
Read moreUK banking group Lloyds was under the weather after the release of the details of the Bank of England's (BoE's) Funding For Lending (FLS) scheme in the third quarter. The BoE revealed that Lloyds, along with RBS, had cut net lending by £2.77bn and £642m, respectively, in the three months to the en
Read more- Chinese and Indian PMIs improve - UK manufacturing PMI beats forecasts - Miners provide a lift in London The Footsie had held on to gains by Monday lunchtime after some decent manufacturing figures from China and India, though the mood was cautious on the back of uncertainties surrounding the US
Read moreAggreko: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 2010p and a hold recommendation. APR Energy: Berenberg starts with a target price of 610p and a sell recommendation. Babcock International Group: Berenberg initiates with a target price of 1180p and a buy recommendation. Barclays: UBS raises tar
Read moreDirect Line has announced another 236 jobs cuts as the newly-floated insurance giant moves towards slicing costs by 100 million pounds by the end of 2014. The fresh round of streamlining comes on top of previously-announced plans to shed 970 jobs across the group's UK operations, which employed abou
Read moreBunzl shares took a hit after Citigroup cut its target price from 1,250p to 1,190p, and kept a neutral rating. AMEC, Johnson Matthey, National Grid and Tate & Lyle were also registering losses today after going ex-dividend. Medical technology group Smith & Nephew fell after announcing that it is
Read more- Europe grants Greece more aid - OECD cuts growth estimates - Footsie comes off day's highs by the close After a solid start for the Footsie following last night's Greek bailout deal, gains were pared by the close of trade on Tuesday with some saying that the agreement just kicks the can down the
Read moreBanking peers Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds and Barclays were registering decent gains as investors built positions in 'riskier' assets. RBS was benefitting this morning from an rating upgrade by UBS to 'buy'. Meanwhile, Barclays Capital raised its target price for both RBS and Lloyds, helping prov
Read more- Greek aid deal lifts stocks - OECD cuts growth forecasts - UK Q3 GDP growth confirmed at one per cent Stock markets across Europe were trading firmly in positive territory on Tuesday morning following last night's Greek aid deal; however the bounce was only moderate with analysts saying that the
Read moreBanks and mining stocks were providing a lift to equity markets on Tuesday morning as risk appetite increased on the back of last night's Greek bailout deal. After countless delays, Eurozone finance ministers finally inked out an agreement on Greece, giving the green light to the disbursement of th
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