Marks & Spencer Share News (MKS)

Respite for high street as retail footfall rallies in May, BRC-Springboard shows

(ShareCast News) - A rise in UK retail footfall in May provided some rare good news for the embattled sector, as the best monthly high street performance for three years outweighed a decline for shopping centres. Total footfall last month was 0.3% higher than the same month last year, according to B

Sunday newspaper round-up: Brexit warnings, Rio Tinto copper, Sports Direct

(ShareCast News) - The Bank of England will face huge pressure to cut interest rates to new lows if Britain opts to quit the EU, according to international investors cited by the Sunday Times. With online and phone polls indicating the result is too close to call, fears that a Brexit vote could dera

Directors dealings: M&S chairman adds to holdings

(ShareCast News) - M&S's chairman topped up his holdings just over a fortnight after the company's full-year results sent shares in the ubiquitous fashion retailer tumbling. On that occasion, the firm reported a 2.4% increase in revenues to reach £10.6bn, while pre-tax profit took a 19.5% hit to £48

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Marks & Spencer Chairman Ups Interest

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Numis Upgrades Esure To Hold From Reduce

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Marks and Spencer Group CFO Buys Shares

Monday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Wolseley: JP Morgan reiterates neutral with a target price of 4100p. Cairn Energy: RBC reiterates sector perform with a 250p target. Shire: Jefferies reiterates buy with a target price of 6050p and Exane BNP Paribas stays at outperform. Cobham: JP Morgan keeps at neutral with a

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: JPMorgan Downgrades Wolseley To Neutral

Britain's FTSE boosted by commodities rally

* FTSE 100 up 0.3 percent * U.S. jobs data disappoints * Gold miners lead rally in commodities (Recasts, adds detail and quote, updates prices) By Kit Rees and Alistair Smout LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index rallied on Friday as commodity-related stoc

Britain's FTSE boosted by commodity stocks before U.S. jobs data

* FTSE 100 up 1 percent * Oil majors lead index higher * U.S. jobs watched for Fed clues * Marks & Spencer falls on downgrade (Adds detail and updates prices) By Kit Rees and Alistair Smout LONDON, June 3 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index rallied on Friday as c

WINNERS & LOSERS SUMMARY: BP Rises After Settling Gulf Oil Spill Claim

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: JPMorgan Cuts M&S To Underweight From Neutral

LONDON MARKET OPEN: Oil Stocks Help Lift FTSE 100 At Open

LONDON BRIEFING: BP Settles Investor Claim For Gulf Of Mexico Spill

BUZZ-Marks and Spencer: JPMorgan cuts to "underweight"

** JPMorgan analysts cut Marks and Spencer to "underweight" from "neutral", PT to 307p from 550p ** Shares down 1.5 pct, bottom of the FTSE 100, with a tenth of co's daily avg vols gone through in the first 5 minutes of trade ** Analysts say volume uplifts from price cuts in clothing