Technology stocks were making gains on Friday on hopes of new business for microchip designer ARM Holdings, while the non-life insurance sector was dragged lower by a sell-off at RSA Insurance. ARM was the best performer on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trade, up 3.8% at 1,009p, after Bloomberg reporte
Read moreThe FTSE Small Caps Index edges up by 0.1 percent in mid-session trade, tracking a similar gain on the blue-chip FTSE 100 index although it lags a 0.5 percent advance on the FTSE 250 mid-caps index. The junior-listed FTSE AIM All Share Index falls by 0.1 percent. Medical technology co
Read moreAbcam: Canaccord Genuity moves target price from 396p to 386p and keeps a sell recommendation. N+1 Singer shifts target price from 450p to 445p downgrading to sell. Aberdeen Asset Management: Jefferies lowers target price from 440p to 430p and reiterates a hold recommendation. Anglo American: Gold
Read moreAntofagasta: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 1000p to 1035p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. BBA Aviation: JP Morgan increases target price from 289p to 343p retaining an overweight rating. UBS moves target price from 250p to 280p and reiterates a neutral rating. Liberum Capital ra
Read moreAug 6 (Reuters) - The following financial services industry appointments were announced on Tuesday. To inform us of other job changes, email to moves@thomsonreuters.com. ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC The bank named Brijesh Mehra as the head of international banking for India and Southeas
Read moreAfferro Mining: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 279p to 100p, while keeping its buy recommendation. Amara Mining: Westhouse Securities cuts target price from 110p to 90p retaining a buy recommendation. Amlin: Westhouse Securities moves target price from 455p to 470p and upgrades to add.
Read moreAfren: UBS raises target price from 160p to 200p and reiterates a buy recommendation. African Barrick Gold: Westhouse Securities reduces target price from 255p to 195p and keeps a sell recommendation. Antofagasta: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 1260p to 1150p, while staying with its hold r
Read moreAbcam:Investec shifts target price from 484p to 487p and keeps a buy recommendation. Admiral Group: UBS ups target price from 1200p to 1275p and reiterates a neutral rating. Amlin: Westhouse Securities raises target price from 440p to 455p, but downgrades from add to neutral. Anite: Numis reduce
Read moreAdmiral: Nomura raises target price from 1350p to 1493p keeping a buy recommendation. African Barrick Gold: Nomura cuts target price from 435p to 200p and downgrades from neutral to reduce. Aggreko: Investec increases target price from 1750p to 1940p upgrading from hold to buy. Anglo American: No
Read moreAmlin: Jefferies keeps hold rating and 350p target. Avocet Mining: Numis downgrades to hold, target slashed from 230p to 130p; Westhouse Securities downgrades to neutral, target cut from 262p to 102p; JP Morgan Cazenove downgrades to neutral, target cut from 240p to 100p. Barclays: Investec mainta
Read moreLloyd's of London insurer Novae has responded to press speculation and confirmed it is running the rule over its rival, Omega. "In accordance with the group's publicly stated strategy, Novae routinely reviews possible transactions and confirms that it is currently undertaking due diligence in evalu
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