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UBS downgrades N Brown on competition concerns

UBS has downgraded its rating for N Brown, the online and catalogue home shopping group, from 'neutral' to 'sell', raising concerns with competition from some well-known High Street names. The bank said that N Brown has to "continually improve the fashionability of its clothing offer to appeal to a

Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE

Aviva: RBC Capital takes target price from 400p to 550p upgrading to neutral. Nomura increases target price from 489p to 625p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Balfour Beatty: Citi raises target price from 220p to 310p maintaining a neutral rating. Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 335p to

London open: Stocks edge higher ahead of UK data

- FTSE 100 up after hitting lowest since February 14th - Mark Carney, UK data in focus - Inchcape up after record results techMARK 2,851.92 +0.24% FTSE 100 6,692.77 +0.05% FTSE 250 16,506.44 +0.34% UK markets edged higher on Tuesday after hitting their lowest levels in nearly a month the previous

Struggling Mothercare names ex-Shop Direct boss as interim chief

LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) - British baby products retailer Mothercare named ex-Shop Direct boss Mark Newton-Jones as its interim chief executive on Monday, giving the group more time to search for a permanent leader to help revive its struggling UK business. Newton-Jones, who led online re

Marks & Spencer Rises As It Launches Long-Awaited Website Revamp

LONDON (Alliance News) - British retailer Marks & Spencer PLC launched its long-awaited new website platform earlier this week, a move it hopes will help turn around it ailing clothes and general merchandise business and catch it up with rivals who were quicker at taking advantage of soaring onli

UK stocks push higher after Eurozone GDP as miners gain

- Eurozone GDP beats forecasts in Q4 - Miners surge as metal prices gain - Retailers, financials, Coca-Cola HBC lead the fallers techMARK 2,827.29 +0.12% FTSE 100 6,662.15 +0.04% FTSE 250 16,102.29 +0.45% A better-than-expected pick-up in Eurozone economic growth gave UK stocks a small boost on Fr

UK stocks edge lower as investors await Eurozone GDP

- Eurozone GDP figures ahead - Italian politics in focus as PM resigns - Miners rise strongly, banks and retailers fall techMARK 2,822.53 -0.05% FTSE 100 6,650.83 -0.13% FTSE 250 16,045.41 +0.10% UK stocks opened slightly lower on Friday morning with strong gains from mining stocks outweighed by w

MARKET COMMENT: Global Markets Rise As Yellen Pledges Continuity

LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices closed higher Tuesday, with both the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 closing up for a fifth consecutive day, as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen suggested the central bank will continue to taper its quantitative easing programme in coming months. Read more

Sector movers: Retailers mostly higher, but supermarket giants fall

Retail stocks were putting in a mixed performance in London on Tuesday with general retailers making gains while supermarket chains headed lower. Overall, the UK retail sector registered healthy growth in January, according to figures released this morning by British Retail Consortium (BRC) which s

UK retailers cut prices at fastest pace since at least 2006 -BRC

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - British retailers slashed prices at the fastest rate in at least seven years during the January sales, industry figures showed on Wednesday, highlighting tough trading conditions despite an improving economy. The British Retail Consortium said shop prices in early

London close: FTSE 100 lower after choppy session, ends January down 3.5 per cent

- FTSE 100 bounces off lows but still firmly lower - Index at six-week low, finishes January down 3.5 per cent - Eurozone CPI ramps up pressure on ECB - BT leads risers on upbeat guidance techMARK 2,774.88 -0.20% FTSE 100 6,510.44 -0.43% FTSE 250 15,674.37 -0.17% The UK stock market finished the w

UK Dividends Calendar - Week Ahead

Read more 31 Jan 2014 11:55 Next hands further special dividend to shareholders Investors in fashion chain Next are to get another special dividend because its shares are trading at too high a level to return cash in buybacks. Next, which announced on January 3rd that it would pay a special dividend of 50p per share to shareholders on February 3rd, said it would make a further Read more 130131132133134135136137138 Stay Informed! With our newsletters and social media channels. Daily Market Report (Weekday Evenings)Week Ahead (Sunday Evening) Login to your account Login failed Remember MeSign In Don't have an account? Click here to register. Quickpicks are a member only feature Login to your account Login failed Remember MeSign In Don't have an account? Click here to register.