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FTSE 250 movers: Tate & Lyle hit by downgrade, energy stocks higher

Shares in sugar, sweetener and food ingredients group Tate & Lyle were losing their flavour after analysts at Credit Suisse lowered their rating on the stock from 'neutral' to 'underperform'. Ladbrokes was also trading lower as the bookmaker revealed operating profits were down materially due to cus

BUZZ-Ophir Energy: Shell/BG LNG behemoth bodes well for co-SVM

** Proposed tie-up of top LNG producers Shell & BG a likely positive for Ophir Energy whose shares are up 8.1 pct since news of the deal ** Ophir has a focus on east Africa - a significant prospect for export of LNG - says Neil Veitch, manager of the SVM UK Opportunities Fund ** Ophi

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Investec Cuts Kingfisher To Sell From Hold

Thursday broker round-up

AstraZeneca: Societe Generale reiterates buy and 6,660p target price. Tesco: Nomura reiterates neutral and lowers target to 185p from 190p. Burberry: UBS reiterates neutral stance and lifts target to 1,800p from 1,650p. Royal Dutch Shell: Barclays reiterates overweight. Persimmon: Shore Capital r

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: UBS Cuts Meggitt To Sell, BAE To Neutral

FTSE 250 movers: Vesuvius plummets on downgrade, energy stocks higher

Shares in metal flow engineering group Vesuvius dropped sharply after analysts at JPMorgan lowered their stance on the stock from 'overweight' to 'neutral', citing weak steel production in the US. The price target was lowered to 510p from 531p previously. JD Sports was trading higher after sprinting

WINNERS & LOSERS: Fresnillo Leads FTSE 100 On Strong Production Update

LONDON MARKET COMMENT: Resource Sector Helps FTSE 100 To New High

LONDON MARKET COMMENT: Stocks End Mixed Despite Shell-BG Deal Buzz

FTSE 250 movers: Oil stocks rise on M&A hopes, Go-Ahead upgraded

A host of stocks in the oil sector were performing well on Wednesday after a £47bn takeover of BG Group by Shell sparked hopes it will trigger a new wave of industry consolidation. Larger players have held up well amid the oil crisis compared with their smaller peers and could now look to snap up st

3rd UPDATE: Shell Agrees GBP47 Billion Takeover Deal For BG Group

Sector Movers: M&A chatter perks up oil and gas, tech stocks

M&A chatter dominated trading in London, with oil and gas shares rising on the back of blue chip Royal Dutch Shell's successful bid for smaller FTSE 100 rival BG Group. At 15:40 BST on Wednesday, the FTSE 100 was marginally down 7.35 points or 0.11% at 6954.42 as the market soaked in news of BG Grou

London midday: Stocks rise as BG Group takeover sparks M&A hopes

London's FTSE 100 was fluctuating around the 7,000 level by Wednesday lunchtime as M&A activity gave sentiment a lift, with BG Group soaring as much as 40% after a takeover offer from Shell. Stocks across the oil and gas sector were rising strongly on speculation that Shell's move may spark a fresh

LONDON MIDDAY BRIEFING: Shell Deal For BG Seen As Start Of "M&A Rave"

WINNERS & LOSERS: Shell's BG Takeover Lifts Oil Stocks