LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- UBS RAISES VODAFONE PRICE TARGET TO 275 (260) PENCE - 'BUY' ---------- UBS CUTS SMITHS GROUP TO 'SELL' ('NEUTRAL') -
* English housing starts rise 24 percent from 2012 * Bank of England forecasting big increase for 2014 * Housing shortage driving up property prices * Construction still well below pre-crisis levels By David Milliken LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Construction started on
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks have made solid gains Monday, led higher by property companies after a house price survey showed the UK property market is continuing to boom. With an otherwise empty data calendar and US markets closed for the President's Day holiday, the FTSE 100 has rallied t
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stocks continue to trade significantly higher Monday, buoyed by a positive close in Asian equity markets, as investors focus on individual corporate news amid a dearth of macro economic data and a US holiday. The FTSE 100 is up 1.1% at 6,734.37, the FTSE 250 is u
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK property companies are flavour of the day Monday, with commercial property trusts performing well on the back of strong results from Hammerson and housebuilders doing well after Rightmove reported a further surge in house prices.
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Monday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS Hammerson, up 2.9%. The retail property developer has reported an increase in profit and rental income for 2013 as demand for
LONDON (Alliance News) - The UK's main stock indices are pushing higher Monday, driven by corporate news and ratings changes amid a lack of economic indicators and a US holiday. By mid-morning Monday, the FTSE 100 is up 0.8% at 6,719.00, the FTSE 250 is up 0.4% at 16,172.22, and the AIM All
LONDON (Alliance News) - Taylor Wimpey PLC Tuesday said Chief Executive Officer Peter Redfern and General Counsel James Jordan acquired 105 shares under the company share plan at a price of 118.6 pence per share and received a further 105 matching shares at no cost Monday. Following the tra
LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning and Monday afternoon: ---------- FTSE 100 ---------- MORGAN STANLEY CUTS BG GROUP TO 'EQUAL-WEIGHT' ('OVERWEIGHT') ---------- GOLDMAN CUTS GKN TO 'S