(ShareCast News) - Financials and big oil continued to power ahead at the middle of the week as the threat from two of the market´s most recent bugbears appeared to receed a little. On Wednesday, Athens managed to clinch a deal to relieve the government´s lack of financial liquidity, while in the UK
Read more(ShareCast News) - Financials were again to be found near the top of the leaderboard on Wednesday with shares of 'big oil' firms nipping at their heels. According to an opinion poll conducted for the Evening Standard by Opinium, voters in London said they were overwhelmingly in favour of the UK stay
Read more(ShareCast News) - Royal Mail: RBC upgrades to sector perform with a 525p target. Weir: HSBC upgrades to buy with a 1450p target. Sports Direct: Goldman Sachs downgrades to neutral with a target price of 400p. Easyjet: Macquarie reiterates outperform with a target of 2100p. ICAP: Credit Suisse re
Read more(ShareCast News) - Shares in boring and mostly UK-focused investment fund HICL Infrastructure Company are worth holding on to, says The Daily Telegraph's Questor column, citing its income-play appeal. HICL raises money from investors and then buys infrastructure assets around the world, such as hosp
Read more(ShareCast News) - Countryside Properties: JP Morgan reiterates overweight with a 280p target. SSP Group: Citigroup retains buy with a 340p target. Polymetal International: Jefferies keeps at underperform with a 520p target and UBS reiterates neutral with a target price of 675p and Deutsche Bank st
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Read more(ShareCast News) - Credit Suisse reiterated its 'outperform' rating on Inmarsat while downgrading rival Eutelsat to 'neutral' after its substantial profit warning. The Swiss bank admitted its positive view over the past 18 months on the outlook for global satellite revenue growth has proved overly o
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