** Shares in UK housebuilders down as broad UK selloff sees investors take money off the table on recent outperformers ** Bluechip FTSE 100 index down 2.3 pct ** Persimmon, Barratt Developments, Taylor Wimpey, down 2.5-3.1 pct in decent volumes ** Smaller peer Crest Nicholson do
Read more(ShareCast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded Barratt Developments and Taylor Wimpey as it tempered its view on housebuilders ahead of a potential interest rate rise. The Canadian broker maintained that the structural demand drivers and land-buying trends are positive, and that the sector has be
Read more(ShareCast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded Barratt Developments and Taylor Wimpey as it tempered its view on housebuilders ahead of a potential interest rate rise. The Canadian broker maintained that the structural demand drivers and land-buying trends are positive, and that the sector has be
Read moreLONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go ex-dividend on Thursday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect of the resulting adjustment to prices by market-mak
Read more(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 100 ended the week in negative territory as investors sifted through a batch of economic data and weighed developments in China and Greece. Early in Friday's session, a report showed UK construction output rose 2.6% year-on-year in June, missing analysts' estimates for a
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