UDG.L Share News (UDG)

REPEAT: UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: M&S Online Sales Slump On Website Move

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: M&S Sales Slump On Website Move

TOP NEWS: Marks & Spencer Suffers Big Drop In Online Sales

UDG Healthcare to acquire two specialist PR firms

UDG Healthcare has agreed to acquire specialist healthcare and scientific public relations (PR) businesses, Galliard and Nyxeon, it announced on Tuesday. The FTSE 250 healthcare services provider said it will pay an initial £6.5m cash for the combined businesses following the completion of the deal

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Airlines Drag Down FTSE On Overcapacity Warning

UDG Healthcare Acquires Healthcare PR Firms Galliard And Nyxeon

FTSE 250 movers: Imagination extends gains on MediaTek chip news

Chip designer Imagination Technologies, saw shares jump around 10% today, extending gains made yesterday after it was reported that its MIPS technology had been included in a new security camera chip by MediaTek, one of rival ARM's biggest customers. The stock has now gained 14% in the last two days

Imperial Innovation Looks To Raise GBP150.0 Million In Share Placing

LONDON (Alliance News) - Imperial Innovations Group PLC Monday detailed plans to raise up to GBP150.0 million before expenses through a share placing with new and existing investors, as it looks to support its existing portfolio companies, source opportunities to invest in new technologies, and f

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: ITV Set For World Cup Boost

LONDON (Alliance News) - ITV said Wednesday that first quarter revenue rose thanks to a continued recovery in advertising revenue, and said it expects to get a further boost from its coverage of the football World Cup in June as well as the launch of new TV channels.

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London midday: ITV drops as UK stocks retreat from 14-year high

- ITV leads fallers after underwhelming Q1 - Markets pull back from highest level since 1999 - BoE strikes dovish tone in Inflation Report - Compass, Mondi rise strongly after updates techMARK 2,797.20 -0.25% FTSE 100 6,862.96 -0.15% FTSE 250 16,008.81 -0.19% UK stocks were in negative territory o

UDG Healthcare Raises Guidance, Dividend Following Acquisition

LONDON (Alliance News) - UDG Healthcare PLC Wednesday raised its full year earnings per share guidance on the back of its recent acquisition of KnowledgePoint360 Group LLC, and raised its interim dividend after fiscal first-half profit rose at constant currency rates. It raised its guidance

UPDATE 2-UDG raises earnings growth forecast, sees deal paying off

* Expects EPS to grow 5-9 pct vs prior view of 2-5 pct * Sees KnowledgePoint360 revenue of $100 mln, EBITDA of $16 mln a year * Ashfield first-half operating profit rises 36 pct * Shares rise as much as 3.25 pct (Adds CEO comments; updates share movement) May 14 (Reuters

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Compass Group Leads Blue-Chip Risers

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Wednesday.
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FTSE 100 - WINNERS
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Compass Group, up 3.7%. The food and support services company has jumped to the top of the t

Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

African Minerals: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 335p to 324p maintaining a buy recommendation. Aveva: Panmure Gordon downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 2199p. Aviva: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 540p to 585p and keeps a buy recommendation. boohoo.com: Investec ini

UK BROKER RATINGS: JPMorgan Downgrades Randgold To Neutral

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Wednesday morning:
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FTSE 100
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DEUTSCHE BANK CUTS STANDARD CHARTERED PRICE TARGET TO 1275 (1360) PENCE - 'HOLD'
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CREDIT SUISSE CUTS HSB