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Share Price: 193.80
Bid: 193.30
Ask: 193.90
Change: -0.20 (-0.10%)
Spread: 0.60 (0.31%)
Open: 193.80
High: 195.90
Low: 191.30
Prev. Close: 194.00
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14 Sep 2012 15:38

Soon-to-be-Chairman at Thorntons shows his support

Paul Wilkinson, a Senior Independent Director of chocolate maker Thorntons, has put his money where his mouth is after the firm said full-year profit before tax and exceptional items fell sharply in the face of continued tough trading conditions. Wilkinson, who was this week unveiled as the company

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13 Sep 2012 07:21

Houston, we have a contract, says Wood Group

Oilfield support services firm Wood Group has snared a contract with NRG Energy to design and construct a 75 megawatt gas turbine peaking facility at the W A Parish Generating Station, located some 25 miles southwest of Houston. The $24m turknkey solution requires Wood Group to install the complete

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9 Sep 2012 16:49

Sunday newspaper round-up: Xstrata, Heathrow, RBS

Shareholders have warned directors at Xstrata, the FTSE 100 mining company, that they risk being removed if they block the 56bn pound merger with Glencore. Glencore's final offer ? increased in dramatic circumstances last week after the intervention of Tony Blair, the former prime minister ? will go

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4 Sep 2012 09:31

Tuesday broker round-up

Ashtead: Jefferies lifts target from 360p to 320p, buy rating kept. Barclays: JP Morgan downgrades to neutral from overweight, target cut from 265p to 250p. British Land: UBS downgrades to neutral, target cut from 575p to 560p. Capital Shopping Centres Group: UBS upgrades to buy, target lifted fr

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3 Sep 2012 09:14

Monday broker round-up

APR Energy: UBS raises target from 590p to 600p, sell rating unchanged. ARM Holdings: Deutsche Bank downgrades to sell, target cut from 465p to 400p. Burberry: Nomura keeps buy rating and 1,450p target. Cairn Energy: BarCap cuts target from 445p to 350p, equal weight rating kept. Computacenter:

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29 Aug 2012 16:39

London close: Markets nervous ahead of Jackson Hole

- Stocks look to Jackson Hole summit for a boost - Draghi hints at action ahead of ECB meeting - Glencore leads fallers on growing opposition to merger Global stock markets were mostly trading in the red on Wednesday afternoon in spite an upwards revision to US economic growth as investors showed c

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29 Aug 2012 14:59

FTSE 250 movers: SVG Capital rises on sale of Galaxy holding

Private equity investor SVG Capital rose after announcing that it is set to benefit after Permira, in which it has both direct and indirect holdings, agreed to sell 53 per cent of its remaining holding in Galaxy Entertainment Group, a Hong Kong-listed casino and hotel operator, at HKD21 per share.

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29 Aug 2012 11:37

London midday: Markets look to Jackson Hole for boost

- Greece agrees on budget plan - Spain a concern as Catalonia in need of aid - Markets look ahead to Jackson Hole meeting The Footsie remained firmly in the red in morning trade as concerns over the Eurozone and speculation about the upcoming Jackson Hole meeting in Wyoming continue to be the focus

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29 Aug 2012 08:25

London open: Glencore leads fallers early on

- Spain a concern as Catalonia needs aid - Markets await Bernanke - Ex-div Glencore a heavy faller early on Ex-div stocks and miners were weighing heavily on the FTSE 100 index in early trading on Wednesday morning with worries about Spain weighing on sentiment. It was revealed yesterday that the

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23 Aug 2012 09:29

Thursday broker round-up

Aegis: Nomura maintains buy rating and 240p target. British Land: Jefferies downgrades to hold. Cobham: Citigroup downgrades to neutral, target cut from 265p to 230p. Diageo: Jefferies maintains buy rating and 1,915p target; Investec maintains buy rating and 1,900p target. Evraz: HSBC upgrades t

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22 Aug 2012 09:20

Wednesday broker round-up

888 Holdings: Shore Capital upgrades to buy. Afren: Jefferies raises target from 140p to 155p, buy recommendation maintained. Anglo American: JPMorgan Cazenove downgrades to underweight, target cut from 3,000p to 1,900p. Antofagasta: JPMorgan Cazenove upgrades to overweight, target lifted from 1,

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21 Aug 2012 12:29

Broker tips: Glencore, Wood Group, African Barrick Gold

Commodities producer and marketer Glencore produced a 'big beat' in its first half, according to Jefferies, leading the broker to reiterate its 'buy' recommendation and 400p target price for the stock. As for the proposed merger with Xstrata, Jefferies says that it still expects Glencore to bump up

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21 Aug 2012 10:42

Broker snap: Wood Group deserves to trade at a premium, says Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse has reiterated its 'outperform' rating and 925p target price for Wood Group, saying that the oil and gas services firm outdid its UK peers with its first-half results. "Unlike UK peers we believe Wood Group's 1H results and outlook are solid," Credit Suisse said. "The outlook stateme

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21 Aug 2012 08:50

Wood Group still stuttering in Oman

Wood Group, the energy services firm, has seen revenues soar in the first half of 2012 as it seeks to stem losses from its troublesome Oman contract. Turnover for the six months to the end of June was $3.346bn, up 36% on the same period of 2011. Profits before tax for the half year were $160m, a r

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3 Aug 2012 07:33

Wood Group increase onshore presence in the US

John Wood Group, the support services firm focused on the oil and gas business, has increased its presence in the US Eagle Ford shale region of Texas with a bolt-on acquisition. The group has acquired Duval Lease Services and Freer Iron Works, a Houston-based provider of maintenance, installation a

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