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Share Price:
149.80
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149.60
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150.00
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Tue, 18th Aug 2015 07:20
(ShareCast News) - London openCity sources predict the FTSE 100 will open 17 points higher than Monday's close of 6,550.30.Stocks to watchHousebuilder Persimmon posted a 31% rise in first-half pre-tax profit on the back of solid revenue growth, continued improvement in operating profitability and a strengthening of the company's financial position. Pre-tax profit for the six months ended 30 June came in at £272.8m from £208.9m in the first half of last year, on revenue of £1.33bn, up 11% from £1.20bn.Battered by the crashing oil price, engineer Wood Group upped its interim dividend by 10.1% after slashing costs more than expected as its oilfield workforce was cut by a fifth in the face of tumbling sales and profits. Revenue of $3.07bn in the first six months of the year was down 19.3% on the same period last year, with underlying profit down 17.6% to $2.66bn, adjusted diluted earnings fell 9.7% to 40.1 cents and the dividend was lifted to 9.8 cents.In the pressGlobal banks are facing billions of pounds of civil claims in London and Asia over the rigging of currency markets, following a landmark legal settlement in New York. Barclays, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland were among nine banks revealed last Friday to have agreed to a $2bn settlement with thousands of investors affected by rate rigging in a New York court case. - The Financial TimesThe Treasury has raised eyebrows by hiring the investment bank at the centre of the botched Royal Mail privatisation for its latest sell-off. Lazard is to lead the sale of the taxpayers' stake in the King's Cross development, Europe's largest urban redevelopment project, which is expected to be valued at £5bn on completion. - The TimesWorld shipping has fallen into a deep slump, dashing hopes of a quick recovery from the global trade recession earlier this year and heightening fears that the six-year economic expansion may be on its last legs. Freight rates for container shipping from Asia to Europe fell by over 20 per cent in the second week of August, even though trade volumes should be picking up at this time of the year. - The TelegraphUS closeUS stocks reversed early losses to eke out modest gains on Monday, despite some disappointing manufacturing data.The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 67.78 points to 17,545.18, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained 11 and 43 points respectively.According to the New York Federal Reserve, the Empire State general business conditions index plummeted to -14.9 from 3.9 in July, way below analysts' expectations for a 4.5 reading and to its lowest level since the recession.
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TOP NEWS: John Wood jumps amid takeover talks with Apollo
(Alliance News) - John Wood Group PLC on Monday said it has decided to engage with Apollo Management Holdings LP to see if a firm takeover offer can be made by the private equity firm on the same financial terms as Apollo's last proposal.
Read more17 Apr 2023 09:05
LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 250 lifted by M&A activity, Royal Mail deal
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Monday, with the large-cap FTSE 100 index boosted by commodity stocks and the mid-cap FTSE 250 lifted by prospective dealmaking.
Read more17 Apr 2023 07:52
LONDON BRIEFING: Possible offers for Network International, John Wood
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were called higher on Monday, following Asian equities into the green.
Read more17 Apr 2023 07:45
European futures edge higher
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Wood Group opens talks with Apollo on possible £1.6bn bid
(Sharecast News) - Shares in Wood Group surged on Monday after the oil and gas engineering firm said it had decided to start talks with US private equity group Apollo on a potential £1.66bn takeover.
Read more13 Apr 2023 09:48
LONDON BROKER RATINGS: HSBC lifts housebuilders; Peel cuts Britvic
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Thursday morning and Wednesday:
Read more4 Apr 2023 17:52
IN BRIEF: John Wood notes possible offer by Apollo for share capital
John Wood Group PLC - Aberdeen, Scotland-based energy sector-focused engineering and consulting business - Notes announcement by Apollo Management Holding LP of a possible offer for the entire share capital of the company at a final price of 240 pence per share in cash. The offer represents a 59% premium to the closing price of 151p, and a 20% premium to the initial proposal submitted to Wood of 200p per share in cash. It follows news that Apollo's last offer of 237p was privately rejected by the board of Wood.
Read more4 Apr 2023 16:59
Apollo sweetens bid for Britain's Wood Group with $2.1 bln offer
Wood privately rejected fourth offer - Apollo
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Apollo makes final takeover offer for Wood Group at £1.66bn
(Sharecast News) - Private equity firm Apollo Global Management said on Tuesday that it has made a fifth and final takeover offer for engineering firm Wood Group at £1.66bn.
Read more31 Mar 2023 14:47
Berenberg downgrades Wood Group after outperformance
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg downgraded Wood Group on Friday to 'hold' from 'buy' following recent outperformance, as it lifted its price target to 200p from 165p due to "the improved outlook", but said near-term risks are somewhat balanced.
Read more31 Mar 2023 10:01
LONDON BROKER RATINGS: UBS likes Beazley; Berenberg cuts Wood Group
(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:
Read more31 Mar 2023 07:56
LONDON BRIEFING: UK avoids recession in 2022; house prices down 3%
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London were called to open flat on Friday, amid better-than-expected UK GDP figures.
Read more28 Mar 2023 10:40
John Wood swings to 2022 loss on business disposal impairment charge
(Alliance News) - John Wood Group PLC on Tuesday said it swung to a loss in 2022 due to a heavy exceptional impairment charge, as it failed to resume dividend payments.
Read more28 Mar 2023 07:49
Wood Group profits at top end of guidance
(Sharecast News) - Wood Group said on Tuesday that full-year profit was at the top end of its guidance range, thanks in part to solid performances from its consulting and operations businesses.
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