WOS.L Share News (WOS)

Liberum sees market as 'overly pessimistic' on builders merchants

(ShareCast News) - Against the backdrop of a "patchy" construction sector, broker Liberum highlighted Howden Joinery as its top pick and downgraded building materials suppliers Wolseley to 'hold' and SIG and 'sell' on valuation grounds. Liberum felt the stock market appeared overly pessimistic on bu

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Credit Suisse Raises Rio Tinto And Cuts BHP

UPDATE 1-Britain's mid-caps lag FTSE as spreadbetters tumble

* FTSE 100 up 0.5 pct at close * CMC and IG hit FTSE 250 * Commodity stocks drop, HSBC rises after upgrade (Updates prices at close, adds detail and quote) By Kit Rees and Alistair Smout LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Britain's mid-caps underperformed blue-chip peers on Tuesd

Britain's mid-caps lag FTSE as spreadbetters tumble

(ADVISORY - Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets) * FTSE 100 flat, CMC and IG hit FTSE 250 * Commodity stocks drop, HSBC rises after upgrade By Alistair Smout LONDON, Dec 6

Wolseley lifts first-quarter revenues despite weak UK and Nordics

(ShareCast News) - Wolseley, a distributor of plumbing and heating products, reported a rise in first quarter revenue, including increased revenue from the US, but said the UK remained weak and the Nordics had deteriorated. During the quarter ended 31 October, the company generated revenue of £4.36b

Tuesday preview: Wolseley reports first quarter earnings

(ShareCast News) - Wolseley is expected to report on Tuesday an increase in first quarter earnings, supported by a weaker pound and expansion in the US. At the full year results in September, the supplier of heating and plumbing products said like-for-like revenue growth in the new financial year ha

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Citi Raises BHP, Anglo, Rio Tinto And South32

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Credit Suisse Raises BP To Outperform

Broker tips: Wolseley, Severn Trent, Hunting

(ShareCast News) - Canaccord Genuity hiked its target on Wolseley ahead of the builders merchant's first quarter update. All eyes would be on its performance in the US, the broker believed. Nonetheless, while trading in the first three months of the year would benefit from its exposure to the State

Canaccord Genuity lifts target price on Wolseley ahead of Q1 update

(ShareCast News) - Canaccord Genuity hiked its target on Wolseley ahead of the builders merchant's first quarter update. All eyes would be on its performance in the US, the broker believed. Nonetheless, while trading in the first three months of the year would benefit from its exposure to the State

Credit Suisse still constructive on equities after Trump win

(ShareCast News) - Credit Suisse remained constructive on global equities in the wake of Donald Trump's US election win, as it highlighted the benefits to defence, infrastructure and pharmaceutical plays. The bank said most of Trump's more troubling policies, such as those on immigration and protect

Sector movers: Miners, US election-related plays lead gains

(ShareCast News) - Steel and mining stocks led gains for another session, amid widespread gains for most base metals and coal, helped by an initial bout of weakness in the US dollar. As of 1650 GMT, the US dollar was trading higher by 0.47% to 98.32 points after having earlier hit an intra-day low a

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: US Stocks Pointed Lower After Trump's Victory

Ex-divs to take 3.62 points off FTSE 100 on Oct. 27

LONDON, Oct 24 (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 resulting adjustment to prices by market-makers would take

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Pound Keeps Gains; Travis Perkins And Laird Fall