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Share Price: 796.40
Bid: 795.60
Ask: 796.20
Change: -7.40 (-0.92%)
Spread: 0.60 (0.075%)
Open: 782.00
High: 797.00
Low: 774.60
Prev. Close: 803.80
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28 Feb 2014 12:58

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: WPP Non-Executive Buys 4,000 Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - WPP PLC Friday said Non-Executive Director Jacques Aigrain bought 4,000 shares at a price of GBP12.79 each, representing his only holding in the company. The advertising and media buying company Thursday reported a near 20% rise in pretax profit to GBP1.3 billion in

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28 Feb 2014 10:16

UK BROKER RATINGS: Panmure Raises Rentokil To Hold

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following UK shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning:
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FTSE 100
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JEFFERIES RAISES MAN GROUP TO 'HOLD' ('UNDERPERFORM')
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BARCLAYS RAISES MAN GROUP PRICE TARGET TO 108 (94) P

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28 Feb 2014 10:01

Jefferies rates Pearson a "hold" after 2014 profits warning

Pearson shares have been rated a "hold" by Jefferies with a target price of 1128p after the publishing company reported a 27 per cent fall in adjusted operating profits to 736m pounds. After warning of another year of tough trading conditions in the US, with a stronger pound making matters worse, P

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28 Feb 2014 09:51

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

Barratt Developments: Liberum Capital ups target price from 430p to 468p and keeps a buy recommendation. Deutsche Bank takes target price from 394p to 452p and retains a buy recommendation. Citi raises target price from 390p to 460p and maintains its buy recommendation. Bodycote: FinnCap increases

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27 Feb 2014 17:44

MARKET COMMENT: FTSE 100 Ends Higher As Yellen Soothes Nerves

LONDON (Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 closed higher Thursday on the busiest day of the earnings season so far, after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's latest comments pushed up stocks on Wall Street, dragging Europe with it.

London's blue-chip index has spent most of the day in t

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27 Feb 2014 17:01

UPDATE 1-FTSE edges up after Yellen, US data; RBS slumps

* FTSE 100 closes up 0.2 pct * RBS day's worst performer * U.S. data help pare losses * Capita among companies to report good results By Joshua Franklin LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index edged up on Thursday, lifted by positive U.S. data and assura

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27 Feb 2014 16:30

London close: FTSE ends higher, Capita and Whitbread lead

- ONS confirms Q4 UK growth of 0.7 per cent - Yellen points to softer spending - US jobless claims come in above expectations techMARK 2,902.16 +0.09% FTSE 100 6,810.27 +0.16% FTSE 250 16,523.02 +0.31% After a jam-packed day, the FTSE finished slightly higher, helped by confirmation of UK quarterl

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27 Feb 2014 16:15

Britain's FTSE flat after US data helps pare losses; RBS slumps

* FTSE 100 flat on the day * RBS day's worst performer * U.S. data help pare losses * Capita among companies to report good results * WPP hit on margin concerns By Joshua Franklin LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index was flat on Thursday, with p

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27 Feb 2014 15:06

FTSE 100 movers: Capita leads as RBS sinks

Outsourcing specialist Capita led the upside after it said it had won 588m pounds-worth of new contracts so far in 2014, as it lifted pre-tax profits by 14 per cent to 215m pounds for the 2013 full-year. Revenues rose 15 per cent to 3.85bn pounds and operating profits increased to 516m pounds from 3

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27 Feb 2014 14:42

UPDATE 3-Currency swings and ad competition hit WPP's shares

By Kate Holton BARCELONA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Fierce competition in the global advertising industry forced Britain's WPP to lower its profit guidance for 2014 on Thursday, wiping more than a billion pounds off its share price and overshadowing its improving trading throughout 2013. The

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27 Feb 2014 14:38

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Shareholder Payouts Rise As Recovery Takes Hold

LONDON (Alliance News) - A large number of companies resumed or hiked shareholder payouts on the biggest day of the UK earnings season Thursday, as earnings generally headed higher thanks to the gradual economic recovery in 2013.

Housebuilders Barratt Developments and Redrow both re

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27 Feb 2014 12:12

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: RBS Shares Fall 8.7% As It Records Wider Loss

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday.

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FTSE 100 - WINNERS

Capita, up 5%. The British outsourcing company said its 2013 pretax pro

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27 Feb 2014 12:07

Britain's FTSE knocked back by RBS, Ukraine

* FTSE 100 falls 0.8 pct * RBS leads financials lower * Russia jet report spooks markets * Capita among companies to report good results * WPP hit on margin concerns By Joshua Franklin LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Britain's top share index was on track for its bi

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27 Feb 2014 11:31

TOP NEWS: Royal Bank Of Scotland Posts Biggest Loss Since 2008

LONDON (Alliance News) - The following is a summary of top news stories Thursday.
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Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC reported its sixth consecutive annual pretax loss, and its biggest since 2008, while unveilin

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27 Feb 2014 11:23

London midday: Shares in decline after busy morning, RBS sinks

- FTSE down 47.55 points at 6,751.60 - Ongoing protests in Ukraine - Eurozone confidence beats consensus techMARK 2,883.75 -0.54% FTSE 100 6,744.70 -0.80% FTSE 250 16,392.95 -0.48% Stocks registered a sharp decline by lunchtime, as investor sentiment was dampened by unimpressive reports out from R

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