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MARKET COMMENT: UK Blue Chips Continue Gains Following Break

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK equities closed mixed Tuesday, with large- and mid-cap stocks outperforming their smaller peers to end the day in positive territory for the third trading day in a row, as individual company news took centre stage.

Following a four-day Easter break, Londo

FTSE 250 movers: Pharmaceutical stocks surge

Worldwide Healthcare Trust and Hikma Pharmaceuticals tracked their FTSE 100 peers higher after AstraZeneca gained strongly on the back of takeover speculation, Shire rose following broker comment, and GSK also jumped after announcing a massive three-part deal with Swiss pharmaceuticals peer Novartis

London midday: Pharma deals lift stocks as FTSE 100 nears 6,700

- FTSE 100 at highest since April 4th - Astra jumps on Pfizer takeover speculation - GSK announces massive three-part deal with Novartis techMARK 2,741.04 +2.28% FTSE 100 6,691.88 +1.01% FTSE 250 16,103.19 +1.23% Heightened M&A activity in the pharmaceutical sector gave UK markets a boost on Tues

London open: Pharma M&A gives UK stocks a lift

- FTSE 100 at highest since April 4th - Astra jumps on Pfizer takeover speculation - GSK announces massive three-part deal with Novartis techMARK 2,729.51 +1.85% FTSE 100 6,683.16 +0.87% FTSE 250 16,031.64 +0.78% Strong gains from heavyweight pharmaceutical groups gave UK markets a boost on Tuesd

FTSE 250 movers: African Barrick climbs on rating upgrade

African Barrick Gold rose after Numis raised its target price from 170p to 260p and upgraded the miner from 'sell' to 'hold'. Drax also climbed following Deutsche Bank's decision to reiterate its 'buy' rating on the stock. Technology group Pace and biotech-focused Worldwide Healthcare Trust were l

London midday: Tech and airline stocks drag UK markets lower

- Tech, internet stocks weigh on markets - Nasdaq sees sharpest fall since late 2011 - JPMorgan, Wells Fargo in focus this afternoon - Airlines sold off after Heathrow traffic stats techMARK 2,668.68 -1.87% FTSE 100 6,563.60 -1.18% FTSE 250 15,888.60 -1.61% UK stocks fell over one per cent on Frid

London open: Tech stocks drag UK markets lower after Nasdaq sell-off

- US, Asian weakness flows into UK stocks - Tech stocks hit hard in early trading - Supermarkets edge higher early on techMARK 2,679.00 -1.49% FTSE 100 6,594.42 -0.72% FTSE 250 15,946.60 -1.25% There were just a handful of risers on the FTSE 100 on Friday morning as stocks dropped sharply, trackin

Worldwide Healthcare Beats Benchmark

LONDON (Alliance News) - Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC Friday said it outperformed its benchmark in the last three months of 2013. In a statement, the trust said its fully diluted net asset value per share total return was 8.8%, meaning it outperformed the MSCI World Health Care Index meas

Ex-divs to take 3.88 points off FTSE 100 Dec. 4

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go ex-dividend on Wednesday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect of the resulting adjustment to prices by market-ma

Worldwide Healthcare Trust Outperforms Benchmark Over Half Year

FUNDVIEW-Healthcare M&A to gain pace in 2013 - OrbiMed's Isaly

By Esha Dey and Suzannah Benjamin Feb 7 (Reuters) - Healthcare deals will rebound this year after a weak 2012, with providers of innovative technologies, cancer treatments and diagnostics being the most likely targets, the founder and managing partner of healthcare-focused OrbiMed Advisors