XCH.L Share News (XCH)

Xchanging acquires US tech group

Xchanging, a business process, procurement and technology services provider, has acquired SBB Services, a US-based e-Sourcing Software-as-a-Service provider. The acquisition, which forms part of the company's technology-enablement strategy, was made for up to $22m, with $11m paid initially, and fu

Xchanging Acquires US e-Sourcing Specialist MarketMaker4

DIRECTOR DEALINGS - Xchanging CFO Transfers Shares To Connected Person

CareTech heads buy close to a million shares

CareTech, the AIM-listed social care services firm, announced Wednesday that both its Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer each purchased 485,000 shares. Farouq Sheikh and Haroon Sheikh both paid 190p a share, costing a total of £921,500. The purchases were announced the same day the c

Hikma Pharmaceuticals non-exec sells 5,700 shares

Ronald Goode, a non-Executive Director of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, has disposed of 5,700 shares at 983.00p each. The £56,031 sale comes less than a week after the company upgraded its 2013 revenue growth forecast following a strong start to the year. In an announcment released May 16th, the group t

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps close 0.5 percent higher

UK small caps end 0.5 percent higher, while the midcaps climb 0.7 percent, and the blue chips add 0.1 percent. Shares in Cape edge up 0.3 percent as the oil, gas and mining support services group says trading in the first quarter of 2013 was in line with its expectations and unveils plans

Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

Amara Mining: Westhouse Securities lowers target price from 124p to 110p, while reiterating a buy recommendation. Ashtead: Canaccord Genuity ups target price to 170p and keeps a buy recommendation. Bellway: Deutsche Bank revises target price from 1381p to 1395p and reiterates a hold recommendation

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps up 0.3 pct, outpaces blue-chips

The FTSE Small Caps index is up 0.2 percent in morning trade, outperforming a 0.1 percent gain on the FTSE 100 blue-chip index and a 0.1 percent gain on the FTSE 250 mid-cap index. DP Poland, which has the exclusive right to develop and operate Domino's Pizza stores in Poland, surges 10.7 p

Monday broker round-up UPDATE

Aggreko: JP Morgan takes target price from 1845p to 1870p, while reiterating a neutral rating. Anglo American: Nomura reduces target price from 1800p to 1700p and downgrades from neutral to reduce. ARM Holdings: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 400p to 445p, but still recommends selling.

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

Ashtead Group: Citigroup increases target price from 487p to 590p and keeps a buy recommendation. Atkins: JP Morgan raises target price from 893p 920p, reiterating an overweight rating. Berendsen: Panmure Gordon moves target price from 582p to 760p, while staying with its hold recommendation. Cant

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps climb 0.4 percent

UK small caps climb 0.4 percent, in line with the blue chips and the midcaps. Pan-African agricultural company Agriterra firms 2.6 percent after unveiling first-half results. It says net asset value increased to $64.5 million, while strong progress was made across its beef, cocoa and maize

Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

AZ Electronic Materials: Goldman Sachs moves target price from 440p to 450p and retains a buy recommendation. Bovis Homes Group: Deutsche Bank shifts target price from 667p to 679p, while downgrading to hold. British American Tabacco: Investec places its target price (previously 3350p) and buy rec

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

African Minerals: Citigroup reduces target price from 500p to 470p, buy recommendation reiterated. Alpha Real Trust: Panmure Gordon reduces target price from 77p to 76p, hold recommendation kept. Antofagasta: Alphavalue raises target price from 1073.30p to 1346.40p and upgrades to add. British La

Friday broker round-up

Balfour Beatty: Credit Suisse downgrades to neutral, target cut from 361p to 275p; Citi downgrades to neutral, target cut from 372p to 270p. Big Yellow: Citi downgrades to neutral, target lifted from 330p to 360p. Dairy Crest: JPMorgan Cazenove initiates coverage with overweight rating and 404p ta

Thursday broker round-up - UPDATE

Ashtead: UBS raises target from 375p to 400p, buy rating kept. ASOS: Panmure Gordon keeps buy rating and 2,530p target. AZ Electronic Materials: Goldman Sachs upgrades to conviction buy. Booker: Panmure Gordon keeps buy rating and 108p target. Britvic: Panmure Gordon keeps hold rating and 380p t