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CMA's ICAP and Tullet Prebon concerns ‘should be resolvable’
ICAP & Tullet Prebon, Weir Group, Rio Tinto, Accesso Technology, and Goals Soccer Centres are in Tuesday's broker spotlight.
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Weir Group PLC
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The Weir Group provides support services primarily to the mining, oil & gas and power industry's and is a member of the FTSE 250.
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Hermes slams boardroom pay deals at Tullow Oil, Weir Group and Shire
Fund manager opposes Shire's plans to hike the salary of chief executive Flemming Ornskov by a quarter
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Deutsche Bank downgrades Standard Chartered
Deutsche analyst David Lock said Tuesday’s share price rally was not justified by the bank’s revenue outlook or forecasts through to 2018 – Weir Group Plc, Cobham Plc and the UK house builders were also in the broker spotlight.
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Other companies reporting include Lloyds Banking, Taylor Wimpey and WPP
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Unilever catches Credit Suisse’s eye
Credit Suisse is bullish on consumer goods giant Unilever PLC ahead of first quarter results on April 14 and has ramped up the target price.
Thursday's agenda: Genel to update on Kurdistan operations after reserve cut
The Kurdistan-focused producer has already predicted a US$1bn impairment charge on its Taq Taq field
FTSE 100 closes Monday’s trading flat
The blue-chip benchmark ended February a solitary point higher than Friday’s closing price.
Risers & fallers: Burberry Group, Pearson, Royal Bank of Scotland, Sports Direct, Weir, William Hill
Tristel ends a rough week on a high note as directors buy more than 100,000 shares in the company.
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Brokers: Oil services now worth a look suggests Jefferies
Petrofac, Debenhams, Interserve...
Weir Group plans £40mln more cuts as profits fall
Oil services supplier said pre-tax profits fell 47% to £220mln in the year to January 1
Wednesday's agenda: Barratt Developments' focus on margins
Happy days are set to continue for Barratt Developments but Interserve might be finding the going a bit tougher
Investors give cool reaction to oil supply freeze
Oil majors still rise and Weir Group gets boost from vague bid chatter
Talk of oil supply limits sends London shares higher
The FTSE 100 Index climbed on reports of oil talks while M&A talk in oil and pubs also provided interest
Risers & Fallers: Action Hotels, CAP-XX, First Property Group, Iofina, Nature Group, Premier African
A tremendous boost for Premier African Minerals, the operator and 49% stakeholder in the RHA tungsten project, which has had a financing offer from local financial institution.
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Royal Bank of Scotland finally a ‘buy’, says UBS
RBS, Lloyds, Wood Group, Amec, Weir, Vodafone and QinetiQ are in Tuesday’s broker spotlight.
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Alliance Trust hires Lord Robert Smith as its new chairman
He replaces former chair Karin Forseke, who left at the start of the New Year
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Brokers: Rolls and BAE put engineers centre stage
Pearson, Weir, Sirius Minerals, AdEPT Telecom also feature
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Weir upgraded by RBC, but BoA ML and JP Morgan disagree
Weir was among the few true upgrades and downgrades on Wednesday, meanwhile Just Eat, Regus were also in the broker spotligh along with Anglo American, Antofagasta and other mining majors
Risers & Fallers: Premier Oil, Glencore, Weir, Countrywide, Wetherspoon (JD), TalkTalk Telecom
Profit warnings from Countrywide and JD Wetherspoon have hit their shares but investors are pleased with Glencore's progress,
Weir Group buoys long-suffering oil & gas investors
Oil & gas services group predicts second-half improvement
Tuesday's agenda: BAT break-up rumours to overshadow Imperial results
Investors will get a chance to quiz Imperial Tobacco on rumours of a potential British American deal and subsequent break-up.
Risers & Fallers: Flybe, Evraz, Weir Group, Bellway, Empyrean Energy, Tern and more...
Below are the main news-driven share price movements at 4pm.
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Goldman Sachs queries rally among mining stocks
Glencore, Rio, BHP, AAL, KAZ Minerals, Ferrexpo are all in the broker spotlight; so are Sports Direct, Sainsbury, Weir, Hays, and Carrillion
Commodity price drop is changing face of stock market
Property and investment stocks are replacing miners and oilers in Footsie
UK to produce more oil & gas for first time in 15 years
North Sea industry has lost 65,000 jobs since early last year
Lamprell the pick of a mixed bunch in oilfield services
Oil prices are showing signs of recovery, which bodes well for the support services sector, but it will take some time for the tide to turn.
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FTSE 100 drops as US markets slip back after opening surge
The FTSE 100 ended the day 102 points lower, 1.68% to 5,979
FTSE 100 ends Friday on a downer
Producer Prices data gave a lift to US prices after a tepid start
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A possible buy-back should worry Lloyds investors
Lloyds, Provident Financial, Weir, Drax and Diageo were all in Friday’s broker spotlight
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London market rides crest of corporate results wave
Shares rise modestly as blue-chips flood market with updates
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Thursday's agenda - More big cap results, including Rolls and BT
More results today on offer with some more big caps showing how much they are contributing to the UK's current growth trajectory. Lets start with a British stalwart - engineer Rolls Royce which posts second quarter earnings. It's been a tor
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Risers & Fallers: Altona, Igas, ReNeuron, Sefton, Sirius Minerals, Zoltav Resources
It's no surprise that, after two days of stonking gains in Shanghai, Fidelity Special Situations is the best performing FTSE 350 stock.
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Risers & Fallers: Cineworld, Fidelity China Special, Land Secs, Lloyds, Rolls Royce, Weir Group
Broker upgrades lift Land Securities and Lloyds Banking, but Rolls-Royce is in the wars again, as brokers slash their target prices.
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FTSE 100 slides again as Greece turmoil weighs again
FTSE100 is called to continue lower Tuesday as all eyes are still on Greece - on a day when it is likely to default on its its £1.1 billion payment due to the IMF.
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FTSE100 closes 1.13% higher as investors come back to shares; Osborne in focus
FTSE 100 closed 1.13% higher, rebounding from recent lows, to finish at 6,830 as investors appeared to come back to equites again.
FTSE 100 up 25 at lunch; Toumaz teams up with Google
London's blue chip stocks were higher at lunch, led higher by Sainsbury's and Standard Chartered.
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FTSE 100 up 25 at lunch; Toumaz teams up with Google
London's blue chip stocks were higher at lunch, led higher by Sainsbury's and Standard Chartered.
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Risers & Fallers: Amur minerals, FirstGroup, Proxama, Vedanta, Fidelity China Special Situations
Toumaz Limited announced a partnership with Google for its next generation connected audio solutions.
FTSE 100 flat; Sainsbury's leads the risers on the index
In the UK, the FTSE 100 eked out a 2 point gain to 6,755
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FTSE flat in early trading as investors await Osborne speech
George Osborne’s annual Mansion House speech will command much of the attention today.
Broker spotlight – AB Foods, Ophir Energy, Enquest, Premier Oil, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto
Primark owner Associated British Food rose to the top of the FTSE 100 risers thanks to an upgrade from Goldman Sachs
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FTSE 100 rebounds 30 early
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