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Sunday newspaper share tips

By This Is Money
Updated: 10:52 EDT, 12 July 2009

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Each week This is Money rounds up share tips from the Sunday newspapers. Find out who is tipping what below...

Midas: Mail on Sunday

This week Financial Mail's share tipster Midas looks at National Grid and Velti, while fund manager Andy Brough explains why he is buying Albermarle & Bond. - Midas share tips

- Ask Andy: Fund manager's views

Sunday Telegraph

Diploma provides a range of products to businesses including laboratory equipment, hydraulic seals and electrical wiring. The group has no debt and is weathering the recession well because customers need its products to maintain existing equipment. Management have stripped costs out of the business and the shares now look relatively cheap. Buy at 130p.

Peroni Nastro Azzurro brewer SABMillier is cautious over growth prospects for its European region although it expects to gain share in a declining market. The dividend looks secure, so current investors should hold on at 1232p.

Despite rising unemployment, recruitment firm Hays has generated enough cash to pay down debts and has kept a rein on costs after shedding more than a quarter of its staff in the last year. Hays has said that City recruitment has begun to improve for the first time in two years, although it may be a little too early to pick up the shares. Hold at 84.75p.

Sunday Times

The City is expecting more deals from Aberdeen Asset Management after tie-ups with Chaucer and First Group. Chief executive Martin Gilbert has made it clear he expects to pick up some assets on the cheap as the recession flushes out more opportunities. Shares in Aberdeen climbed almost 8% last week after analysts digested the impact of its most recent big deal with Credit Suisse's UK asset management business. But it will be difficult to convince shareholders to support a much needed £400m-£600m rights issue.

The big question amongst the major pub groups is whether M&B will join its rivals in raising cash to restructure debts. There's unlikely to be any new on that this week at a planned trading update. If and when it does make a cash call, the attitude of its shareholder base will be crucial. In the meantime, analysts expect the third-quarter update to show trade continues to be relatively brisk. The shares, standing at 240p, have barely moved in the past month, and are worth holding.

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