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Lloyds soars as anticipation builds for dividend, government sale - UPDATE
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Shares in part-nationalised lender Lloyds surged ahead on Thursday as hopes over the resumption of a dividend sparked a positive reaction from markets.
Friday preview: RBS reports second-quarter earnings
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will unveil its second-quarter earnings on Friday amid reports the state-backed lender will soon announce its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Former Diageo CEO sells 3.9m-pound stake
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
A round-up of the biggest director buys today so far.
FTSE 250 movers: Fund manager Jupiter rockets after strong first half
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Shares in Jupiter Fund Management leapt on Thursday on the back of a strong set of half-year numbers which showed a strong investment performance and a nearly doubling of profits year-on-year. The results prompted the company to raise its interim dividend by two fifths.
Broker tips: Lloyds, Aggreko, BAE Systems
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Canaccord Genuity has placed its 'neutral' rating and target price for Lloyds under review, highlighting the possibility of a dividend next year given the bank's optimistic outlook in its first-half results.
London midday: Markets rise with central banks in focus
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Stocks were making decent gains on Thursday morning, helped by some dovish remarks from the Federal Reserve and some stronger-than-expected data from China, with Lloyds leading the FTSE 100 higher after its first-half results.
ENRC denies RAID allegations of Camec's Zimbabwe arms-funding
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Kazakh-focused miner Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation has strongly denied allegations that a business it acquired had previously breached sanctions against Zimbabwe.
Broker snap: Canaccord upbeat about divi possibility at Lloyds
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Canaccord Genuity has placed its 'neutral' rating and target price for Lloyds under review, highlighting the possibility of a dividend next year given the bank's optimistic outlook in its first-half results.
Market overview: Successful Spanish Treasury auction
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
09:45 The Spanish Treasury has today issued 3.22bn euros in medium-term bonds, ahead of the 3.0bn euros which had been targeted. FTSE 100 up 22 to 6,643.
London open: Lloyds leads FTSE 100 higher early on
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Upbeat Chinese data and some impressive first-half results from Lloyds helped boost markets on Thursday morning, though the focus is likely to turn to central-bank decisions in the UK and Europe later on.
Royal Dutch Shell's second quarter earnings fall on impairments
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Royal Dutch Shell’s earnings for the second quarter declined, mainly due to impairments.
Broker snap: Jefferies optimistic about second half at BAE Systems
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Jefferies has maintained its 'buy' rating and 350p target price for defence, security and aerospace firm BAE Systems, saying that the group's first-half results give it confidence in its full-year forecasts.
Aggreko's half-year profits slide on weak trading of Power Projects
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Aggreko, which supplies temporary power and temperature control, reported a two per cent drop in pre-tax profits to 144m pounds for the first six months due to poor trading its in Power Projects business.
Lloyds sees H1 profits surge, guidance revised up
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Lloyds hailed a huge increase in underlying profits in the first half, helped by rising income and margins as well as reductions in costs and impairments.
US close: Stocks mixed as markets digest Fed decision
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Muted reaction to Fed statement; Fed's tone slightly dovish; Economic data comes in strong.
Thursday tips round-up: British American Tobacco, Rightmove
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
British American Tobacco (BAT), like the rest of the industry, is facing future headwinds, The Telegraph’s Questor column said. The global trade in illicit cigarettes always increases in a downturn and it is now growing at about 1.0 per cent each year but it is falling in places such as Canada, Mexico and Pakistan. The move to plain packaging is also a potential problem for the sector. However,
Thursday newspaper round-up: RBS, Centrica, BP
Thursday 01 Aug 2013
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is expected to appoint Ross McEwan as its new Chief Executive as soon as Thursday, The Telegraph reported. McEwan, a New Zealander who heads the taxpayer-backed lender’s retail operations in the UK, is considered the leading candidate to take over from Stephen Hester, who announced his resignation in June.
London close: Stocks rally on US data as eyes turn to Fed
Wednesday 31 Jul 2013
After a cautious start, the FTSE 100 rallied strongly in afternoon trade following some strong economic data from the US, though markets pulled back slightly from their intraday highs by the close as investors awaited a key policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.
FTSE 250 movers: Rightmove, F&C Asset Management
Wednesday 31 Jul 2013
Rightmove moved to the top of the FTSE 100 ladder after reporting a rise in underlying operating profit for the first half of the year, boosted by an improving housing market and investment in its own technology.
London midday: Markets celebrate fall in Eurozone unemployment
Wednesday 31 Jul 2013
A fall in unemployment in Europe and some well-received corporate earnings pushed the FTSE 100 into positive territory on Wednesday morning, as traders showed optimism ahead of a policy announcement by the Federal Reserve later this evening.
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