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  • Volumes at Johnson Matthey hit by Amplats shake-up

    Wednesday 30 Jan 2013

    Speciality chemicals group Johnson Matthey reported that both sales and profits fell in the third quarter, while the outlook for the rest of the year remains mixed.

  • Imperial Tobacco's Finance Director retires, profits to fall in first half

    Wednesday 30 Jan 2013

    Imperial Tobacco announced on Wednesday that its Finance Director is to step down from the company, as it revealed operating profits would decline in the first half.

  • Renishaw first half lifted by China orders

    Tuesday 29 Jan 2013

    Precision tool maker Renishaw carved out a sharp increase in half yearly earnings, after it was boosted by a string of large consumer electronics orders in China, but cautioned it faces tough financial comparators in the second half.

  • Polymetal wary on 2013 production

    Tuesday 29 Jan 2013

    Polymetal said gold production had topped expectations in 2012 but warned there was a moderate chance it would miss this year's target.

  • Commodities: Economic data bolsters crude

    Tuesday 29 Jan 2013

    Hopes of increased demand for crude sent oil prices higher on Tuesday with the March contract settling at the highest level since September.

  • Broker snap: Espirito Santo downgrades RBS and Lloyds to 'sell'

    Tuesday 29 Jan 2013

    While shares in Royal Bank of Scotland were being hammered on Tuesday by concerns about alleged LIBOR manipulation in the US, the stock was being weighed down further by a downgrade by Espirito Santo.

  • Broker snap: Espirito Santo downgrades RBS and Lloyds to 'sell'

    Tuesday 29 Jan 2013

    While shares in Royal Bank of Scotland were being hammered on Tuesday by concerns about alleged LIBOR manipulation in the US, the stock was being weighed down further by a downgrade by Espirito Santo.

  • Broker tips: Barclays, British Land, Carpetright

    Tuesday 29 Jan 2013

    Ahead of Barclays's full-year results due on February 12th, UBS has raised its target price for the stock from 315p to 325p and kept its 'neutral' rating.

  • FTSE 100 movers: Anglo American a strong riser

    Tuesday 29 Jan 2013

    Diversified mining group Anglo American gained despite saying it will recognise a 4.0bn dollar impairment charge in its 2012 results after completing a detailed cost and schedule review of its Minas-Rio iron ore project in Brazil.

  • Broker snap: UBS ups Barclays target ahead of full-year results

    Tuesday 29 Jan 2013

    Ahead of Barclays's full-year results due on February 12th, UBS has raised its target price for the stock from 315p to 325p and kept its 'neutral' rating.

  • Bumi's boardroom battles take another twist

    Tuesday 29 Jan 2013

    Under-pressure coal miner Bumi plc has recommended shareholders vote against resolutions put forward by founder Nathaniel Rothschild to get rid of most of the company's directors, saying that the proposed changes are 'not the way forward'.

  • Broker snap: British Land well-positioned, says Panmure Gordon

    Tuesday 29 Jan 2013

    Panmure Gordon has raised its target price for real estate group British Land from 570p to 600p and retained its 'buy' rating following the company's third-quarter trading update.

  • Bumi's boardroom battles take another twist

    Tuesday 29 Jan 2013

    Under-pressure coal miner Bumi plc has recommended shareholders vote against resolutions put forward by founder Nathaniel Rothschild to get rid of most of the company's directors, saying that the proposed changes are 'not the way forward'.

  • Tuesday newspaper round-up: Bumi, Yahoo, Osborne...

    Tuesday 29 Jan 2013

    Nat Rothschild escalated his battle with Bumi's board yesterday, dismissing their plans for a radical shake-up of the Indonesian coal miner he co-founded – before they had even been announced. Mr Rothschild, pictured, rubbished the promotion of Eko Budianto to be new head of a key Bumi subsidiary, due to be announced today, claiming he is too close to the group's other founders, Indonesia's

  • Wednesday tips round-up: National Grid, Petra Diamonds

    Monday 28 Jan 2013

    At 5.8 per cent National Grid pays the highest dividend of any company on the FTSE 100. However, can the company fund the upgrades the country needs and continue to pay a decent dividend to shareholders. Further complicating matters, the firm is in negotiations with Ofgem over a new pricing regime, but can it deliver? The Times´s Tempus believes that at the current moment those fears look

  • Commodities: Oil gains traction after mixed data

    Monday 28 Jan 2013

    Crude oil futures advanced on Monday as traders mulled a mixed bag of economic data and after an OPEC official said oil prices are expected to remain stable through 2013.

  • Bonds: Yields climb as week commences

    Monday 28 Jan 2013

    The following were the yield and basis point (bp) movements of some of the most-watched 10-year bonds this afternoon:

  • London close: FTSE 100 edges closer to 6,300 after recent strong run

    Monday 28 Jan 2013

    Improving newsflow in China and some better-than-expected economic data from the US helped the FTSE 100 come close to the 6,300 barrier on Monday, a level not seen since mid-2008.

  • Sector movers: Banks rise as Goldman lifts targets

    Monday 28 Jan 2013

    Banking stocks were performing well on Monday afternoon after Goldman Sachs raised target prices across the sector.

  • Broker tips: SSE, GKN, Tate & Lyle

    Monday 28 Jan 2013

    Despite SSE underperforming the wider UK utility sector on the news that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is leaving, Credit Suisse has kept its 'outperform' recommendation for the shares, saying that value-creation is expected to continue.

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