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Ocean Finance:
Market Cap
£5,744m
Change Today
-4.00p (-0.55%)
Share Price
725.50p
Update - 
Update - Latest ShareCast News
Broker tips: AB Foods, Hays, Balfour Beatty
Date: Monday 05 Jan 2009
The recent rally in the share price has prompted Goldman Sachs to cut its rating on Primark owner and sugar group Associated British Foods.
ABF ShareCast News
| Broker snap: Goldman cools on AB Foods | 05-Jan-2009 | ShareCast |
| Tuesday tips round-up: AB Foods, Inchcape, Spice | 16-Dec-2008 | ShareCast |
| London close: Footsie falls despite strong miners | 15-Dec-2008 | ShareCast |
| London afternoon: Equities shrug off Madoff conc... | 15-Dec-2008 | ShareCast |
| London midday: HBOS leads London higher | 15-Dec-2008 | ShareCast |
ABF Regulatory News
| IMS and reporting timetable 2009 | 07-Jan-2009 | 12:01 | RNS |
| Re Acquisition | 15-Dec-2008 | 07:00 | RNS |
| Publication of resolutions | 08-Dec-2008 | 10:40 | RNS |
| Result of AGM | 08-Dec-2008 | 10:40 | RNS |
| Chairman's Address to AGM | 05-Dec-2008 | 11:04 | RNS |
ABF Newspaper Links
| A sweet deal for ABF as it pays £345m for Spanis... | 16-Dec-2008 | The Scotsman |
| Primark owner AB Foods' profits rise 3% | 05-Nov-2008 | The Scotsman |
| RBS 'first loss' hint | 05-Nov-2008 | Sun |
| Primark cashes in on the credit crunch | 09-Sep-2008 | Times |
| Associated British Foods says worst inflation is... | 09-Sep-2008 | Times |
ABF Tips & Analysis
| Tempus:Associated British Foods | 16-Dec-2008 | Times |
| The Investment Column:Associated British Foods | 16-Dec-2008 | The Independent |
| Stock market report: Wednesday latest | 03-Dec-2008 | Daily Mail |
| Stock market report: Monday latest | 17-Nov-2008 | Daily Mail |
| Market Watch: Blue chip British brands to reveal... | 02-Nov-2008 | Scotland on Sunday |
ABF News Wires
| UK stocks trim gains as TMTs pile on pressure | 30-Jun-2003 | Reuters |
Other ABF News
| Stock market report: Monday close | 05-Jan-2009 | This Is Money |
| Yesterday's trading: FTSE's hopes fall on weak W... | 16-Dec-2008 | This Is Money |
| Stock market report: Friday close | 05-Dec-2008 | This Is Money |
| Stock market report: Wednesday close | 03-Dec-2008 | This Is Money |
| Stock market report: Monday close | 17-Nov-2008 | This Is Money |
ABF Market Data
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 725.50p  |
| Change Today | -4.00p |
| 52 Week High | 904.00 |
| 52 Week Low | 611.50 |
| Volume | 42,183 |
| Shares Issued | 791.67m |
| Market Cap | £5,744m |
| Beta | 0.62 |
| RiskGrade | 184 |
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ABF Star Ratings
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What The Brokers Say
| Strong Buy | 1 |
| Buy | 0 |
| Neutral | 10 |
| Sell | 3 |
| Strong Sell | 2 |
| Total | 16 |
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.
ABF Dividends
| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 03-Dec-08 | 04-Jun-08 |
| Paid | 09-Jan-09 | 03-Jul-08 |
| Amount | 13.50p | 6.75p |
Trades for 09-Jan-2009
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 08:22 | 461 @ 725.50p |
| 08:22 | 200 @ 725.50p |
| 08:22 | 100 @ 725.50p |
| 08:22 | 200 @ 725.50p |
| 08:22 | 1,795 @ 724.50p |
ABF Key Personnel
| CEO | George G Weston |
| Finance Director | John Bason |
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