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  • London pre-open: Flat start for FTSE

    Thursday 12 Apr 2012

    City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open up 4 points from yesterday's close of 5,635, with investor sentiment somewhat buoyed by gains in the US, but nonetheless dampened by ongoing concerns over the Eurozone.

  • Punch on track to meet full year targets

    Thursday 12 Apr 2012

    Pubs group Punch Taverns said its interim results were in line with expectations, leaving it on course to meet full year targets.

  • Impressive start for Aggreko

    Thursday 12 Apr 2012

    Temporary power and temperature control solutions group Aggreko claims to have had a 'very strong' first quarter, with both International Power Projects and the Local business growing underlying revenues by over a fifth.

  • Centamin not slowed much by strike action

    Thursday 12 Apr 2012

    Strike activity in the first quarter did not stop Egyptian gold miner Centamin from posting an increase in production compared to a year earlier.

  • Commodities: Oil price bubbles as confidence returns

    Thursday 12 Apr 2012

    Despite a bigger than expected rise last week in oil inventories, the price of West Texas sweet light crude rose in New York trading, as better than expected results from aluminium producer Alcoa sparked renewed enthusiasm about the global economy.

  • FX round-up: Euro wanted as bond markets cool

    Thursday 12 Apr 2012

    The European common currency made headway against the US dollar on Wednesday as European bond markets suggested fears of another Eurozone bailout may have been overplayed.

  • Thursday tips round-up: WS Atkins, Easy Jet, Eldorado Gold

    Thursday 12 Apr 2012

    If the health of a consultancy such as WS Atkins can be measured by the number of consultants it can afford to employ, and this is at least a crude measure of performance, then Atkins’ UK business is in good shape. The company added a modest 100 staff members in the second half, the first real growth since 2009. In North America however, where in 2010 Atkins bought the privately owned consultancy

  • London close: Banks, miners lead the rebound

    Wednesday 11 Apr 2012

    - Spanish, Italian yields fall on ECB intervention speculation - Barclays leads banks higher after upgrade - UK retail sales values rise in March

  • Advertised jobs reach eight-month high

    Wednesday 11 Apr 2012

    The number of job positions posted each month rose at the highest rate in eight months in March, a report by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has revealed.

  • Broker snap: Nomura stays a buyer of Shell

    Wednesday 11 Apr 2012

    Nomura has maintained its buy rating and 2,700p target price for oil giant Royal Dutch Shell saying that while the investment case is very much second-half weighted, the year-to-date underperformance and first quarter results should provide catalysts to the stock.

  • FTSE 100 Movers: Barclays boosted by upgrade

    Wednesday 11 Apr 2012

    Shares of banking giant Barclays were performing well, helped by an upgrade from Investec, which recommended investors build positions following the stock’s recent underperformance.

  • Nokia issues profit warning

    Wednesday 11 Apr 2012

    Nokia, the Finnish mobile phone giant, has warned of losses in the first half of 2012, sending shares plummeting on Wednesday.

  • Michael Page slumps on weak banking sector

    Wednesday 11 Apr 2012

    Recruitment firm Michael Page fell sharply on the FTSE 250 on Wednesday as it struggled with weak demand from the depressed banking sector and poor performance in its UK market during the first quarter.

  • Facebook gears up for a mid-May launch

    Wednesday 11 Apr 2012

    The rumours over Facebook’s long-awaited five-billion dollar initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq have started to heat up and now point to a possible launch date as early as May 16th.

  • London midday: Risk appetite increases as banks, miners advance

    Wednesday 11 Apr 2012

    - Footsie back above 5,600 after sell-off - Banks, miners among best performers on Footsie - Michael Page unwanted on FTSE 250

  • Facebook gears up for a mid-May launch

    Wednesday 11 Apr 2012

    The rumours over Facebook’s long-awaited five-billion dollar initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq have started to heat up and now point to a possible launch date as early as May 16th.

  • Broker snap: Investec upgrades Barclays after recent sell-off

    Wednesday 11 Apr 2012

    Shares of banking giant Barclays were performing well on Wednesday morning, helped by an upgrade from Investec which recommends investors to build positions following the stock’s recent underperformance.

  • UK retail sales unexpectedly strong in March

    Wednesday 11 Apr 2012

    UK shoppers confounded analysts' expectations of a flat month in March, pushing sales values up 1.3% on a like-for-like basis compared to the year before.

  • Goldman mergers star leaves firm

    Wednesday 11 Apr 2012

    The co-head of mergers and acquisitions at Goldman Sachs is to leave the controversial US investment bank after 24 years with the firm.

  • Spanish bonds strengthen despite weak industrial production data

    Wednesday 11 Apr 2012

    Industrial production in Spain was 5.1 per cent lower in February compared to the same month of last year, after accounting for calendar differences between 2011 and 2012.

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