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FTSE 250 movers: Gold miners shine
London’s FTSE 250 was down 0. 2% at 19,739. 17 in afternoon trade on Friday.
FTSE 100 movers: Miners rally but airlines in the red
London’s FTSE 100 was up 1% at 8,002. 99 in afternoon trade on Friday.
JPMorgan Chase Q1 profits jump
JPMorgan Chase reported a 6% jump in first-quarter profit on Friday as net interest income rose.
JPMorgan 'repositioning for a recovery' as it upgrades host of housebuilders
JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded a host of names in the housebuilding sector on Friday as it said it was "repositioning for a recovery".
London midday: Stocks extend gains as miners, housebuilders rally
London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday as the latest GDP data suggested the UK recession had ended, with miners and housebuilders on the front foot.
RBC Capital upgrades Taylor Wimpey, downgrades Berkeley
RBC Capital Markets upgraded Taylor Wimpey on Friday but downgraded Berkeley as it took a look at the two UK housebuilders.
London open: Stocks rally after GDP data, ahead of US earnings
London stocks rose in early trade on Friday as the latest GDP data suggested the UK recession had ended and as investors eyed the start of US earnings season.
UAE’s ADNOC said to have recently considered BP takeover
The United Arab Emirates' state-owned oil company recently considered buying BP but the deliberations did not progress beyond preliminary discussions, according to a report.
UK GDP grows 0.1% in February
The UK economy grew a touch in February, according to figures released on Friday by the Office for National Statistics.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up as investors mull GDP data
London stocks were set to rise at the open on Friday as investors mulled the latest UK GDP data and eyed the start of US earnings season.
Friday newspaper round-up: Everton, AstraZeneca, Amazon
Everton has paid about £30m in interest charges to an opaque lender associated with a tax exile, corporate records suggest. The charges appear to have reached about £438,000 a week, according to the troubled Premier League club’s most recent set of accounts, a figure more than three times the reported wages of the Everton and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. – Guardian.
FTSE 250 movers: Darktrace surges on guidance; travel stocks hit
London’s FTSE 250 was down 0. 2% at 19,772. 85 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
FTSE 100 movers: AstraZeneca rallies; travel shares under pressure
London’s FTSE 100 was down 0. 2% at 7,949. 25 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
London midday: FTSE turns negative ahead of ECB; travel shares slump
London stocks had moved into the red by midday on Thursday ahead of the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and PPI reading in the US, as investors continued to mull the impact of a hotter-than-expected US inflation print.
JPMorgan upgrades Marks & Spencer to ‘overweight’
JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded Marks & Spencer on Thursday to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ and lifted the price target to 330p from 260p as it took a look at European general retail.
Belgium's Shurgard to buy Lok'nStore in £378m deal
Self-storage firm Lok'nStore said on Thursday that it has agreed to be bought by Belgian rival Shurgard in a £378m deal.
HSBC upgrades Kingfisher to 'buy'
HSBC upgraded B&Q and Castorama owner Kingfisher on Thursday to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ and lifted the price target to 305p from 235p.
London open: FTSE nudges up ahead of ECB, US PPI
London stocks nudged up in early trade on Thursday ahead of the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and PPI reading in the US, as investors continued to mull the impact of the hotter-than-expected US inflation print.
SocGen to sell professional equipment financing business for €1.1bn
Societe Generale said on Thursday that it has agreed to sell its professional equipment financing businesses to Groupe BPCE for €1. 1bn.
London pre-open: Stocks seen up as investors eyed ECB
London stocks were set to rise on Thursday ahead of the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and PPI reading in the US, as investors continued to mull the impact of a hotter-than-expected US inflation print a day earlier.