Tate & Lyle’s growth slows February 9, 2012 TATE & LYLE said it was on track to deliver a “good performance” for the full year to March, with operating profits in line with expectations despite experiencing slower growth in the third quarter. Shares fell more than three per cent yesterday, making it one of the worst performers in the FTSE 100, after the [...]
Signs of a solution in Greece send the FTSE edging higher February 9, 2012 BRITAIN’S top share index closed modestly higher yesterday, supported by oil and banking stocks after BG Group reported strong results and Greece moved closer to securing a bailout package that will avert a chaotic default. The FTSE 100 closed 19.54 points or 0.3 per cent higher at 5,895.47 after hitting a six-month intraday high of [...]
FTSE up as Greek endgame arrives February 9, 2012 The FTSE 100 crawled up this morning as investors braced themselves for an expected decision on a Greek debt deal and the prospect of the Bank of England pumping in another £50bn into its quantitative easing programme. Greek officials said pension cuts were the sticking point in talks which have lurched from one crisis point [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS December 18, 2011 BP Evolution has maintained its “buy” recommendation on BP, after the oil giant settled its dispute with contractor Cameron over the Macondo accident – although its target price of 510p is at “the lower end” of a valuation range that scales to 771p/sh. Evolution also notes that BP is talking to Ophir Energy about farming [...]
Banks and miners stem tide of FTSE losses November 24, 2011 The FTSE 100 was solid this morning as banks and miners stabilized the index which has taken a battering from the confidence sapping Eurozone crisis. Germany – seen as the kingpin in the bloc – yesterday sold just €3.6bn (£3bn) worth of 10-year bonds, from €6bn euros on offer. That sent shockwaves through markets which [...]
Tate & Lyle sees its profits soar November 3, 2011 SUGAR giant Tate & Lyle said it was concerned about the ongoing Eurozone crisis after it posted a 38 per cent jump in half-year profit as it saw little impact yet from the global economic downturn. The London-based group posted a first-half pre-tax profit of £180m for the six months to end of September yesterday, ahead [...]
FTSE ends the day higher on EU hope November 3, 2011 INVESTORS shrugged off chaos in the Eurozone as Britain’s top share index climbed higher yesterday, with leaders of the most powerful nations meeting in France in an effort to solve Europe’s crippling debt crisis. London’s blue chip index rose 61.54 points, or 1.1 per cent, to 5,545.64, as the index continued to recoup the sharp [...]
FTSE weak as investors eye G20 November 3, 2011 The FTSE 100 tracked falls in Asia as leaders of the world’s biggest economies gathered in France for a G20 summit set to be dominated by the threat of Greece falling out of the Eurozone. The leaders of France and Germany, angered at Greece’s shock move to call a referendum on its latest bail-out plan [...]
THE WEEK AHEAD October 30, 2011 COMPANY NEWS ● Barclays announces today. It traces its origins back to 1690, when John Freame and Thomas Gould traded as goldsmith bankers in Lombard Street. Eagle eyes await results. ● Imperial Tobacco announces tomorrow. Its brands include Davidoff, West, Gauloises Blondes, Montecristo and Drum. It was created in 1901 through the amalgamation of thirteen [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS October 27, 2011 TATE AND LYLE Ahead of first half results next Thursday, Citi rates the sweetener company as “neutral” with a target price of £6.35. The broker forecasts revenues up three per cent to £1.4bn, operating profit up 8.3 per cent to £181m and earnings per share of 27.3p, a lift of 16 per cent. Citi expects [...]