Glencore pulls out of $475m Peru mine deal November 30, 2011 Commodity trader and miner Glencore has pulled out of its planned $475m (£305m) acquisition of the owner of Peru’s Mina Justa copper project, citing the seller’s failure to satisfy necessary conditions. Glencore, the world’s largest diversified commodity trader, had announced in July it planned to buy a 70 per cent interest in Marcobre – owner [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS November 28, 2011 BURBERRY UBS rates the fashion brand “neutral” with a 12-month target price of £12.50, 200p lower than its previous target after the broker examined Burberry’s margins and stripped out a potential premium from M&A activity. UBS expects costs to moderate the firm’s operating margins for the next two to three years, but thinks the firm [...]
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 [...]
FTSE bounces but travel firms suffer November 22, 2011 Stability in Eurozone bond yields and short-term bargain-hunting gave London stocks some momentum today but investors remained wary after six previous sessions of losses. US markets closed down last night after the bipartisan committee nominated to find $1.2 trillion (£764m) of government spending cuts admitted it could not agree on a plan. Asian markets also [...]
Glencore gets lift from coal and copper November 17, 2011 GLENCORE International said third-quarter trading in its marketing arm was “solid” as it posted a jump in metals output and announced it had become an oil producer yesterday. The trading update calmed the jitters of some investors, who feared the company could be hit by the market turmoil that triggered a quarterly loss at rival [...]
FTSE falls as debt turmoil intensifies November 17, 2011 BRITAIN’S top share index retreated yesterday, with nervous investors ditching riskier assets such as banks and retailers, as corporates showed signs of stress in the face of the intensifying debt contagion in Europe. London’s blue chip index shed 85.88 points, or 1.6 per cent to 5,423.14, with the FTSE volatility index, up 10.2 per cent [...]
FTSE hit by soaring bank yields November 17, 2011 The FTSE 100 fell in early trading today as yields on a Spanish bond auction soared to almost seven per cent – a level considered unsustainable by economists. A warning from ratings agency Fitch that the outlook for US banks could deteriorate if the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis is not resolved also took its toll. [...]
Glencore says marketing arm solid despite uncertain economy November 17, 2011 Commodities giant Glencore (GLEN.L) said trading within in its marketing arm remained “solid” over the third quarter despite economic uncertainty, as it posted a jump in copper and gold output and announced it had produced first oil ahead of plan. The news is likely to come as a relief to investors fretting Glencore’s key marketing [...]
Liberum’s quest to borrow a big balance sheet November 14, 2011 THERE can be no doubting that the long-expected consolidation in the small to mid-cap broker market has well and truly begun. In the past few weeks there have been deals to buy Ambrian (RFC), Arbuthnot Securities (Westhouse), Evolution (Investec) and Merchant Securities (Sanlam). Such deals follow an earlier transaction in February of last year when [...]
Russian IPOs in spotlight as FTSE probes free float November 1, 2011 COMPANIES that float only a small proportion of their shares in London could be barred from FTSE stock indices in future under new proposals from the index group yesterday. FTSE is to consult on whether to make UK-based firms list at least 25 per cent of shares, rather than the current 15 per cent, to [...]