UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Diploma Earnings To Beat Market Views
8th Jul 2010 16:00
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps DIPLOMA PLC (DPLM.LN), a supplier of technical products like hydraulic seals and wiring for control systems, Thursday said it expects fiscal-year earning
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Galliford Try, Samuel Heath, Hambledon...
8th Jul 2010 12:31
Housebuilder Galliford Try's expansion plan is ahead of target and full-year results should match the upper end of forecasts for adjusted profit before tax of £23m-£25.5m. "As the market stabilised during the year, prices firmed and we achieved better than anticipated sales with completions sharply
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Connaught's CEO, Finance Director Resign
8th Jul 2010 12:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps CONNAUGHT PLC (CNT.LN), a U.K. support services firm, Thursday said its chief executive and finance director have resigned from their roles, a week after
Read moreGalliford Try Expects FY10 Results At Top End Of Market Views
8th Jul 2010 07:39
LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try PLC (GFRD.LN) Thursday said it expects its fiscal 2010 results to be in line with the upper end of market expectations, adding that its housebuilding expansion plan is ahead of target. The firm said the range of market e
Read moreMARKET TALK: Taylor Wimpey Shrs May Weaken Short Term-Investec
28th Jun 2010 12:24
1124 GMT [Dow Jones] Investec Securities remains a buyer of Taylor Wimpey (TW.LN), but thinks the shares could weaken in the short term. The company's 1H update starts off relatively upbeat, but deteriorates in tone, notes Investec. The statement mentions concerns over the Autumn spending review [by
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS
28th Jun 2010 12:24
Broker comments in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 1124 GMT [Dow Jones] Investec Securities remains a buyer of Taylor Wimpey (TW.LN), but thinks the shares could weaken in the
Read moreGalliford Try wins £90m Anglian Water deal
28th Jun 2010 10:18
Galliford Try, the housebuilding and construction group, announces that its Water business has, in a joint venture with Imtech, known as GTM, been awarded a five-year special projects framework worth up to £90m by Anglian Water. The framework will consist of one-off large schemes during AMP5. Large
Read moreGalliford Try JV Water Business Gets 5 Year Pact Up To GBP90M
28th Jun 2010 07:27
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Galliford Try PLC (GFRD.LN), a housebuilding and construction Group, Monday announces that its Water business has, in a joint venture with Imtech, known as GTM, been awarded a five-year special projects framework worth up to GBP90 million by Anglian Water. MAIN FACTS: -Th
Read moreMARKET TALK: Budget Critical To Fortunes Of House Builders
18th Jun 2010 14:04
1304 GMT [Dow Jones] The emergency UK budget on Tuesday will be critical to the fortunes of the UK housing market says Royal Bank of Scotland. Says the sector will be mindful of spending cuts versus tax revenue-raising initiatives. However, thinks the impact of this budget could be limited as the ne
Read moreLondon close: Footsie moves past 5,800
14th Apr 2010 16:35
Positive sentiment as the US first quarter earnings season gets under way helped inject a bit of life into Footsie following recent sluggishness, sending it past the 5,800 point mark, though it settled slightly lower. Forecast-topping results from computer chip maker Intel yesterday were interprete
Read moreLondon afternoon: Upward trend continues
14th Apr 2010 14:26
London consolidated gains over the lunch-time session on another quiet day for corporate news. Forecast-topping results from computer chip maker Intel yesterday have been interpreted as a clear sign that the recovery in the global economy is not running out of steam, and that has led to a rise in b
Read moreLondon midday: BT heads field after broker tip
14th Apr 2010 12:02
Having been largely responsible for the Footsie's fall yesterday miners are driving the blue-chip index higher today, enabling the index to move close to the 5800 level despite the presence of the usual Wednesday batch of ex-dividend stocks. Forecasting topping results from computer chip maker Inte
Read moreLondon pre-open: Best foot forward for Footsie
14th Apr 2010 07:37
Better than expected figures from computer chip maker Intel after the bell yesterday in New York have allayed fears that the economic revival may be running out of steam, and has put investors in good heart in the UK. Traders expect the FTSE 100 to open around 24 points higher at 5,785. Once again
Read moreGalliford Try in affordable housing move
14th Apr 2010 07:14
Housebuilding and construction group Galliford Try is hooking up again with affordable housing provider the Affinity Sutton Group to buy and develop two sites in the south east of England. The two sites will have 296 homes built on them. The Wilmington Estate in Haywards Heath, west Sussex, will ha
Read moreLondon close: Footsie ends week higher
9th Apr 2010 16:58
Footsie bounced back from Thursday's decline and ended the week strongly. The index is nearly 0.5% higher over the week as a whole. Resource stocks were a positive influence in the Footsie with silver miner Fresnillo top of the tree. Xstrata ended the week well following reports in the Australian
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