Monday 11 February
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"The future starts today, not tomorrow."
Pope John Paul II
THIS MORNING IN LONDON
FTSE 100
6,282.75
18.82 0.30%
FTSE 250
13,378.56
3.31 0.02%
FTSE 350
3,369.93
8.80 0.26%
FTSE All Share
3,302.58
8.31 0.25%
AIM 100
3,344.96
5.25 0.16%
AIM All Share
748.29
1.93 0.26%
13:30 pm
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Hello Share Folk,
Here’s a poser about the way shares dive up and down, day to day. And though we should all be grateful for this dose of daily excitement, it is rather odd that it should happen.
For example, if there is some bad news about employment figures, you can expect all shares to drop in value. But the next day all the shares might soar – and the reason we get is that the Chinese growth record is proving stronger than expected.
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ON THE BLOG
Sell GMA Resources
by Lucien Miers
Every now and then one is rewarded by reading a boring sounding announcement and doing some rudimentary maths.
Yesterday was one such occasion and the stock in question was GMA Resources. Shares in GMA had been suspended since May pending a reverse takeover, the details of which were announced on Monday. On Tuesday the shares began trading again appreciating strongly in the afternoon and yesterday they went balmy at one point hitting 0.9p, up from 0.15p the day before.
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THIS MORNING IN LONDON
Stocks make gains on light volumes
On a light day for economic data and trading volumes, the FTSE 100 was registering moderate gains by Monday lunchtime.
Market strategist Ishaq Siddiqi from ETX Capital said that there was "a lack of direction from Asia overnight" with Japan's Nikkei and Hong Kong's Hang-Seng indices both closed for the celebration of the Lunar New Year holidays.
However, industrial production figures from France were providing some support to stocks today. While industrial output declined by 0.1% in December, it was better than 0.2% decrease expected by analysts, providing a boost to markets in morning trade.
As market analyst Craig Erlam from Alpari explains: "This in no way suggests the outlook is any better for France this year, it's more a reflection of lower trading volumes and a lack of market drivers with the economic calendar very light this week and corporate earnings season drawing to a close."
Eurozone finance ministers are expected to meet today to discuss the current crisis at the monthly meeting of the Eurogroup. This will be followed by the Ecofin gathering tomorrow that includes the rest of the European Union (EU) finance ministers.
One of the main topics on the agenda will be the Cyprus bailout, estimated to be around €17.5bn, but no final decision will be made as policymakers have already indicated that they prefer to wait until after the February 17th presidential elections.
FTSE 100: Barclays rises ahead of results
Banking group Barclays was making gains ahead of its full-year results and conclusion of its strategic review out tomorrow. Media reports suggest that the lender plans to reduce costs by at least £2.0bn and cut 2,000 jobs in investment banking.
Miners were performing well this morning, with EVRAZ, ENRC and Polymetal among the highest risers on the blue-chip index. However, Rio Tinto was in the red despite the Australian Competition Tribunal ruling that its Hamersley and Robe rail network should not be opened up to other users.
Supermarket giant Tesco was on shopping lists after Exane BNP Paribas upgraded the stock to 'neutral' and lifted its target price from 320p to 375p. Meanwhile, oilfield services group Petrofac also rose after Oriel Securities raised its rating to 'hold'.
Power systems company Rolls-Royce was in demand after saying that it has been awarded a contract worth nearly £100m from the US Air Force.
Real estate firm British Land edged higher after expanding its London portfolio with the purchase of a number of properties from Dutch group Weraldhave for £183.8m, including the Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre.
FTSE 250: Fidessa up despite flat results
Trading systems developer Fidessa gained despite reporting that profits and revenues had barely changed during 2012 due to tough market conditions.
Third-quarter power generation at Essar Energy almost doubled, causing shares to rise this morning. Power generation rose 93% to 2,862m units compared to 1,481m units in the same quarter a year earlier.
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WHAT THE BROKERS SAY
Panmure Gordon has raised its target price for trading systems developer Fidessa from 1,243p to 1,396p, following the forecast-beating final results released Monday. Credit Suisse has reiterated its 'outperform' rating and 930p target price for Africa-focused oil & gas group Ophir Energy, highlighting the firm's improving asset base in Gabon and Tanzania.
AMEC, the engineering and project management group which is due to release its full-year results this Thursday, has been labelled as a 'buy' by Seymour Pierce.
Aquarius Platinum: Deutsche Bank shifts target price from 82p to 83p keeping a buy recommendation.
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THE LATEST ON THE CRAZY BOARD
The top 5 hot company threads on the Bulletin Board:
Thomas Cook Group PLC (tcg)
WOLF MINERALS(WLFE)-Tungsten hunting in SW England
WANDISCO PLC (WAND)-Global Collaboration Software.
WALKER CRIPS WEDDLE BECK (WCW)
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