Friday May 9, 05:25 PM
London shares - closing features
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - FTSE 100 risers
Eurasian Natural Resources 1,307 up 19
Talk of interest in Kazakhmys (LSE: KAZ.L - news)
Morrison 290 up 2
JP Morgan 'overweight' with target upped to 340 pence from 320
Unilever (LSE: ULVR.L - news) 1,775 up 23
Goldman ups target to 1,738p from 1,700; may dispose of Bertolli olive oil
Tui Travel (LSE: TT.L - news) 257-1/4 up 2-3/4
Numis 'add'; Credit Suisse initiates coverage with 'outperform'
Cairn Energy (LSE: CNE.L - news) 3,346 up 4
Oil price supports
Diageo (LSE: DGE.L - news) 1,041 up 13
Co to build new Guinness brewery; Independent newspaper 'buy'
Imperial Tobacco (LSE: IMT.L - news) 2,494 up 10
Credit Suisse 'outperform' from 'neutral'
Associated British Foods (LSE: ABF.L - news) 891 up 2-1/2
Defensive qualities
Thomas Cook (LSE: TCG.L - news) 276-1/2 up 3-1/4
Upped to 'outperform' from 'neutral' at Credit Suisse
FTSE 100 fallers
Kazakhmys 1,786 down 128
Rejected ENRC proposal of 1,022p in cash and 0.413 ENRC shares
Carphone Warehouse (LSE: CPW.L - news) 268 down 21
Adverse comment on Best Buy deal
Sage Group (LSE: SGE.L - news) 213-3/4 down 12-3/4
Investec 'hold' from 'buy'
Persimmon (LSE: PSN.L - news) 604-1/2 down 35-1/2
Talk of bid for Bovis Homes
Vedanta Resources (LSE: VED.L - news) 2,400 down 97
FY results due Thursday
British Airways (LSE: BAY.L - news) 228-1/4 down 10-1/4
Record (LSE: REC.L - news) oil price
Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) 451-1/2 down 11-1/2
Cash call worries
British Energy (LSE: BGY.L - news) 701 down 14
Awaiting bid developments
Marks & Spencer 398-3/4 down 12-1/4
Watchdog in talks with co's investors over Stuart Rose's role - report
FTSE 250 (news) risers
IMI (Milan: ISP.MI - news) 504-1/2 up 26-1/4
Jan-April organic growth around 7 percent; Evolution 'buy'
Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC.L - news) 387-3/4 up 7-3/4
Confident of achieving FY production target
Marston's 232 up 7-1/4
JP Morgan 'neutral' from 'underweight'
Laird Group (LSE: LARD.L - news) 523-1/2 up 4
Upbeat trading statement; Landsbanki 'buy'
JKX Oil & Gas 507-1/2 up 6-1/2
Record oil price
FTSE 250 fallers
Bellway (LSE: BWY.L - news) 770 down 25
Fading bid hopes
Aegis 129-3/4 down 3-1/4
New CEO of Aegis Media named
Redrow (LSE: RDW.L - news) 290-1/4 down 11-3/4
Housing market worries
easyJet 285 down 15
Record oil price
Intertek 1,011 down 37
Trading update
JD Wetherspoon 310 down 5-1/2
JP Morgan 'neutral' from 'overweight'
Micro Focus (LSE: MCRO.L - news) 261 down 12-1/4
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS - news) 'neutral' from 'buy'
Headlam 398 down 7-1/4
Goldman Sachs 'sell' from 'neutral'
Stagecoach 249-3/4 down 3-3/4
Goldman Sachs 'sell'
AGA Foodservice (LSE: AGA.L - news) 292 down 14-1/2
Trading mixed, cooker sales down in most international mkts
Other risers
Blinkx (LSE: BLNX.L - news) 31-1/2 up 6-1/2
Talk of 60 pence-a-share bid, possibly from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp
Tinopolis (LSE: TIN.L - news) 43-1/2 up 9-1/2
Agreed 44.7 million pounds, or 45 pence-a-share cash offer from Bidco
Mercury Recycling (LSE: MRG.L - news) 25-3/4 up 6-1/4
Bumper FY profits; confident statement
Flomerics Group 105-1/2 up 16-1/2
Rejects 104 pence-a-share bid from Mentor Graphics (NASDAQ: MENT - news)
TDG (LSE: TDG.L - news) 272-3/4 up 42-3/4
Wincanton (LSE: WIN.L - news) interested in possible tie-up
Zambezi Resources (LSE: ZRL.L - news) 10.25 up 0.625
Discovery of potentially significant deposit
Dawson International (LSE: DWSN.L - news) 1.625 up 0.25
Pension fund deficit falls to 4.7 million pounds from 19.8 million pounds
Cains Beer 9 up 1.125
William Morrison deal
ReEnergy Group (LSE: RGY.L - news) 4.62 up 0.25
Co to sell Estech for up to 1.9 million pounds cash
Psion (LSE: PON.L - news) 113 up 7-1/2
Landsbanki 'buy'
Venue Solutions (LSE: VSH.L - news) 4.25 up 0.75
Trading statement
Iofina 70
New issue, placed at 55 pence
Minerva (BEEF3.SA - news) 122 up 5-1/4
Q1 shows continued good progress across development portfolio
Oxus Gold (LSE: OXS.L - news) 22-1/2 down 1-1/4
To issue 2.7 mln shares to complete Eurogold settlement
Other fallers
Fresnillo 520
New issue at 555 pence
Claimar Care (LSE: CCGP.L - news) 59 down 18-1/2
Finance director goes
Oxford Biomedica (LSE: OXB.L - news) 24-1/2 down 1-1/2
In-line update
Intec Telecom (LSE: ITL.L - news) 54-1/2 down 2-3/4
Profit-taking after Thursday's 'very preliminary' takeover approach
AEA Technology (LSE: AAT.L - news) 67-1/4 down 2-3/4
Q1 losses
Yule Catto 146 down 9-1/2
Citigroup (NYSE: C - news) cuts target to 160 pence from 180
Restaurant Group (LSE: RTN.L - news) 169 down 3/4
JP Morgan 'neutral' from 'overweight'
Detica 307 down 11
UBS 'neutral' from 'buy'
Majestic Wine 227-1/2 down 2-3/4
Goldman Sachs 'sell' from 'neutral'
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