Friday May 9, 03:02 PM
London shares - midafternoon features
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - FTSE 100 risers
Eurasian Natural Resources 1,310 up 22
Talk of interest in Kazakhmys (LSE: KAZ.L - news)
Morrison 291-1/4 up 3-1/4
JP Morgan 'overweight' with target upped to 340 pence from 320
Unilever (LSE: ULVR.L - news) 1,771 up 19
Goldman ups target to 1,738p from 1,700; may dispose of Bertolli olive oil
Tui Travel (LSE: TT.L - news) 256 up 1-1/2
Numis 'add'; Credit Suisse initiates coverage with 'outperform'
Cairn Energy (LSE: CNE.L - news) 3,357 up 15
Oil price supports
Diageo (LSE: DGE.L - news) 1,031 up 3
Co to build new Guinness brewery; Independent newspaper 'buy'
Imperial Tobacco (LSE: IMT.L - news) 2,489 up 5
Credit Suisse 'outperform' from 'neutral'
Associated British Foods (LSE: ABF.L - news) 889-1/2 up 1
Defensive qualities
FTSE 100 fallers
Carphone Warehouse (LSE: CPW.L - news) 268 down 21
Adverse comment on Best Buy deal
Sage Group (LSE: SGE.L - news) 215-1/4 down 11-1/4
Investec 'hold' from 'buy'
Persimmon (LSE: PSN.L - news) 608-1/2 down 31-1/2
Talk of bid for Bovis Homes
Vedanta Resources (LSE: VED.L - news) 2,394 down 103
FY results due Thursday
British Airways (LSE: BAY.L - news) 228-3/4 down 9-3/4
Record (LSE: REC.L - news) oil price
Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) 447 down 16
Cash call worries
British Energy (LSE: BGY.L - news) 694-1/2 down 20-1/2
Awaiting bid developments
Marks & Spencer 399-1/4 down 11-3/4
Watchdog in talks with co's investors over Stuart Rose's role - report
FTSE 250 (news) risers
IMI (Milan: ISP.MI - news) 507 up 28-3/4
Jan-April organic growth around 7 percent; Evolution 'buy'
Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC.L - news) 393 up 13
Confident of achieving FY production target
Marston's 228 up 3-1/4
JP Morgan 'neutral' from 'underweight'
Laird Group (LSE: LARD.L - news) 523 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) 768-3/4 down 25-1/2
Fading bid hopes
Aegis 129 down 4
New CEO of Aegis Media named
Redrow (LSE: RDW.L - news) 292-1/2 down 9-1/4
Housing market worries
easyJet 285-1/2 down 14
Record oil price
Intertek 1,005 down 42
Trading update
JD Wetherspoon 310 down 5-1/2
JP Morgan 'neutral' from 'overweight'
Micro Focus (LSE: MCRO.L - news) 261-1/4 down 11-3/4
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS - news) 'neutral' from 'buy'
Headlam 394 down 11-1/2
Goldman Sachs 'sell' from 'neutral'
Stagecoach 250 down 3-1/2
Goldman Sachs 'sell'
AGA Foodservice (LSE: AGA.L - news) 295-1/4 down 10-1/4
Trading mixed, cooker sales down in most international mkts
Other risers
Blinkx (LSE: BLNX.L - news) 28 up 3
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 101-1/2 up 12-1/2
Rejects 104 pence-a-share bid from Mentor Graphics (NASDAQ: MENT - news)
TDG (LSE: TDG.L - news) 272 up 41-1/4
Laxey Partners reiterates interest in possible cash offer for co
Zambezi Resources (LSE: ZRL.L - news) 10.5 up 0.875
Discovery of potentially significant deposit
Dawson International (LSE: DWSN.L - news) 1.75 up 0.25
Pension fund deficit falls to 4.7 million pounds from 19.8 million pounds
Cains Beer 8.875 up 1
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'
Shed Media 74-1/2 up 5-1/2
Landsbanki 'buy'
Venue Solutions (LSE: VSH.L - news) 4.62 up 1.125
Trading statement
Iofina 70
New issue, placed at 55 pence
Minerva (BEEF3.SA - news) 118-1/2 up 2-1/4
Q1 shows continued good progress across development portfolio
Other fallers
Fresnillo 525-1/2
New issue at 555 pence
Claimar Care (LSE: CCGP.L - news) 57-1/2 down 20
Finance director goes
Oxford Biomedica (LSE: OXB.L - news) 25 down 1
In-line update
Intec Telecom (LSE: ITL.L - news) 54-1/4 down 3-1/4
Profit-taking after Thursday's 'very preliminary' takeover approach
AEA Technology (LSE: AAT.L - news) 67-1/2 down 2-3/4
Q1 losses
Yule Catto 147 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 311 down 7
UBS 'neutral' from 'buy'
Majestic Wine 228-1/4 down 1-1/4
Goldman Sachs 'sell' from 'neutral'
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