Thursday May 15, 05:29 PM
london shares - closing features
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - FTSE 100 risers
Cadbury 672 up 25
Panmure repeats 'buy' & Numis 'add' after strong update
Cairn Energy (LSE: CNE.L
- news) 3,532 up 144
UBS 'buy' from 'neutral' with target upped to 4,500p from 3,250
SABMiller (LSE: SAB.L - news) 1,250 up 47
FY profits up 15 percent
AMEC (LSE: AMEC.L - news) 844-1/2 up 21-1/2
UBS (Virt-X: UBSN.VX - news) ups target to 935 from 875; ABN Amro (Amsterdam: ABAGB.AS - news) ups target to 940 from 850
BT Group (LSE: BT-A.L - news) 235-1/4 up 12
Pleasing Q4 numbers; Nomura/Collins Stewart (LSE: CLST.L - news) 'buy'
London Stock Exchange (LSE: LSE.L - news) 1,088 up 7
Sanford Bernstein 'market perform' from 'underperform'
G4S 228 up 3
Sells German security operations to Securitas (Stockholm: SECUB.ST - news) unit for 27 million pounds
British Land (LSE: BLND.L - news) 798-1/2 up 14-1/2
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS - news) 'buy' from 'neutral'
3i 895 up 26
FY results beat forecasts
British Airways (LSE: BAY.L - news) 224 up 6
Full-year figures tomorrow
FTSE 100 fallers
Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) 418-3/4 down 8-1/2
1 billion pounds Q1 writedown
ITV (LSE: ITV.L - news) 61.90 down 1.0
Q1 revenue in line; warns of flat ad revenues
Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE: 91ID.L - news) 276 down 43-1/4
Trading in ex-rights form
FTSE 250 (news) risers
Findel (LSE: FDL.L - news) 289-3/4 up 10
FY results; Brewin Dolphin (LSE: BRW.L - news) keeps 'buy' says bad news is in the price
Invensys (LSE: ISYS.L - news) 324 up 19-1/2
FY operating profit up 19 pct; Cazenove keeps 'outperform'
Euromoney 391-3/4 up 16-3/4
H1 profits up 23 percent
Telecity 234 up 6
Strong trading update; Landsbanki upgrading its forecasts
Cookson Group (LSE: CKSN.L - news) 756 up 27
Bullish interim management statement; Landsbanki repeats 'buy'
Investec (LSE: INVP.L - news) 377 up 16-1/4
FY pretax up 16.75 percent
FTSE 250 fallers
DSG International (LSE: DSGI.L - news) 64 down 5-1/4
Business review; to halve div; Seymour Pierce 'sell' from 'hold & 60p tgt
Bradford & Bingley (LSE: BB.L - news) 135 down 9
Morgan Stanley (SPU - news) cuts tgt to 100p from 130; Collins Stewart 'sell' from 'hold'
WH Smith 402-1/4 down 15-1/4
Citigroup (NYSE: C - news) 'hold' from 'buy' with 420 pence target
Marshalls Group 225 down 6
After sales update; WH Ireland cuts price target
Balfour Beatty (LSE: BBY.L - news) 439-3/4 down 13-3/4
Plans 180 million pound placing
Inchcape (LSE: INCH.L - news) 425-1/4 down 5-1/2
Q1 LFL sales static
Redrow (LSE: RDW.L - news) 265-1/2 down 3-1/4
No rate cut until 2010
Informa (LSE: INF.L - news) 374 down 9-3/4
In-line update
Other risers
Tower Resources (LSE: TRP.L - news) 11 up 7.875
Upbeat update on exploration activities in Namibia and Uganda
Works Media 1.875 up 0.25
Director Crispin Barker lifts equity stake to 22.9 percent
Persian Gold (LSE: PNG.L - news) 11-1/4 up 1-1/4
Chah-e-Zard gold discovery advancing to pre-feasibility stage
First Calgary Petroleums (FCP.TO - news) 136-1/2 up 18-1/2
Grant of options to directors
Pactolus Hungarian Property (LSE: PHU.L - news) 42 up 5-1/4
Year end NAV 73 pence -- up 13.5 percent from NAV on admission
Venue Solutions (LSE: VSH.L - news) 4.625 up 0.375
Plans EGM to consider replacement of three directors
NETeller (LSE: NLR.L - news) 73 up 5
Rumours of bid approach
European Minerals (EPM.TO - news) 42-1/2 up 5
Resumes trading following appointment of nomad
Regal Petroleum (LSE: RPT.L - news) 234 up 12-1/4
Excellent Ukraine progress; Goldman initiates coverage with 'buy' & 281p tgt
Karelian Diamond Resources (LSE: KDR.L - news) 5.375 up 0.25
Positive exploration update
CLS Holdings (LSE: CLI.L - news) 348 up 11-1/4
Q1 underlying profit strong
Emerald Energy (LSE: EEN.L - news) 357-1/2 up 10-3/4
IMS statement
Share 31-1/2
New issue, offered at 27
TGE Marine 134-1/2
New issue, placed at 130
Other fallers
Somero Enterprises (LSE: SOM.L - news) 46-1/2 down 38-1/2
FY profits warning
Matra Petroleum (LSE: MTA.L - news) 5.25 down 1.875
Disappointing drilling update
Corin Group (LSE: CRG.L - news) 255 down 95
Stryker's decision not to re-order any new products triggers downgrades
Meldex International 45 down 13-3/4
Maiden FY profits offset by absence of tangible bid news
Clinton Cards (LSE: CC.L - news) 53-1/4 down 3/4
Co cautious over long-term outlook
MTI Wireless Edge (LSE: MWE.L - news) 19 down 1-3/4
Sharply lower Q1 pretax profits
Blinkx (LSE: BLNX.L - news) 26-3/4 down 6-1/2
Interim losses
Luminar (LSE: LMR.L - news) 326-1/2 down 6-1/2
In-line results prompts mixed reaction
John Menzies 531 down 14
Satisfactory start in-line with expectations
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