Thursday May 15, 02:59 PM
london shares - midafternoon features
LONDON (Thomson Financial) -
FTSE 100 risers
Cadbury 671 up 24
Panmure repeats 'buy' & Numis 'add' after strong update
Cairn Energy (LSE: CNE.L - news) 3,543 up 155
UBS 'buy' from 'neutral' with target upped to 4,500p from 3,250
SABMiller (LSE: SAB.L - news) 1,249 up 46
FY profits up 15 percent
AMEC (LSE: AMEC.L - news) 844 up 21
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) 237-3/4 up 14-1/2
Pleasing Q4 numbers; Nomura/Collins Stewart (LSE: CLST.L - news) 'buy'
London Stock Exchange (LSE: LSE.L - news) 1,110 up 29
Sanford Bernstein 'market perform' from 'underperform'
G4S 227-3/4 up 2-3/4
Sells German security operations to Securitas (Stockholm: SECUB.ST - news) unit for 27 million pounds
British Land (LSE: BLND.L - news) 798 up 14
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS - news) 'buy' from 'neutral'
3i 880 up 11
FY results beat forecasts
British Airways (LSE: BAY.L - news) 222 up 4
Full-year figures tomorrow
FTSE 100 fallers
Vedanta Resources (LSE: VED.L - news) 2,498 down 34
FY profits down 6 percent
Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) 414-1/2 down 12-3/4
1 billion pounds Q1 writedown
Lloyds TSB 407-1/2 down 3
With Barclays
ITV (LSE: ITV.L - news) 62.0 down 0.9
Q1 revenue in line; warns of flat ad revenues
Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE: 91ID.L - news) 272-1/4 down 47
Trading in ex-rights form
FTSE 250 (news) risers
Findel (LSE: FDL.L - news) 300 up 20-1/4
FY results; Brewin Dolphin (LSE: BRW.L - news) keeps 'buy' says bad news is in the price
Invensys (LSE: ISYS.L - news) 323-1/4 up 18-3/4
FY operating profit up 19 pct; Cazenove keeps 'outperform'
Euromoney 398 up 23
H1 profits up 23 percent
Telecity 240 up 12
Strong trading update; Landsbanki upgrading its forecasts
Cookson Group (LSE: CKSN.L - news) 756-1/2 up 27-1/2
Bullish interim management statement; Landsbanki repeats 'buy'
Investec (LSE: INVP.L - news) 374 up 13-1/4
FY pretax up 16.75 percent
FTSE 250 fallers
DSG International (LSE: DSGI.L - news) 63-1/2 down 5-3/4
Business review; to halve div; Seymour Pierce 'sell' from 'hold & 60p tgt
Bradford & Bingley (LSE: BB.L - news) 136-1/2 down 7-1/2
Morgan Stanley (SPU - news) cuts tgt to 100p from 130; Collins Stewart 'sell' from 'hold'
WH Smith 402 down 15-1/2
Citigroup (NYSE: C - news) 'hold' from 'buy' with 420 pence target
Marshalls Group 222-1/2 down 8-1/2
After sales update; WH Ireland cuts price target
Balfour Beatty (LSE: BBY.L - news) 437-1/4 down 16-1/4
Plans 180 million pound placing
Inchcape (LSE: INCH.L - news) 419-1/2 down 11-1/4
Q1 LFL sales static
Redrow (LSE: RDW.L - news) 262 down 6-3/4
No rate cut until 2010
Informa (LSE: INF.L - news) 374-1/2 down 9-1/4
In-line update
Other risers
Tower Resources (LSE: TRP.L - news) 10.375 up 7.375
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) 134-1/2 up 16-1/2
Grant of options to directors
Pactolus Hungarian Property (LSE: PHU.L - news) 40-1/2 up 3-3/4
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) 71 up 3-1/2
Rumours of bid approach
European Minerals (EPM.TO - news) 47 up 4-1/2
Resumes trading following appointment of nomad
Regal Petroleum (LSE: RPT.L - news) 227 up 5
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) 345-3/4 up 9
Q1 underlying profit strong
Emerald Energy (LSE: EEN.L - news) 352-3/4 up 7-1/4
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) 40 down 45
FY profits warning
Matra Petroleum (LSE: MTA.L - news) 5.125 down 2.00
Disappointing drilling update
Corin Group (LSE: CRG.L - news) 264 down 85
Stryker's decision not to re-order any new products triggers downgrades
Meldex International 50-3/4 down 7-3/4
Maiden FY profits offset by absence of tangible bid news
Clinton Cards (LSE: CC.L - news) 52-1/4 down 1-1/2
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) 28-1/4 down 5
Interim losses
Luminar (LSE: LMR.L - news) 322-1/2 down 10
In-line results prompts mixed reaction
John Menzies 530 down 15
Satisfactory start in-line with expectations
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