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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Supermarkets bounce back]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Supermarkets are recovering, having fallen in the wake of Marks and Spencer's Wednesday profit warning. J Sainsbury moves higher after the Qatari Investment Authority lifted its stake in the business to 26% from 25.3%. Wm Morrison benefited from a note from Shore Capital hailing its defensive qualities. Tesco also rose.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Drugs groups still buzzing]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Pharmaceutical stocks move up again, with AstraZeneca boosted by brokers Goldman Sachs and ING upping their respective target prices on the stock to 2,400p and 2,300p.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Pharmas on a high after Astra victory]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - The pharmaceuticals sector was given a shot in the arm after AstraZeneca triumphed its legal battle against two companies that want to market generic versions of its Seroquel schizophrenia treatment. Astra and its fellow drug giant GlaxoSmithKline were among the best performing companies in the FTSE 100.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mixed bag for shopping chains]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - The latest survey from the Confederation of British Industry suggests things may not be as bad on the High Street as originally feared.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Retailers fall as JPM cuts targets]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Retailers are out of sorts after JP Morgan cut price targets in the sector. Fashion chain Next is one of the FTSE 100's worst performers after seeing its price target cut to 1,100p from 1,280p, while CD and DVD retailer HMV, whose price target the broker cut to 130p from 138p, is in the FTSE 250's bottom 10.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Vodafone leads telecoms higher after MySpace tie-up]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Mobile telecommunications stocks are going well after Vodafone announced a tie-up with the social network web site MySpace. Cable and Wireless also advances.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Miners advance as metal prices climb]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Miners are up in line with higher metal prices, led by the Kazakhstan pair Kazakhmys and ENRC.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Banks relinquish gains]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Banks have lost some of the gains they made yesterday. Barclays, which jumped midweek after unveiling a £4.5bn equity issue backed by a clutch of sovereign wealth funds and Far East investors, is sharply lower today. So too are HBOS and RBS.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Barclays boosts banks]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Banking is one of the best-performing sectors after Barclays unveiled a £4.5bn equity issue. A group of Middle East and Far East investors are backing the deal with existing shareholders also able to give the bank some more cash, at 282p a time, if they want to. Royal Bank of Scotland and HBOS are also doing well.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Housebuilders pressured on all fronts]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Housebuilders are coming under increasing pressure as news of restricted mortgage lending, falling house prices and fears of large land write-downs worry the sector.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Higher oil price hits transport stocks]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - With no sectors posting gains, Industrial Transportation was among the worst-performing sectors on the back of higher oil prices. Fuel-guzzling stocks such as British Airways and the cruise operator Carnival fell back, as did budget airlines Easyjet and Ryanair. Crude oil for August delivery rose to $138.89 on the New York Mercantile Exchange.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Goldman note boosts Shire]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Shire led the pharmaceuticals sector higher after Goldman Sachs raised its rating on the drug group to 'buy' from 'neutral' and kept its target price at 1,015p, saying the market is overly focused on Vyvanse at expense of the company's wider portfolio.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Miners track metals prices lower]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Anglo-American leads the mining sector lower in line with falling metal prices. Copper relinquished recent gains after agreement was reached on the end of a mining-tax dispute in Peru.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Pennon spurts higher after upgrade]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Utilities groups are going strong in led by Pennon after Morgan Stanley raised the water group to 'overweight' from 'equal-weight' and lifted its price target to 730p from 645p, saying the water group should provide a safe haven for investors.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Investors look for cover in pharmaceuticals]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Pharmaceutical stocks are among the best of a bad bunch today as investors seek shelter from volatility elsewhere in the markets. GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca are among the few stocks to post modest gains in the FTSE 100.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Media stocks depressed after Morgan note]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Media stocks are having a bad day after a gloomy sector review from Morgan Stanley.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Upgraded ENRC lifts miners]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - The mining sector is going well, led by Kazakh giant ENRC after higher price estimates for ferrochrome and iron ore pellets prompted ABN Amro to upgrade its rating on the company to 'buy' from 'hold' and increase its price target to 1,650p from 1,300p.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Carphone's upgrade lifts retailers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Retailers are going well at the end of a week in which several of them updated the market. Among these is Carphone Warehouse, which Citigroup has upgraded to 'hold' from 'sell' to reflect the 40% slide in the mobile phone retailer's share price so far this year. Music and DVD retailer HMV, sports equipment chain JJB and department store Debenhams are also joining in the advance.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Upgraded Johnson Matthey lifts chemicals firms]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - The chemicals sector was higher after Credit Suisse raised its price target on speciality chemicals group Johnson Matthey to 1,770p from 1,650p, while keeping its 'underperform' rating. The broker praised the very detailed view of current business and future prospects presented in the company's results meeting last week.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: RBS update fails to convince]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland initially rose as the bank's trading update contained little new information to upset investors. The bank expects group and divisional performance trends to continue to track the guidance provided at its update at the end of April.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Tesco confirms UK slowdown]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Supermarket giant Tesco dragged the food retailing sector lower after warning that UK consumers have become more cautious with their spending during recent months.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Pause for breath at Invensys]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Invensys has been on a good run over the last two months, resulting in its imminent return to the FTSE 100. However, profit takers moved in today, dragging the stock down and the Electronic & Electrical Equipment sector with it.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sector movers: Petra flies on mine clearance]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - AIM-listed Petra Diamonds shines in a buoyant mining sector after receiving regulatory approval for the transfer of the Cullinan mining right to a company controlled by the Petra Diamonds Cullinan Consortium.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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