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London Stock Exchange

Market Current Change Time
FTSE 100 5,901.07   105.00 +1.78% 3 Feb, 2012 22:24
FTSE 250 11,235.15   148.64 +1.32% 3 Feb, 2012 22:24
FTSE All Share 3,047.42   51.91 +1.70% 3 Feb, 2012 22:24

World markets

Market Current Change Time
Dow Jones 12,862.23   156.82 +1.22% 3 Feb, 2012 21:03
NASDAQ 2,905.66   45.98 +1.58% 3 Feb, 2012 22:16
Nikkei 8,831.93   -44.89 -0.51% 3 Feb, 2012 06:28
Hang Seng 20,756.98   17.53 +0.08% 3 Feb, 2012 08:01
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Market reports from Share Cast

Press round-up from Share Cast

  • Sunday newspaper round-up: Stock market crash, Xstrata, Tesco
    05 Feb, 2012 17:25
    The London stock market could slump by as much as 30% - with financial shares collapsing by 60% - if the Eurozone debt crisis leads to a break-up of the single currency. The warning comes as Greece battles to reach a deal with creditors to write off €10

  • Friday newspaper round-up: Greece, UK economy, M&A
    03 Feb, 2012 07:11
    International debt inspectors believe they have found another €15bn (£12.5bn) black hole in Greece's public finances caused by the deepening recession, delivering the crippled nation another devastating blow. With pressure growing over talks with priva

  • Thursday newspaper round-up: Retail sector, Austerity, Lloyds
    02 Feb, 2012 06:48
    The former chairman of the fashion retailer New Look has said the high street is in an "death spiral" and has recommended re-classing empty shops for residential use. Phil Wrigley, the chairman of the retailer Majestic Wine, also criticised the recent rep

Company news from Share Cast

  • IAG quantifies impact of pilots' strike at Iberia
    03 Feb, 2012 15:10
    International Consolidated Airline Group (IAG), the company formed through the merger of British Airways and Iberia, saw strong growth in premium traffic in January.

  • Change at the top at ENRC
    03 Feb, 2012 15:02
    Kazakhstan-focused miner, Eurasian Natural Resources (ENRC), has named Mehmet Dalman as its new Chairman after the abrupt and immediate departure of the previous occupant of the big chair, Dr Johannes Sittard.

  • Rothschild faces wrath of major Bumi shareholder
    03 Feb, 2012 14:59
    Nathaniel Rothschild and James Campbell, the founders of Bumi, the Indonesian coal miner, could be out on their derrieres if major shareholder Borneo Bumi Energi & Metal has its way.

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Share research from Hargreaves Lansdown

  • BT profits advance on increased broadband subscriptions and cost cuts
    03 Feb, 2012 10:00
    BT delivered a solid set of third quarter results earlier today, due to a combination of factors that included cost cutting initiatives, lower regulatory charges, and a strong demand for a wide range of its services. Headline figures saw pre-tax profits for the three months to the end of December rise 48% to £652 million, while revenue fell 5% to £4.77 billion. The group, which has offset falling revenues in recent years by deep cost cuts and an improving operational

  • Xstrata confirms talks with Glencore
    02 Feb, 2012 15:15
    Xstrata recently announced that it had received an approach from and is in discussions with Glencore regarding an all share merger of equals which may or may not lead to an offer being made by Glencore for Xstrata. There can be no certainty that any offer will be made. Glencore already holds a share stake in Xstrata of over 30%. The group's late January 12 month production report until the 31st December 2011 saw management highlighting record annual production from

  • AstraZeneca warns of growing pressure on profits as workforce is drastically cut
    02 Feb, 2012 15:00
    Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca warned of growing pressure on its revenues and unveiled plans to cut 7,300 jobs alongside full year results published earlier today. The drug maker posted full-year revenues down 2% to $33.3 billion with nearly $2 billion in sales lost to generic competition and $1 billion because of government price intervention. Pre-tax profits for the full year rose 12.7% to $12.8 billion. In announcing a new set of restructuring initiatives, the group said the total number of

Press tips from Share Cast

  • Sunday share tips: Compass, ZincOx, Johnson Matthey
    05 Feb, 2012 16:01
    For the Questor team at the Sunday Telegraph food-service group Compass has proved that it can weather turbulent times - and still looks good value at current levels. This may be due to the fact that the current crisis plays to the company's strengths, as

  • Friday tips round-up: Imperial Tobacco, Unilever
    03 Feb, 2012 07:18
    Obviously, investing in tobacco shares is not to everyone's taste - but through good times and bad they continue to make money for shareholders, Questor in the Telegraph notes.

  • Thursday tips round-up: United Utilities, Petra Diamonds
    02 Feb, 2012 06:54
    The Tempus column in the Times has its mind on United Utilities, the north England-focused water company. This is a highly regulated stock which is all about yield. The current promise is for yield to grow each year at inflation plus 2%. In 2012 the full

Broker tips from Share Cast

  • Broker tips: BT, Misys, GAME
    03 Feb, 2012 11:27
    Nomura has maintained its buy rating on BT, saying that the telecom titan's trading momentum is building nicely for 2012.

  • Broker snap: Sell Misys, says Merchant Securities
    03 Feb, 2012 11:23
    Merchant Securities has given financial software provider Misys a sell rating following the news that the firm is in talks with a suitor.

  • Broker snap: Peel Hunt keeps hold of GAME
    03 Feb, 2012 11:15
    Shares in struggling computer gaming retailer GAME Group surged on Friday morning after it confirmed revised terms have been agreed with its lenders, but Peel Hunt has maintained its cautious stance on the stock.

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