Morgan Stanley upgrades UK equities to ‘overweight’ despite Brexit uncertainty
Equities should benefit from higher commodity prices and rising corporate activity, Morgan Stanley said.
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Hammerson PLC is a commercial and retail property developer and manager with a diverse range of investments in the United Kingdom and continental Europe.
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Equities should benefit from higher commodity prices and rising corporate activity, Morgan Stanley said.
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A look at some of the biggest risers and fallers in London on Tuesday.
Deutsche Bank said the termination of Hammerson's takeover deal with Intu ends a period of "transactional uncertainty" for retail landlord shareholders
Intu said it believes that “there is no realistic prospect” that all conditions would be satisfied
Hammerson's board does not come out well after the recent bid merry-go-round involving Kleppiere and Intu Properties but in the end it made the right decision, most brokers think
Hammerson had received opposition to its takeover bid for Intu from a number of shareholders
Oil prices have recovered over the past year which has led to companies setting up more rigs; good news for Enteq, an oilfield services provider
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FTSE 100 gained support from higher metals prices and a slide in sterling on Wednesday to close higher
Dutch pension fund APG, which owns a 7.2% stake in Hammerson, said the proposed £3.4bn takeover of Intu doesn’t take into account the current state of the UK high street
Klepierre said Hammerson "did not provide any meaningful engagement" with respect to its increased offer
The FTSE 250-listed real estate investment trust said the revised proposal of 635p per Hammerson share, comprised 50% in new Klépierre shares and 50% in cash
Hammerson has delayed a deal to buy UK rival Intu while the position of Klepierre, the French shopping centre firm wants to buy the company, "remains unclear"
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The Footsie has been in consolidation mode for most of the day
In a statement confirming media speculation, Klepierre said its 615p a share offer, which represents a premium of around 40.7% to Hammerson's closing price last Friday, was made on March 8
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FTSE 100 closed down 121 points at 7,042, joining other European benchmarks, which saw red
The top-share index rallied in the afternoon session to close at 7,164, up 24 points on the day
Goldman Sachs has added Hammerson to its "conviction buy" list but Credit Suisse, after running the rule over the shopping centres owned by Hammerson and its proposed merger partner, Intu, is less impressed
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Britain's blue chip index closed up around seven points, or 0.10%, at 7,139..
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