FTSE 100 closed firm but volumes thin
FTSE 100 shares managed to recover enough to close Friday firmer but volumes were held back by the half-day trading in New York following Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday
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Pennon Group PLC
LON:PNN
Pennon is one of the largest environmental infrastructure groups in the UK. At the top end of the FTSE 250, the Group has assets of around £5.7 billion and a workforce of over 4,800 people.
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Day ahead - Pennon Group turns on results tap
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PREVIEW: Will Dechra Pharmaceuticals live up to heightened expectations?
Dechra Pharmaceuticals, housebuilders Berkeley and Barratt, Halfords, Dixons Carphone, and JD Whetherspoon are on the agenda.
Pennon set to provide interest in quiet end to week
South West Water owner Pennon was due to hold its annual meeting on Friday
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JP Morgan Cazenove taps into Severn Trent's upside potential
Analyst Christopher Laybutt has repeated an 'overweight' stance and turned up the target price to 2,250p from 2,160p previously.
Thursday's agenda: Rio Tinto to lift mining spirits
Broker UBS expects the numbers to be a "small positive catalyst" to the miner
Week ahead, including Randgold Resources, Thomas Cook, ARM and Rolls
A look at next week's agenda, and there are some big names reporting...
Week ahead, including Randgold Resources, Thomas Cook, ARM and Rolls
A look at next week's agenda, and there are some big names reporting...
Week ahead, including Randgold Resources, Thomas Cook, ARM and Rolls
A look at next week's agenda, and there are some big names reporting...
Week ahead, including Randgold Resources, Thomas Cook, ARM and Rolls
A look at next week's agenda, and there are some big names reporting...
FTSE100 pares losses though miners still weigh
The FTSE100 dipped 12 points at to 6,381 while over in the US the Dow Jones is poised to start lower on a half-day for the markets.
Investments and investor services
Risers & Fallers: Patisserie Holdings, Orogen Gold, Zoopla and more...
Below are the main news-driven share price movements at 3.30pm.
Friday's agenda: Patisserie to keep investors sweet with divi
A quiet day is in prospect, especially with no guide from the US – closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving Day – to guide the markets.
Week ahead: Osborne looks for spending cuts after Lords tax credit rejection
Kingfisher and Cineworld will catch the eye but George Osborne will be the headline maker next week
The good, the bad and the homely in the gold sector
Jefferies has initiated coverage on Acacia, Polymetal and Randgold, and the implication is that the sector is a mixed bag.
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Broker spotlight, including Supermarkets, Premier Foods and Hummingbird Resources
City firm Investec reckons Premier Foods (LON:PFD) is tasty and has upgraded the share to 'buy' from 'hold'. It also punts up the target price a tad - to 51p from 47p each.