Sharewatch

Investment Column: Buy your own piece of the National Grid

Friday, 20 November 2009

Unite Group; Huntsworth

Investment Column: Close Bros still exists and it is doing nicely

Thursday, 19 November 2009

Trafficmaster; Mothercare

Market Report: Centrica up on talk of Russian bid in pipeline

Thursday, 19 November 2009

British Gas-owner Centrica was in focus last night as speculators piled in on rumours regarding the possibility of a bid from Gazprom, the Russian energy giant.

Market Report: Bargain hunters fuel Arriva's advance

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

The transport group Arriva raced ahead as bargain hunters piled in last night, with the stock climbing by more than 6 per cent after Goldman Sachs highlighted the "compelling valuation".

Investment Column: Enterprise fails to lift pub sector gloom

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Our view: SellShare price: 122.4p (-11.2p)

Market Report: Whitbread buoyed by Premier Inn hopes

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Whitbread rose yesterday as the FTSE 100 swung to its highest level since September 2008, with traders piling in on hopes that the hospitality and leisure group would remain resilient even as the broader sector faced another year of soft revenues.

Investment Column: There are stronger miners than Lonmin

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

The Week Ahead: Falling inflation to dent Morrisons' sales

Monday, 16 November 2009

Morrisons is set to become the latest big grocer to post a slowdown in underlying sales resulting from falling inflation on Thursday. Morrisons is expected to unveil consensus underlying sales, excluding fuel and VAT, up by 4.5 per cent for the 13 weeks to 2 November, down from 7.8 per cent in the first half.

Small Talk: Red24 takes on risk

Monday, 16 November 2009

The Iraqi tourist board, yes, that's right, the Iraqi tourist board, were in London last week extolling the virtues of the country as a destination to spend your two weeks over the summer.

Market Report: Liberty leads charge on property values

Saturday, 14 November 2009

Liberty International led the real-estate sector higher last night, advancing to pole position on the benchmark index after a new survey sparked hopes of a recovery in commercial property values. Data from the Investment Property Databank (IPD) revealed that commercial property values had climbed by 1.9 per cent in October, compared with a 1.1 per cent rise in September. The index showed gains in all three sub-sectors, with retail property rising by 2.6 per cent, industrial property climbing by 1.5 per cent and office values growing by 1.1 per cent. Traders soon piled in, driving Liberty to 504p, up almost 4 per cent or 19p. British Land, at the number two spot on the FTSE 100, rose to 498.2p, up 2.8 per cent or 13.5p, and Hammerson gained 2.3 per cent or 10.1p to 445p. Land Securities was also strong, closing 16p higher at 726.5p.