http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-rare-bright-note-for-rbs-and-its-investors-1816697.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-rare-bright-note-for-rbs-and-its-investors-1816697.html <p>Royal Bank of Scotland has had a miserable week. The European authorities have ordered it to flog bits of itself it would rather have kept; the taxpayer has increased its effective stake to 84 per cent; and yesterday, to cap it all, the group issued a woeful market update.</p> Sharewatch Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/unilevers-quality-is-hard-to-beat-buy-in-1815850.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/unilevers-quality-is-hard-to-beat-buy-in-1815850.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Buy</p> Sharewatch Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-cw-warning-puts-telecoms-in-spotlight-1815851.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-cw-warning-puts-telecoms-in-spotlight-1815851.html <p>Not even news that the Bank of England is to pump another £25bn into the economy via its quantitative easing programme inspired much enthusiasm in the equity markets yesterday, with the majority of companies trading within a tight range.</p> Sharewatch Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-hold-on-to-logica-even-as-revenues-fall-1815028.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-hold-on-to-logica-even-as-revenues-fall-1815028.html <p> Our view: Hold </p> <p> Share price: 121.7p (+6.6p) </p> Sharewatch Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-avivas-bounce-gets-the-gossips-going-1815029.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-avivas-bounce-gets-the-gossips-going-1815029.html <p>The Insurer Aviva rebounded yesterday on solid numbers and speculation of the assets it is looking to snap up. The group rose 21p to 400.3p, its biggest increase in four months, as the market cheered its third quarter statement. Investors were buoyed as chief executive Andrew Moss said the outlook for profitability this year was good and had "significantly increased our capital and balance sheet strength". </p> Sharewatch Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-rollsroyce-will-engineer-future-gains-1814216.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-rollsroyce-will-engineer-future-gains-1814216.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Buy</p> Sharewatch Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-rbs-horror-show-mires-ftse-100-in-the-red-1814217.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-rbs-horror-show-mires-ftse-100-in-the-red-1814217.html <p>Things may have looked good on Monday, the first session after Halloween, but the real horror show played out yesterday. Michael Myers, the fictional serial killer from the Halloween films, would have been proud of the bloodletting, as the top tier was awash with stocks plunging into the red.</p> Sharewatch Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-telecitys-growth-is-the-talk-of-the-town-1813706.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-telecitys-growth-is-the-talk-of-the-town-1813706.html Sharewatch Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-miners-lead-blue-chips-higher-amid-bid-talk-1813708.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-miners-lead-blue-chips-higher-amid-bid-talk-1813708.html <p>Rumours that BHP Billiton could be set to renew its interest in rival mining giant Rio Tinto circulated yesterday, giving a boost to the FTSE 100's leading mining stocks.</p> Sharewatch Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-week-ahead-high-street-looking-closely-at-whats-next-1813274.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-week-ahead-high-street-looking-closely-at-whats-next-1813274.html <p>The high street will come under the spotlight this week, as investors scrutinise updates from Next, Marks & Spencer and Primark-owner Associated British Foods. </p> Sharewatch Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/small-talk-hightex-header-hits-the-target-1813275.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/small-talk-hightex-header-hits-the-target-1813275.html <p>Football fans have to remember to take an ever-expanding assortment of paraphernalia with them to matches these days: ticket and scarf, whistle, fog-horn, rattle and – as of recently – a beach ball.</p> Sharewatch Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-partygaming-rises-as-market-turns-south-1812316.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-partygaming-rises-as-market-turns-south-1812316.html <p>The online gambling group PartyGaming firmed up last night, attracting interest on the view that the run of weakness caused by co-founder Anurag Dikshit's move to offload the majority of his stake had gone too far. </p> Sharewatch Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-cairns-prospects-make-it-a-worthy-buy-1811644.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-cairns-prospects-make-it-a-worthy-buy-1811644.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Buy</p> Sharewatch Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-tomkins-rises-as-broker-points-to-a-bargain-1811645.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-tomkins-rises-as-broker-points-to-a-bargain-1811645.html <p>The engineering group Tomkins was among the gainers as the London market rebounded last night, rising by more than 7 per cent on the view that the recent run of weakness had been overdone. </p> Sharewatch Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-the-prus-shares-have-fallen-so-buy-in-now-1811062.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-the-prus-shares-have-fallen-so-buy-in-now-1811062.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Buy</p> Sharewatch Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-vedanta-hit-as-footsie-turns-sharply-lower-1811065.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-vedanta-hit-as-footsie-turns-sharply-lower-1811065.html <p>Vedanta Resources spent another session in the red yesterday, amid fears that, whatever the provenance of reports about a probe into the accounts and share price movements of its Indian business Sesa Goa, the recent period of outperformance in the miner's shares may have come to an end. </p> Sharewatch Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-hold-on-to-arm-it-deserves-its-high-rating-1810488.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-hold-on-to-arm-it-deserves-its-high-rating-1810488.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Hold</p> Sharewatch Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-mitchells-climbs-higher-as-confidence-rises-1810490.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-mitchells-climbs-higher-as-confidence-rises-1810490.html <p>The pubs company Mitchells & Butlers firmed up last night after an HSBC survey suggested that fears of a prolonged slump in consumer behaviour might have been overdone. </p> Sharewatch Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-dig-in-and-buy-uk-coal-for-the-long-term-1810032.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-dig-in-and-buy-uk-coal-for-the-long-term-1810032.html Sharewatch Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-week-ahead-bp-recovering-after-the-2008-hurricane-1809565.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-week-ahead-bp-recovering-after-the-2008-hurricane-1809565.html <p> The oil majors will be in focus this week, with BP kicking off the third-quarter reporting season with its results tomorrow and BG following suit on Wednesday. </p> Sharewatch Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:24 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/small-talk-passport-to-the-asian-property-market-revoked-1809545.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/small-talk-passport-to-the-asian-property-market-revoked-1809545.html <p>Expect Lots of fun and games this week at JSM Indochina, an Aim-listed property fund, which has done plenty to upset a major shareholder, it seems.</p> Sharewatch Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-hsbc-firms-up-as-footsie-bounces-back-1808594.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-hsbc-firms-up-as-footsie-bounces-back-1808594.html <p>HSBC rose with the wider market last night, rallying after a leading broker highlighted the scope for a recovery at HSBC Finance Corporation, the banking group's American arm. </p> Sharewatch Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-anglo-american-can-be-a-winwin-punt-1807618.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-anglo-american-can-be-a-winwin-punt-1807618.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Buy</p> Sharewatch Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-relief-rally-drives-enterprise-higher-1807621.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-relief-rally-drives-enterprise-higher-1807621.html <p>The pub groups Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns bucked a weak market trend last night, rallying as investors bought in on news that regulators had decided against pursuing an investigation into "beer tie" arrangements, which force pub tenants to buy beer from landlords. </p> Sharewatch Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-yield-is-what-makes-listless-drax-a-buy-1806816.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-yield-is-what-makes-listless-drax-a-buy-1806816.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Buy</p> Sharewatch Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-xstrata-has-issues-to-address-but-is-cheap-1806219.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-xstrata-has-issues-to-address-but-is-cheap-1806219.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Buy</p> Sharewatch Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-travis-perkins-falls-amid-pricing-worries-1806220.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-travis-perkins-falls-amid-pricing-worries-1806220.html <p>The builders' merchant Travis Perkins was under pressure last night, falling back amid concern that the market may be anticipating a swifter turnaround in profits than is likely in the current economic environment.</p> Sharewatch Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-rush-for-yield-lifts-realestate-sector-1805723.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-rush-for-yield-lifts-realestate-sector-1805723.html <p>The City was in buoyant mood as the blue chips shrugged off three negative sessions to hit a year high, ensuring that the 22nd anniversary of Black Monday passed without incident. </p> Sharewatch Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-bunzl-has-a-rich-history-buy-into-its-future-1805724.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-bunzl-has-a-rich-history-buy-into-its-future-1805724.html Sharewatch Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-week-ahead-future-looks-good-for-bskybs-hd-business-1805335.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-week-ahead-future-looks-good-for-bskybs-hd-business-1805335.html <p>Analysts expect to hear of strong demand for BSkyB's HD, or high-definition, products when the satellite television group posts first-quarter results at the end of this week. </p> Sharewatch Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/small-talk-welcome-news-from-a-south-wales-miner-1805337.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/small-talk-welcome-news-from-a-south-wales-miner-1805337.html <p>It was little more 25 years ago when Margaret Thatcher broke the iron grip of the mining unions. Or ruined the lives of the thousands that depended on coalmining for a living and way of life, depending on your point of view.</p> Sharewatch Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-broker-helps-lloyds-to-pull-ahead-of-peers-1804448.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-broker-helps-lloyds-to-pull-ahead-of-peers-1804448.html <p>Lloyds Banking Group bucked a weak banking sector trend last night, rising even as its peers fell back after Deutsche Bank said it saw share price upside regardless of whether or not the group opts for the Government's asset protection scheme. </p> Sharewatch Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-this-ugly-duckling-turned-swann-is-a-buy-1803613.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-this-ugly-duckling-turned-swann-is-a-buy-1803613.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Buy</p> Sharewatch Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-sainsburys-in-focus-as-qia-rumours-swirl-1803614.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-sainsburys-in-focus-as-qia-rumours-swirl-1803614.html <p>The supermarket group J Sainsbury saw its shares jump by nearly 20 per cent at one point yesterday as unconfirmed rumours of bid interest from the Qatar Investment Authority, the Qatari sovereign wealth fund whose Delta Two fund abandoned a 600p per share bid for the business in 2007, did the rounds of the dealing rooms. </p> Sharewatch Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-this-company-looks-punch-drunk-so-sell-1802780.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-this-company-looks-punch-drunk-so-sell-1802780.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Sell</p> Sharewatch Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-game-trades-higher-on-buyback-hopes-1802783.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-game-trades-higher-on-buyback-hopes-1802783.html <p>The prospect of buy-backs lured the punters into Game, the video games retailer, which rose with the wider market last night. </p> Sharewatch Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-ma-hype-is-not-enough-protection-at-ssl-1802223.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-ma-hype-is-not-enough-protection-at-ssl-1802223.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Hold</p> Sharewatch Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-next-is-pressured-by-cautious-consumers-1802224.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-next-is-pressured-by-cautious-consumers-1802224.html <p>The fashion retailer Next fell back last night, giving way after a broker warned of signs of caution among British consumers. </p> Sharewatch Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-rexam-rises-as-investors-look-stateside-1801895.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-rexam-rises-as-investors-look-stateside-1801895.html <p>The packaging manufacturer Rexam firmed up last night as investors bought in ahead of updates from the group's American peers. </p> Sharewatch Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-theres-more-to-solid-gsk-than-swine-flu-1801896.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-theres-more-to-solid-gsk-than-swine-flu-1801896.html Sharewatch Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-week-ahead-whitbread-is-ready-to-show-its-resilience-1801432.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-week-ahead-whitbread-is-ready-to-show-its-resilience-1801432.html <p>The hospitality group Whitbread, the company behind the Premier Inn budget hotel chain, should confirm its resilient performance through the downturn when it issues results for the 26 weeks to 27 August tomorrow.</p> Sharewatch Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/small-talk-aim-market-is-showing-life-as-delistings-fall-1801433.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/small-talk-aim-market-is-showing-life-as-delistings-fall-1801433.html <p>This column has been quick to point to the shortcomings of the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) in recent months, specifically when those groups that depend on investor funding for projects faced a hiatus of liquidity at the height of the credit crisis. In most cases, those groups had been attracted to Aim after promises of easy funding and plenty of supportive investors, most of whom did a runner when the likes of RBS started to wobble.</p> Sharewatch Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-retail-cheer-sends-kingfisher-to-record-high-1800655.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-retail-cheer-sends-kingfisher-to-record-high-1800655.html <p>Signs of improving high-street sales boosted Kingfisher, the retail group which closed at its highest level since June 2007 last night. </p> Sharewatch Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:01 +0100