http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-thomas-cook-falls-amid-debt-concerns-1825066.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-thomas-cook-falls-amid-debt-concerns-1825066.html <p>Thomas Cook was held back last night as traders sold out on the view that the market may be underestimating the FTSE 100-listed tour operator's refinancing needs. </p> Sharewatch Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-inventory-worries-hit-chip-maker-arm-1824064.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-inventory-worries-hit-chip-maker-arm-1824064.html <p>ARM Holdings, the mid-cap chip manufacturer, was under pressure last night amid concerns that, following a period of rapid restocking across the semiconductors sector, inventories were now rising to levels that could render the industry vulnerable to a correction in the supply chain. </p> Sharewatch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-buy-your-own-piece-of-the-national-grid-1824065.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-buy-your-own-piece-of-the-national-grid-1824065.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Buy</p> Sharewatch Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-close-bros-still-exists-and-it-is-doing-nicely-1823145.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-close-bros-still-exists-and-it-is-doing-nicely-1823145.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Buy</p> Sharewatch Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-centrica-up-on-talk-of-russian-bid-in-pipeline-1823146.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-centrica-up-on-talk-of-russian-bid-in-pipeline-1823146.html <p>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. </p> Sharewatch Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-bargain-hunters-fuel-arrivas-advance-1822549.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-bargain-hunters-fuel-arrivas-advance-1822549.html <p>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". </p> Sharewatch Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-enterprise-fails-to-lift-pub-sector-gloom-1822550.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-enterprise-fails-to-lift-pub-sector-gloom-1822550.html <p> Our view: Sell </p> <p> Share price: 122.4p (-11.2p) </p> Sharewatch Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-whitbread-buoyed-by-premier-inn-hopes-1821849.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-whitbread-buoyed-by-premier-inn-hopes-1821849.html <p>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. </p> Sharewatch Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-there-are-stronger-miners-than-lonmin-1821850.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-there-are-stronger-miners-than-lonmin-1821850.html Sharewatch Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-week-ahead-falling-inflation-to-dent-morrisons-sales-1821361.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-week-ahead-falling-inflation-to-dent-morrisons-sales-1821361.html <p>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. </p> Sharewatch Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/small-talk-red24-takes-on-risk-1821362.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/small-talk-red24-takes-on-risk-1821362.html <p>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.</p> Sharewatch Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-liberty-leads-charge-on-property-values-1820537.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-liberty-leads-charge-on-property-values-1820537.html <p>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. </p> Sharewatch Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-euromoney-can-make-more-for-investors-1819891.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-euromoney-can-make-more-for-investors-1819891.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Buy</p> Sharewatch Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-gsk-rises-as-advair-worries-recede-1819893.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-gsk-rises-as-advair-worries-recede-1819893.html <p>The pharma group GlaxoSmithKline was in focus last night, firming up after analysts played down the threats to Advair, the company's asthma treatment. </p> Sharewatch Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-recovery-hopes-drive-dsg-to-fresh-high-1818985.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-recovery-hopes-drive-dsg-to-fresh-high-1818985.html <p>DSG International last night closed at its highest level since October 2008, rallying by more than 8 per cent on hopes of an improvement in the electricals market. </p> Sharewatch Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-buy-into-this-powerful-investment-case-1818986.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-buy-into-this-powerful-investment-case-1818986.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Buy </p> Sharewatch Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-stars-are-aligning-for-babcocks-shares-1818247.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-stars-are-aligning-for-babcocks-shares-1818247.html <p><b>Our view:</b> Buy</p> Sharewatch Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-barclays-and-hsbc-report-mixed-fortunes-1818248.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-barclays-and-hsbc-report-mixed-fortunes-1818248.html <p>It was a tale of two banks for the blue chips yesterday as Barclays and HSBC issued updates – but one was far, far better than the other, and had dramatic results on the market.</p> Sharewatch Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-investors-can-lock-up-returns-with-g4s-1817815.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/investment-column-investors-can-lock-up-returns-with-g4s-1817815.html Sharewatch Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-asian-assets-lifts-the-pru-on-good-news-day-1817817.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/market-report-asian-assets-lifts-the-pru-on-good-news-day-1817817.html <p>The man from the Pru was looking sharp as several news items pushed the UK insurer to one of the strongest performers of the day. Prudential ended up 30p at 608p, as Germany's Allianz beat forecasts to post a 23 per cent jump in third-quarter operating profits. The results helped lift insurers across Europe as did a note from ING. The Dutch broker raised its valuation on 12 insurers across Europe, upping the Pru's price target from 392p to 584p. </p> Sharewatch Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/small-talk-london-mining-succeeds-in-joining-alternative-big-boys-1817383.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/small-talk-london-mining-succeeds-in-joining-alternative-big-boys-1817383.html <p>We may still be in recession, but those that say the Alternative Investment Market (Aim) is coming back to life can point to the listing on Friday of London Mining to further strengthen their case.</p> Sharewatch Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-week-ahead-vodafone-set-for-uk-iphone-announcement-1817384.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sharewatch/the-week-ahead-vodafone-set-for-uk-iphone-announcement-1817384.html <p>The mobile phone giant Vodafone dials up half-year results tomorrow and investors will closely examine comments by its chief executive, Vittorio Colao, about key regions, notably the US. Analysts at UBS expect growth at Verizon Wireless, Vodafone's US business, to have slowed in the second quarter. UBS noted speculation that rival T-Mobile might be poised to "make some aggressive moves on price".</p> Sharewatch Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 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