Saturday, 25 May 2013

London Stock Exchange

LSE Top 10 by Value Traded
CodeNameLastVolumeChange
XTAXstrata963.5014,141,040659.50216.94%
BB50139.0050,00013761.0099.00%
HSBAHsbc Hdg726.0025,724,37015.802.13%
HFDHalfords Group Ord 1p300.009,358,81833.309.99%
BUPFBupa Finance Plc10,6321,500,0001821.74%
BGBG Group1,1949,772,693231.85%
BARCBarclays Bank317.0048,466,9804.451.38%
RIORio Tinto (reg)2,8673,997,985461.58%
RBSRoyal Bank of Scotland327.0016,221,70010.203.02%
LLOYLloyds-tsb60.08238,789,2000.540.89%
Latest News
  • Searching for Dwight Howard

    08:38 | 25/5/13
    Grantland
    And put aside their cut of the NBA's national TV deal, broadband rights, their merchandise money, their alpha dog status in Los Angeles, and their far-reaching clout as the league's signature team. more»
  • Week ahead - Citi FMCG conference, Sanderson H1s

    08:37 | 25/5/13
    just-food.com (subscription)
    However, US poultry group Sanderson Farms and South Africa's Tiger Brands will report H1s, while Tate & Lyle plc will announce annual figures. In New York, Citi will hold a conference featuring the likes of Mondelez International and General Mills ... more»
  • Cerner Corporation - Shareholder/Analyst Call

    08:04 | 25/5/13
    Seeking Alpha
    Trust me, if you say it over and over for the rest of the day, by the end of the day you will remember it. If you ask actually probably any of our .... So ability to share, in context, real world example, not futuristic Star Trek stuff. It's stuff that ... more»
  • Plastic problem: Calif. aims to reduce ocean's trash islands

    07:55 | 25/5/13
    USA TODAY
    Each year cleanup crews throughout the U.S. collect millions of pounds of plastic trash from beaches and coastal waterways, with the biggest numbers coming from California's 1,100-mile coastline. Once in the ocean, plastic takes ages to decompose. more»
  • Bausch & Lomb Nears $9 Billion Sale to Valeant

    07:46 | 25/5/13
    4-traders
    Bausch & Lomb Inc. is nearing a deal to sell itself to Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. (>> Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc) for about $9 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Bausch & Lomb, which is owned by ... Actavis ... more»
  • Offshore Drilling In Virginia Would Threaten Coastal Economy, Environment ...

    07:00 | 25/5/13
    ThinkProgress
    Prioritizing development and protection of the state's existing coastal-dependent industries like tourism, and fishing, and its world class military emplacements, while boosting support for renewable energy development is a common-sense approach to ... more»
  • Vodafone Group plc Stock Rating Reaffirmed by JP Morgan Cazenove (VOD)

    06:56 | 25/5/13
    Mideast Time
    Vodafone Group plc logo JP Morgan Cazenove reiterated their overweight rating on shares of Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD) in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, Stock Ratings Network reports. more»
  • Riding A Copper Horse

    06:55 | 25/5/13
    Gold Seek
    Some of these new consumers are going to be Americans but the majority are in developing countries, they might not want to be Americans but they do want at least a modest piece of what we'll call the American lifestyle, the cell phones, flat screen TV ... more»
  • 'Woo small companies to capital market'

    06:49 | 25/5/13
    The Hindu
    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Friday, asked the capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to step up efforts to provide mid-cap and small-tier companies greater access to capital markets. “The equity market in our ... more»
  • Hugo's “Les Miserables” Revisited

    06:32 | 25/5/13
    CounterPunch
    ... treatment of the battle as his inspiration when writing the battle scenes in his A Farewell to Arms. Another historical novel regularly praised for its battle scenes is Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage, which follows the exploits of the ... more»
  • Low-carat gold at Irish end of U.S. corporate rainbow

    06:29 | 25/5/13
    bnn.ca
    Prime Minister Enda Kenny is relying on the export-focused multinational sector to boost economic growth and ensure the country emerges from an EU-IMF bailout smoothly this year, after the country's debt levels quadrupled on the back of a property ... more»
  • Indian shares post first weekly drop in six on stimulus concerns

    05:59 | 25/5/13
    Gulf Times
    Meanwhile, India's rupee completed a third weekly decline after the Federal Reserve indicated it may slow debt purchases, fuelling concern that fund flows to emerging markets will reduce. Bonds gained for an ... “India needs sustained capital flows to ... more»
  • IMI PLC : Transaction in Own Shares

    05:58 | 25/5/13
    4-traders
    IMI PLC announces that on 24 May 2013 it purchased through J.P. Morgan Securities plc 90,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each, at an average price of 1313.8454 pence per share. more»
  • 'Blue Is The Warmest Color,' Lesbian Film At Cannes With Explicit Sex, Draws ...

    05:57 | 25/5/13
    Huffington Post
    Big Eden tells a truly original tale of a thirty-something gay guy, Henry Hart (Arye Gross, Ellen, Six Feet Under) who returns to his childhood Montana home to confront his unrequited passion for his high school best friend. more»
  • Meru Cabs looking at IPO to raise capex

    05:41 | 25/5/13
    Deccan Herald
    Indian radio cab service firm Meru Cab Company Private Limited on Friday revealed its intention to float an initial public offering (IPO) by tapping the secondary markets over the next two years. more»
Global Indices
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NZ504,526621.36%
COMP3,45900.01%
DJI15,30390.06%
SP5001,65010.06%
DAX7,789911.15%
FTSE6,654420.63%
NI22512,494220.18%
TWI76.220.160.21%
Currencies
CodeLastChange
EURUSD1.2940.0010.04%
NZDUSD0.80930.00130.16%
AUDUSD0.96510.00930.95%
NZDAUD0.83850.00280.34%