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London mid-morning: Footsie seeking direction |
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Wed 21 Apr 2010
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Market Movers
techMARK 1,687.27 +0.05%
FTSE 100 5,763.94 -0.34%
FTSE 250 10,487.54 0.00%
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Footsie is lacking movement this morning although some stocks are bucking the sluggish trend.
British Airways has recovered slightly after the ending of the UK flight ban.
ARM is the best performer after the stupendous results from Apple last night driven by iPhone sales, which ARM reportedly designed the chips for. FTSE 250-listed peer Imagination Technologies is also strong.
BHP Billiton has held up so far after a statement this morning that it may have broken US anti-corruption laws in some of its exploration projects.
Shares in Game Group have crashed. Lisa Morgan has stepped down as the chief executive after the video game retailer revealed a sharp fall in profits in the year to January 31. Pre-tax profits totalled £84.2m, which was below expectations and sharply down from £117.4m the previous year, on turnover that slid to £1.77bn from £1.97bn.
Software giant Autonomy reported record revenues and profits in the first quarter as clients loosen their purse strings after scaling back in the downturn. The firm, which uses technology borne out of research at Cambridge University, saw revenues in the three months to March 31 climb by 50% from the same period the previous year to $194.2m. Adjusted pre-tax profits climbed by 47% to $85.3m.
Aerospace and defence systems group Meggitt said trading since the start of the year has been in line with its expectations of a challenging first half followed by a return to growth in the second half of the year. The group said it remains well placed to take advantage of an upturn in the civil aerospace markets which is anticipated to start benefitting the group in the second half of the year.
Distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl said trading in the period since 31 December has been in line with expectations. Underlying revenue in the first quarter was up 2% on last year led by North America which was 5% higher.
Bookmaker Ladbrokes said it expects to receive £80m from the UK tax authorities after reaching a settlement covering substantially all the outstanding items in the tax years through to December 2007.
Car and aeroplane parts supplier Senior has jumped higher after saying it expects profits for 2010 to exceed expectations after trading in the three months to March 31 got a lift from favourable currency movements and cost control and efficiency improvements.
Wealth manager St James's Place enjoyed record sales of single products and a strong inflow of new money in the three months to March, as ISA and unit trust sales took off.
FTSE 100 - Risers
ARM Holdings (ARM) 250.60p +3.13%
Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CW.) 92.20p +1.65%
Hammerson (HMSO) 387.30p +1.49%
Tesco (TSCO) 437.15p +1.43%
Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 297.90p +1.19%
Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 68.02p +1.19%
Fresnillo (FRES) 847.00p +1.13%
Rexam (REX) 314.80p +1.09%
Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 1,780.00p +1.02%
British Airways (BAY) 236.20p +0.98%
FTSE 100 - Fallers
BAE Systems (BA.) 363.50p -3.68%
Marks & Spencer Group (MKS) 378.80p -2.27%
Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) 1,210.00p -1.87%
London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) 734.50p -1.87%
Rolls-Royce Group (RR.) 597.50p -1.65%
Rio Tinto (RIO) 3,740.00p -1.54%
Vedanta Resources (VED) 2,708.00p -1.42%
Home Retail Group (HOME) 287.80p -1.40%
BHP Billiton (BLT) 2,150.50p -1.35%
Xstrata (XTA) 1,201.00p -1.31%
FTSE 250 - Risers
Senior (SNR) 119.10p +7.49%
Lamprell (LAM) 279.50p +4.88%
Imagination Technologies (IMG) 261.50p +3.81%
Punch Taverns (PUB) 98.75p +3.29%
Ladbrokes (LAD) 162.50p +3.24%
Croda International (CRDA) 977.00p +2.73%
Helical Bar (HLCL) 356.80p +2.38%
Wellstream Holdings (WSM) 675.00p +2.27%
Computacenter (CCC) 334.80p +2.07%
St. Modwen Properties (SMP) 193.90p +2.05%
FTSE 250 - Fallers
Game Group (GMG) 89.70p -11.45%
HMV Group (HMV) 81.30p -4.30%
Dunedin Income Growth Inv Trust (DIG) 194.10p -2.71%
TalkTalk Telecom Group (TALK) 126.40p -2.62%
Balfour Beatty (BBY) 295.30p -2.38%
Greggs (GRG) 479.00p -2.24%
Regus (RGU) 114.60p -2.22%
DSG International (DSGI) 35.04p -2.12%
Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) 368.00p -2.05%
Bodycote (BOY) 207.70p -1.94%
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