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Broker tips: Spirent, Diageo, GlaxoSmithKline
Analysts at Barclays Research downgraded their view on shares of Spirent from 'equalweight' to 'underweight', telling clients that the stock's valuation was "out of sync" with testing peers.
Europe close: Stocks boosted by US data, trade news
A string of better-than-expected US economic data sent stocks across almost the entire Continent higher despite some analysts' qualms regarding the US-China trade deal signed the night before and ongoing geopolitical worries.
Friday preview: China data, Experian in focus
Overseas, the focus at the end of the week will be on a raft of Chinese activity indicators for the month of December that are scheduled for release at 1000 GMT, including readings for monthly retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment.
Barclays downgrades Spirent on valuation after stellar run in 2019
Analysts at Barclays Research downgraded their view on shares of Spirent from 'equalweight' to 'underweight', telling clients that the stock's valuation was "out of sync" with testing peers.
Europe midday: Stocks looking for direction after US-China trade deal
Stocks on the Continent were still treading water at the midpoint of the session as traders digested the implications of the US-China trade deal signed the night before and tried to anticipate what the next catalyst for markets might be.
Philly Fed index jumps past forecasts in January
A key lead indicator for the US manufacturing sector got off to a flying start in 2019, although the details of the survey were perhaps not quite as strong as they appeared to be at first glance.
Morgan Stanley tops Goldmans in market value thanks to fixed income trading
Shares of Morgan Stanley hit their best levels since late 2007 and overtook those of Goldman Sachs on the back of a fourth quarter surge in sales from fixed income trading.
US retail sales post 'solid' increase for December, economists say
Retail sales in the US grew more quickly than expected last month, although according to some economists, the details of the report pointed to household spending coming off the boil.
Europe open: Stocks dip as traders digest US-China trade deal details
Stocks on the Continent gave up early gains as traders digested what details where available around the US-China trade deal that was inked overnight and tried to figure out what the next catalyst for stockmarkets might be.
No one at Seawave knew of loan from QIA to Lekoil, lawyers say
The plot around the fraudulent loan that sank shares of Nigerian oil company Lekoil thickened overnight after lawyers for the firm that allegedly brokered the transaction denied that it had played any role.