International Business News - Markets http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/markets/ All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.co.uk 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif FTSE 100 EXPERIAN ORD USD0.10 647.00 3.03% GLAXOSMITHKLINE ORD 25P 1259.00 2.82% BG GRP. ORD 10P 1196.50 … 53664 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/market-movers-top-risers-and-fallers-at-13-00.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:00:03 EDT GSK GLAXOSMITHKLINE ORD 25P value of shares traded £12,709,368,140 HSBA HSBC HLDGS.UK ORD $0.50 (UK REG) value of shares traded £8,540,486,654 BARC BARCLAYS ORD 25P value of shares… 53665 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/most-traded-stocks-by-value-at-13-00.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:00:02 EDT IT outsourcing group ServicePower Technologies reported a gross profit increase of 17% to £6.3m for the year to December.Total revenue increased by 16% to £18.1m. Service Operations revenue was… 53666 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/servicepower-gross-profit-up-17.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:59:00 EDT Mount Engineering raised its final dividend despite a 20% fall in turnover for the year to December.Chairman Colin Ainger said the group had experienced a relatively buoyant start to 2009 but order… 53659 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/mount-engineering-improves-margins.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:49:00 EDT MIDDAY REPORT: Headline shares turned slightly higher in quiet midday trade, with weakness in the banking sector providing the main downforce, offset by a strong performance from pharmaceutical… 53660 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/ftse-turns-slightly-higher-in-range-bound-midday-trade.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:39:59 EDT ITV says its new board has reset the bonus criteria for directors including incoming CEO Adam Crozier, which will be 'stretching'.Crozier joins the company on April 26. He will get a base annual… 53661 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/crozier-bonus-will-be-stretching-says-itv.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:39:42 EDT Oil and gas engineering services group Plexus Holdings reported first-half profit before tax of £0.13m, up from £0.04m in 2008.Turnover for the six months to December was £6.5m, down from… 53657 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/plexus-holdings-raises-h1-dividend.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:20:31 EDT Name Price Change %Change Brent Crude Oil 81.190 -0.770 -0.940 WTI Crude Oil 82.300 -0.630 -0.760 RBOB Gasoline… 53652 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/commodities-prices-at-12-00.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:15:01 EDT Wind power group Renewable Energy Generation made a first-half EBITDA profit of £0.4m, turning round a 2009 loss of £0.6m, on the back of revenues up 30% to £3.5m from £2.7m.Loss before tax… 53653 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/renewable-energy-generation-reports-positive-ebitda-for-h1.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:13:00 EDT Lighting equipment company FW Thorpe held its interim dividend at 4.1p after reporting operating profits up 9.6% to £4.6m for the six months to December.Turnover increased by 2.5% to £28.25m… 53646 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/thorpe-operating-profit-up6-in-h1.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:04:22 EDT FTSE 100 GLAXOSMITHKLINE ORD 25P 1256.50 2.61% EXPERIAN ORD USD0.10 642.00 2.23% BG GRP. ORD 10P 1199.00 2.22% G4S… 53647 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/market-movers-top-risers-and-fallers-at-12-00.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:04 EDT Interim Results 22/3/2010 Wolseley Plc (WOS) 22/3/2010 Purecircle limited (PURE) 22/3/2010 Nautical Petroleum Plc (NPE) 23/3/2010 Imperial Tobacco Group Plc (IMT) 24/3/2010 Smiths Group Plc… 53667 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/month-ahead-company-events.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:03 EDT Interim Results 22/3/2010 Wolseley Plc (WOS) 22/3/2010 Purecircle limited (PURE) 22/3/2010 Nautical Petroleum Plc (NPE) 23/3/2010 Imperial Tobacco Group Plc (IMT) 24/3/2010 Smiths Group Plc… 53668 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/this-weeks-company-events.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:03 EDT GSK GLAXOSMITHKLINE ORD 25P value of shares traded £11,360,478,835 HSBA HSBC HLDGS.UK ORD $0.50 (UK REG) value of shares traded £7,246,691,340 BG. BG GRP. ORD 10P value of shares traded… 53648 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/most-traded-stocks-by-value-at-12-00.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:02 EDT Name Price Change %Change AUD / USD 0.921 -0.003 -0.290 EUR / CHF 1.448 -0.000 -0.010 EUR / DKK 7.441 0.001 0.020 EUR / GBP … 53649 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/forex-prices-at-12-00.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:02 EDT Economic Events 23/3/2010 9:30am UK - Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 9:30am UK - Retail Prices Index (RPI) 23/3/2010 9:00am EU Flash Manufacturing PMI 9:00am EU Flash Services PMI 9:30am UK BBA… 53669 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/economic-events-this-weeks-events.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:02 EDT Economic Events 23/3/2010 9:30am UK - Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 9:30am UK - Retail Prices Index (RPI) 23/3/2010 9:00am EU Flash Manufacturing PMI 9:00am EU Flash Services PMI 9:30am UK BBA… 53670 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/economic-events-month-ahead-events.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:02 EDT Bus and train operator Arriva, subject of a bid approach, has today been raised to neutral from sell at UBS, with the target price set at 700p, up from 460p.Aegis upgraded to buy from add at Numis,… 53650 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/broker-news-views.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:53:10 EDT Nordic packaging group Powerflute more than doubled its revenues in the year to December, thanks to a major contribution from its acquisition of Papierfabrik Scheufelen.The group reported… 53644 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/powerflute-boosted-by-scheufelen-acquisition.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:44:23 EDT Aegis upgraded to buy from add at Numis, price target 160p.Arriva raised to neutral from sell at UBS, target price 700p up from 460p.British-American Tobacco cut to neutral from buy at BA-Merrill… 53643 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100318/morning-broker-moves-round-up.htm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:20:30 EDT