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Investment Column: Aveva's prospects justify shares' rating

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Market Report: L&G; gains ground as traders eye rebound

Tuesday, 26 January 2010

Insurance issues were in focus last night, with Legal & General leading the sector higher as bargain hunters piled in. Credit Suisse said that while the market continued to view the sector with a degree of caution, discounting concerns about capital or regulation, the worries were set to recede in the year ahead.

The Week Ahead: BSkyB to reap benefit of high-definition TV

Monday, 25 January 2010

Analysts are looking forward to another strong set of results from British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), the pay-television group which is due to post its half-year results on Thursday. Key performance indicators are expected to have remained strong, with Charles Stanley anticipating news of 165,000 net new pay-TV subscribers during the company's second quarter, while UBS expects to hear of 180,000 net additions. Numis is slightly behind with a forecast of 159,000.

Small Talk: Timis raises £80m for Africa

Monday, 25 January 2010

African Minerals, the Aim- listed exploration company led by executive chairman and colourful small-cap sage Frank Timis, last week raised another £80m. Proceeds will be used to build a 120km road connecting its Tonkolili iron ore project in Sierra Leone with a railway line.

Market Report: Kingfisher stands firm as Footsie slides

Saturday, 23 January 2010

The home improvement group Kingfisher was in focus as the FTSE 100, which came under pressure amid concern about the Obama administration's banking proposals, tipped deeper into the red last night.

Investment Column: Glittering prospects for Petropavlovsk

Friday, 22 January 2010

St James's Place Capital; Inland

Market Report: AstraZeneca gains as traders scent value

Friday, 22 January 2010

AstraZeneca firmed up last night as traders bought in on the view that the market may be underestimating the upside potential in the pharmaceutical group's shares.

Investment Column: Ignore Wetherspoon's weather worries

Thursday, 21 January 2010

Character Group; Oxford Biomedica

Market Report: Cable & Wireless overcomes downdraft

Thursday, 21 January 2010

The telecoms group Cable & Wireless was among the few blue chips to close with gains last night, outperforming the market as bargain hunters piled in.

Investmennt Column: IG rolls on, keep buying into its growth

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Chemring; Psion

Market Report: Barclays wobbles amid capital concerns

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Parts of the banking sector were unsettled last night, with Barclays falling back as the bears moved in on capital concerns.

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