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FTSE ends a dull range-bound session with little change

END-OF-DAY REPORT: Headline shares closed a range-bound session flat, with the market struggling to find a focus as profit-takers took the cream off yesterday's strong gains, with Wall Street lacking momentum. At the close of play, the FTSE100 was up just 4.63 points at 5,371.04 with the ...

Go-Ahead clocks up a billion passenger journeys for 1st time

Bus and train operator Go-Ahead reported passenger revenue growth in all companies, clocking up over one billion annual passenger journeys for the first time in the group's history. Operating profit for the year was £102.0m The group said it continued strong cash management and had a robust ...
World Cup a winner for DSG International

Standard News

Director Deals - British Land Co PLC (BLND) 02/09/10
Chris Grigg, Chief Executive Officer, has transferred in 657 shares in the company on the 2nd September ...
Director Deals - British Land Co PLC (BLND) 02/09/10
Graham Roberts, Financial Director, has transferred in 657 shares in the company on the 2nd September 2010 ...
Director Deals - British Land Co PLC (BLND) 02/09/10
Tim Roberts, Executive Director, has transferred in 657 shares in the company on the 2nd September 2010 at ...
Director Deals - Throgmorton Trust Plc (the) (THRG) 02/09/10
Simon Beart, Non Executive Director, has re-invested 31 shares in the company on the 2nd September 2010 at ...
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Latest Results

Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods H1 revenues up 17.1% 02/09/10
First half revenues at dairy products group Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods rose 17.1% to $1,255.1m in the six months ...
Stadium Group sees H1 profit rise 120% 02/09/10
Electronic manufacturing services provider Stadium Group reported a 120% rise in first-half pre-tax profit ...
Total Produce overcomes slow start to year 02/09/10
Irish fresh produce provider Total Produce reported first-half adjusted profit before tax up 3.8% to ...
Go-Ahead corrects dividend figures 02/09/10
Go-Ahead Group has amended the dividend figures given in its earlier final results statement. The ...
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Economic & Market News

GlobeOp Financial in shares issue 02/09/10
GlobeOp Financial Services has issued 42,503 ordinary shares under its 2006 equity incentive plan and ...
Telekomunikacja Polska issues bonds to subsidiary 02/09/10
Telekomunikacja Polska has issued short term bonds totalling PLN210m to its subsidiary, PTK Centertel, in ...
City of London Investment declares dividend 02/09/10
City of London Investment Trust has declared a first interim dividend of 3.25p per ordinary share for the ...
US gas storage up at 3,106bn cu ft 02/09/10
US working gas in storage rose to 3,106bn cu ft in the week ending 27 August, according to Energy ...
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Contract Wins / Joint Ventures

Formation reduces interest in JV 02/09/10
Formation Group's interest in JV Finance Ventures Limited has been reduced from 50% to 36.88%. This ...
£1.1m contract win for Motive TV 02/09/10
Motive Television has signed a £1.1m live sports production contract with Irish national commercial ...
Fusion IP reveals Absynth Biologics licensing deal 02/09/10
University IP commercialisation firm Fusion IP's biotechnology company Absynth Biologics has signed a ...
Focus Solutions signs deal with global retail bank 02/09/10
Software specialist Focus Solutions Group has signed a new contract with a major global retail bank ...
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Market Views

Top risers and fallers at 17:00 02/09/10
FTSE 100 MAN GROUP USD0.03428571 229.00 5.77% AUTONOMY ORD SHS 1/3P ...
Most Traded Stocks by Value at 17:00 02/09/10
RIO RIO TINTO ORD 10P value of shares traded £20,420,073,189 BLT BHP BILLITON ORD $0.50 value of ...
Top risers and fallers between 15:00 and 16:00 02/09/10
Overall Market VIPERA ORD 1P 7.75 14.81% 1PM ORD GBP0.0006818 ...
Top risers and fallers at 16:00 02/09/10
FTSE 100 MAN GROUP USD0.03428571 229.70 6.10% AUTONOMY ORD SHS 1/3P ...
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Premium News

Director Deals - British Land Co PLC (BLND) 02/09/10
Director Deals - British Land Co PLC (BLND) 02/09/10
Director Deals - British Land Co PLC (BLND) 02/09/10
Director Deals - Throgmorton Trust Plc (the) (THRG) 02/09/10
UPDATE: Platinum up 1.02% @ $1551.40 02/09/10
Director Deals - Rightmove PLC (RMV) 02/09/10
Director Deals - Throgmorton Trust Plc (the) (THRG) 02/09/10
UPDATE: Dollar/Yen down -0.27% @ 84.22 02/09/10
Director Deals - HML Holdings PLC (HMLH) 02/09/10
Director Deals - HML Holdings PLC (HMLH) 02/09/10
UPDATE: Silver 5000oz up 1.37% @ $1962.50 02/09/10
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Latest Trading Statements

Invesco Property Income adjusted NAV at -5.38p 02/09/10
Invesco Property Income Trust adjusted net asset value per share stood at -5.38p at the end of June ...
Serica Energy to spud Kutai well 02/09/10
Oil company Serica Energy says the Dambus-1 well in the Kutai basin offshore Indonesia will shortly be ...
Dart trading ahead of expectations 02/09/10
Aviation services and distribution group Dart said it was trading ahead of current market expectations. ...
Range Resources starts second well production 02/09/10
Mineral exploration company Range Resources says production and sales have started from its second well at ...
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Broker Views

Broker moves round-up 02/09/10
Admiral upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS, target price upped to 1752p from 1387p. African Barrick Gold ...
FLASH: Eaga downgraded to hold from buy at Altium, target price cut to 105p from 165p 02/09/10
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FLASH: Go-Ahead Group cut to hold from buy at Panmure Gordon, target price 1200p down from 1600p 02/09/10
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FLASH: McBride upped to buy from hold at Panmure Gordon, target price 170p up from 150p 02/09/10
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Bids, Mergers & Takeovers

Datatec offers R97m for Comztek Holdings 02/09/10
International information and communications technology group Datatec has made a conditional offer to ...
OFT clears IDOX takeover of Grantfinder 02/09/10
The Office of Fair Trading has cleared public sector software supplier IDOX's acquisition of ...
Xstrata Zinc withdraws from bid talks 02/09/10
Xstrata Zinc has withdrawn from acquisition talks with Noranda Income Fund following disagreement over the ...
Bright Futures takes over Yes Dining 02/09/10
Independent contract catering firm Bright Futures Group has taken over Yes Dining for a total ...
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Directors' Deals

Director Deals - British Land Co PLC (BLND) 02/09/10
Chris Grigg, Chief Executive Officer, has transferred in 657 shares in the company on the 2nd September ...
Director Deals - British Land Co PLC (BLND) 02/09/10
Graham Roberts, Financial Director, has transferred in 657 shares in the company on the 2nd September 2010 ...
Director Deals - British Land Co PLC (BLND) 02/09/10
Tim Roberts, Executive Director, has transferred in 657 shares in the company on the 2nd September 2010 at ...
Director Deals - Throgmorton Trust Plc (the) (THRG) 02/09/10
Simon Beart, Non Executive Director, has re-invested 31 shares in the company on the 2nd September 2010 at ...
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Appointments

RAB Capital appoints chief executive 02/09/10
RAB Capital has promoted Charles Kirwan-Taylor to chief executive. He was previously chief investment ...
OUAL managing director resigns 02/09/10
The managing director or Omega Insurance Holdings' managing agency, Omega Underwriting Agents Ltd, Andrew ...
Chariot appoints new chairman 02/09/10
Chariot Oil & Gas co-founder and non-executive director Adonis Pouroulis has been appointed non-executive ...
Chapelthorpe FD resigns 02/09/10
Chapelthorpe finance director Andy Weatherstone has resigned from the board with effect from 30 September ...
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What the Papers Say

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22:00 Lloyds' buyout arm bags Mountain Warehouse...
source: The Independent
19:21 Confidence at China demand bolsters copper
source: FT.com
19:16 UK house prices on downward trend
source: FT.com
19:04 House prices fall: August sees slump for...
source: The Daily Mail
18:52 Burger King approves 3G Capital’s bid
source: FT.com
18:50 Foster's demerger rocked as CFO quits
source: The Telegraph
18:49 CD&R to buy Univar stake from CVC
source: FT.com
18:32 House prices fall: August sees slump for...
source: The Daily Mail
18:27 Baidu pioneers searchable apps library
source: FT.com
18:25 Questor Podcast: African investment adventure
source: The Telegraph
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