LONDON (Thomson Financial) - FTSE 100 risers Cadbury 685-1/2 up 38-1/2
Panmure repeats 'buy' & Numis 'add' after strong update Cairn Energy 3,528 up 140
UBS 'buy' from 'neutral' with target upped to 4,500p from 3,250 SABMiller 1,254 up 51
FY profits up 15 percent AMEC 846-1/2 up 23-1/2
UBS ups target to 935 from 875 BT Group 229-1/4 up 6
Pleasing Q4 numbers; Nomura/Collins Stewart 'buy' London Stock Exchange 1,115 up 34
Sandford Bernstein 'market perform' from 'underperform' G4S 229 up 4
Sells German security operations to Securitas unit for 27 million pounds British Land 798 up 14
Goldman Sachs 'buy' from 'neutral' 3i 881 up 12
FY results
FTSE 100 fallers BHP Billiton 2,087 down 31
Profit-taking Sainsbury 372-3/4 down 1-3/4
Deutsche Bank 'sell' from 'hold'; JP Morgan cuts tgt to 350p from 370 Vedanta Resources 2,494 down 38
FY profits down 6 percent Barclays 413-3/4 down 13-1/2
1 billion pounds Q1 writedown Lloyds TSB 405 down 5-1/2
With Barclays ITV 62.60 down 1.30
Q1 revenue in line; warns of flat ad revenues Royal Bank of Scotland 274-3/4 down 44-1/2
Trading in ex-rights form
FTSE 250 risers Telecity 242 up 14
Strong trading update; Landsbanki targets 280p & ups estimates Tullett Prebon 483-3/4 up 21-3/4
Co sees good outcome for the year; first 4 months revenue up 32 percent Euromoney 402-1/2 up 27-1/2
H1 profits up 23 percent Cookson Group 755 up 26
Bullish interim management statement; Landsbanki repeats 'buy' IMI 524-1/2 up 7
Goldman Sachs ups target to 500p from 455 Invensys 315-3/4 up 10
FY operating profit up 19 pct Genus 878-1/2 up 24-1/2
Monsanto bid speculation persists Headlam Group 395 up 10-3/4
Q1 revenue up 7.3 percent Findel 280-1/2 up 1/4
FY results
FTSE 250 fallers LogicaCMG 128-1/4 down 2-1/2
UBS 'sell' from 'neutral' Sports Direct 108 down 1/4
Rumours of sharp downturn in trading in sportswear market Redrow 262-1/2 down 6-1/4
No rate cut until 2010 Inchcape 418 down 12-3/4
Q1 LFL sales static Informa 375 down 8-3/4
In-line update Bradford & Bingley 139-3/4 down 4-1/4
Morgan Stanley cuts tgt to 100p from 130; Collins Stewart 'sell' from 'hold' Balfour Beatty 445 down 8-1/2
Plans 180 million pound placing WH Smith 398-1/4 down 19-1/4
Citigroup 'hold' from 'buy' with 420 pence target DSG International 62-3/4 down 6-1/2
Business review; to halve div; Seymour Pierce 'sell' from 'hold & 60p tgt
Other risers Tower Resources 5.625 up 2.50
Upbeat update on exploration activities in Namibia and Uganda Works Media 1.875 up 0.25
Director Crispin Barker lifts equity stake to 22.9 percent Persian Gold 11 up 1
Chah-e-Zard gold discovery advancing to pre-feasibility stage First Calgary Petroleums 134-1/2 up 16-1/2
Grant of options to directors Pactolus Hungarian Property 40-1/2 up 3-3/4
Year end NAV 73 pence -- up 13.5 percent from NAV on admission Venue Solutions 4.625 up 0.375
Plans EGM to consider replacement of three directors NETeller 74 up 6
Rumours of bid approach European Minerals 46 up 3-1/2
Resumes trading following appointment of nomad Regal Petroleum 237 up 14-3/4
Excellent Ukraine progress; Goldman initiates coverage with 'buy' & 281p tgt Karelian Diamond Resources 5.375 up 0.25
Positive exploration update Freshwater UK 73 up 3
H1 profits up 50 percent; Charles Stanley reiterates 'buy' Hellenic Carriers 236 up 15
CFO share buying NXT 20-3/4 up 1-3/4
Product launch Share 28-1/2
New issue, offered at 27 TGE Marine 134-1/2
New issue, placed at 130
Other fallers Somero Enterprises 40 down 45
FY profits warning Matra Petroleum 5.125 down 2.00
Disappointing drilling update Corin Group 259-1/2 down 90-1/2
Stryker's decision not to re-order any new products triggers downgrades Meldex International 548-3/4 down 10
Maiden FY profits offset by absence of tangible bid news Clinton Cards 51 down 3
Co cautious over long-term outlook MTI Wireless Edge 19 down 1-3/4
Sharply lower Q1 pretax profits Blinkx 30 down 3-1/4
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