Hayward earnings gain expectedHayward Tyler (HAYT:AIM), manufacturer of industrial pumps and motors, is expected to report (5 Jul) a 23% jump in full year underlying earnings per share. Earnings, should receive a kick from Peter Brotherhood, a steam turbine business acquired from Siemens (SIE:FRA) in November. (WC)Currency manager flags special divsSpecialist currency asset manager Record...

After providing support for the index yesterday (25 Feb) the banks - in the form of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) - weighed on the FTSE 100 today but mining stocks came to the rescue with Glencore (GLEN), Rio Tinto (RIO) and BHP Billiton (BLT) all up more than 4%. The FTSE as a whole gains 1.4% to 6096.92.RBS dives 8% to 224.2p after reporting a £2 billion loss in 2015. The lender allocated...

London stocks are trading flat in early trade on Friday following fairly uninspiring sessions in the US and Asia and with remarks from central bankers filling some of the vacuum. The FTSE 100 barely moves, stuck at 6,330, while FTSE 250 midcaps and smaller companies are also similarly unmoved.In an otherwise quiet day for corporate news, Imperial Tobacco (IMT) gains 2.4% to £35.77, and is the...

After a slow start to trading on Tuesday London stocks rally into positive territory, though gains remains modest with a blend of falling financial and retail stocks being offset by gains among mining and oil issues. US and Asian markets were lower overnight. The benchmark FTSE 100 index is up around 13 points, 0.17%, at 7,077, having pulled back in yesterday's session from the all-time...

Hefty banking losses fail to cap wider London markets' progress in early trade Tuesday, the benchmark FTSE 100 index nudging 25 points higher to 6,388. Paper group Mondi (MNDI) heads the Footsie leader board, adding 2.4% to £10.11.But the banking sector is today's biggest drag, led by Standard Chartered's (STAN) 8% slump to £10.05, as the Far East-focused bank lowers second half profit...

With the FTSE 100 broadly flat early on, as the clock ticks down to Thursday's Scottish referendum, funeral services provider Dignity (DTY) gathers up 35p or 2.4% to £14.67 on news the highly cash-generative company plans to return £54 million or £1 a share to investors. This latest capital return, Dignity's fourth since flotation in 2004, will arise following a proposed refinancing that...

One way to screen for value investment opportunities is to look at companies whose share prices are trading considerably below lofty highs enjoyed before stock markets around the world crashed in 2008. Most bombed-out stocks will be trading on a low level for a reason but careful research can help you sift out a few golden nuggets.Our in-depth analysis has unearthed six interesting turnaround...

Year-to-date, Food Producers occupies a lowly twenty-ninth spot in the FTSE All-Share sector rankings. Rising investor appetite for risk leaves the makers and suppliers of one of life's key essentials comparatively relatively out of favour. While food remains a non-discretionary item of expenditure, food producers are finding the going tough as consumer spending remains under pressure and...

Patient investors might like to take a debut stake in pan-African crops-to-cattle counter Agriterra (AGTA:AIM) ahead of the market share gains expected to drive an eventual move into profits. Rising beef demand in Mozambique and a global cocoa shortage are among the favourable trends that should foster share price upside at the £26.9 million cap.Chaired by former England cricketer Phil...

Our latest Innovation & Growth Investor (IGI) evening was the busiest to date, with dozens forced to stand as a crowd of more than 120 delegates crammed into the theatre at the Novotel, Tower Hill on Bonfire night (5 Nov). Presentations from four Aim-quoted concerns provided more than enough fireworks. Africa-based crop-to-cattle company Agriterra (AGTA:AIM), cancer diagnostics kit developer...

FTSE 100 engineer Weir Group (WEIR) slumps 7.6% to £20.85 as it warns full-year profits could be as low as £413 million which is 7% below consensus expectations. The third quarter update from the company, which manufactures pumps and valves, blames the weak performance on delays to mining projects and a slower than forecast recovery in its oil and gas division. These are the two key areas we...