DXNS.L Share News (DXNS)

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Carpetright Slips As Tate & Lyle Leads Blue-Chip Gainers

BROKER RATING CHANGES: Investec Raises Barclays To Buy

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Dixons Retail UKI Chief Exercises 12.1K Share Options

Dixons Retail Enters Deal For Pixmania Sale To Mutares

Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

ASOS: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 3400p to 6200p and upgrades to buy. Associated British Foods: Jefferies raises target price from 1650p to 1750p and retains a hold recommendation. Barclays: Alphavalue upgrades from add to buy with a target price of 344.20p. BHP Billiton: Nomura

Dixons seeks "Darty style" deal for its Italian problem

By James Davey BLUEWATER, England, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Dixons Retail , Europe's second-biggest electrical goods retailer, said on Friday it wanted to merge its loss-making UniEuro business in Italy in a deal similar in structure to one completed by rival Darty in March. Darty, Europe'

Monday broker round-up UPDATE

Associated British Foods: Panmure Gordon cuts target price from 2100p to 2075p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Investec places its target price (prev.: 1930p) under review keeping a hold recommendation. Aviva: Morgan Stanley increases target price from 403p to 445p and maintains an

Broker tips: Diageo, WPP, Dixons

Citigroup has upgraded its rating for Guinness and Smirnoff owner Diageo from 'neutral' to 'buy' after a slight pull-back in the shares over the last month. Citi said that the stock's current valuation "doesn't reflect the attractions of the investment case: (1) resilient growth in the current weak

Broker snap: Dixons core businesses undervalued, says Nomura

Nomura has maintained its 'buy' rating and 60p target price for electrical retailer Dixons, saying that the company's core businesses are undervalued by the market. Alongside its first-quarter results, Dixons announced on Thursday that it was disposing of its Pixmania division and its Turkish arm t

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

Antofagasta: Canaccord Genuity lowers target price from 1035p to 1020p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Ashmore Group: Canaccord Genuity downgrades from buy to hold with a target price of 380p. Associated British Foods: Societe Generale upgrades to hold with a target price of 1900p

FTSE 250 movers: ICAP leaps on Morgan Stanley comments

Shares in broker ICAP leapt after comments from Morgan Stanley, which predicted the company is set to benefit from growing revenues and improved cost savings, and upgraded their rating on the stock to "overweight" from "underweight". Electronics specialist Dixons Retail was a strong riser on news

London midday: Stocks trim gains, BoE holds rates

After a strong start for UK stocks, the FTSE 100 pared gains by lunchtime as nervousness set in ahead of a number of risk events that have the potential to spark some volatile moves on financial markets. Risk appetite was also scaled back ahead of the G20 meeting which begins in St Petersburg today

London open: Stocks surge ahead of BoE, ECB meetings

The FTSE 100 jumped strongly in early trading on Thursday as investor risk appetite increased ahead of policy decisions from the Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Bank (ECB) later on. The Bank of Japan meeting overnight was "a bit of a non-event", according to Market Analyst Craig Erla

Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

AMEC: Nomura reduces target price from 1300p to 1230p, while reiterating its buy recommendation. Antofagasta: Exane cuts target price from 1200p to 1100p maintaining an outperform rating. Ashtead Group: JP Morgan shifts target price from 729p to 734p and keeps a neutral rating. Associated British

Dixons to dispose of Electroworld operations

Electrical retailer Dixons has signed a deal sell its Turkey-based ElectroWorld operations to Bimeks, an electrical specialist. Dixons will receive in the region of £2m over a two-year period for the business, with the transaction expected to complete by the end of 2013. Sebastian James, Dixons