UK stocks opened stronger on Wednesday after general insurer Hastings soared on the back of a £1.66bn takeover bid from Sampo.

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Intellectual property investor IP Group swung to a profit in the first half of the year as record sales and a positive returns boosted performance....

Peel Hunt today reaffirms its add investment rating on CMC Markets Plc (LON:CMCX) and raised its price target to 340p (from 300p).

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Infrastructure products supplier Hill & Smith reinstated its dividend and said it expected performance to rebound after reporting that first-half profit fell by more than...

Deutsche Bank today upgrades its investment rating on ITV PLC (LON:ITV) to buy (from hold) and cut its price target to 80p (from 120p).

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Iron ore producer Ferrexpo declared an additional interim dividend, though warned of a slower recovery in steel markets in Europe and Japan than in China....

Barclays Capital today reaffirms its underweight investment rating on HSBC Holdings PLC (LON:HSBA) and cut its price target to 350p (from 410p).

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Defence contractor TP said subsidiary Sapienza Consulting had been selected to participate in a framework contract to provide consulting and technical services to Eurocontrol.

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Insurance group Hastings reported higher first-half profit as a rise in premiums and an improved loss ratio offset the impact of claims inflation owing to...

JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its neutral investment rating on Filtrona (LON:FLTR) and raised its price target to 11200p (from 6500p).

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