Randgold Resources drops 2.5 percent, the second biggest faller on the FTSE 100 and the fourth biggest drop on the FTSEurofirst 300, as brokerages reassess their target prices after earnings missed expectations last week.
May 7- Randgold Resources Ltd:. *Investec cuts price target to 6181 p From 6882 p; rating buy. For a summary of rating actions and price target changes on European companies: Reuters Eikon users, click on RCH/ EUROPE Reuters 3000 Xtra users, double-click RCH/ EUROPE Reuters Station users, click. 1580.
May 7- Randgold Resources Ltd:. *Numis cuts price target to 7400 p From 7500 p; rating buy. For a summary of rating actions and price target changes on European companies: Reuters Eikon users, click on RCH/ EUROPE Reuters 3000 Xtra users, double-click RCH/ EUROPE Reuters Station users, click. 1580.
LONDON, May 6- The following FTSE 100. companies will go ex-dividend on Wednesday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the latest dividend payout. Keywords: MARKETS BRITAIN STOCKS EXDIV/.
May 3- Randgold Resources Ltd:. *Goldman Sachs cuts price target to 5900 p from 7800 p; rating neutral. Reuters Station users, click. 1580.
LONDON, May 2- Russian miner Petropavlovsk. Petropavlovsk has been among the worst performers in the precious metals sector in the first quarter, with its shares falling almost 40 percent- even before gold fell to a two-year low in April, dropping to below $1,400 per ounce.
U.S. stock index futures climbed Thursday as Wall Street cheered a better-than-expected jobless claims report and after the European Central Bank cut its key interest rate.
LONDON, May 2- European shares traded slightly lower on Thursday, hampered by weaker basic resources stocks, while oil majors BG Group and Royal Dutch Shell saw solid gains after unveiling robust earnings reports. Randgold Resources, a mining company, was a significant faller after it posted a drop in first-quarter profit.
LONDON, May 2- European shares traded slightly lower on Thursday, hampered by weaker basic resources stocks, while oil majors BG Group. was down 0.1 percent at 1,200.64 by 1056 GMT, having risen almost 5 percent over the past two weeks partly in anticipation of the European Central Bank lowering its main interest rate by 25 basis points later in the day.
*FTSE 100 down 0.2 percent, retreating from 1- mth highs. *Miners hit by profit drop at Randgold, China growth fears. LONDON, May 2- Britain's FTSE 100 edged lower on Thursday, with miners hurt by weak Chinese data and investors unwilling to push the market to fresh highs until the European Central Bank delivers a widely anticipated interest rate cut.
The FTSEurofirst 300 was up 0.37 point at 1,201.90 by 0758 GMT, having risen almost 5 percent over the past two weeks partly in anticipation of the European Central Bank lowering its main interest rate by 25 basis points later in the day. "I think you might see a big unwinding and blow out if they don't do it," said Joe Rundle, head of trading at ETX Capital.
LONDON, May 2- European shares rose were slightly higher on Thursday, held back from larger gains by weaker basic resources stocks. was up 0.37 point at 1,201.90 by 0758 GMT, having risen almost 5 percent over the past two weeks partly in anticipation of the European Central Bank lowering its main interest rate by 25 basis points later in the day.
*Boeing aims to protect most popular large twinjet model. SEATTLE/ PARIS, May 1- Boeing has started offering its long-awaited 777 X long-range jet, paving the way for a' mini-jumbo' war with European rival Airbus, industry sources said on Wednesday.
*FTSE 100 falls 0.2 percent. *Miners hit by Randgold profit drop, China growth fears. "With Japan's and the EU's growth stalled, China's recovery is now even more linked to the success of the U.S. generating momentum in its economy and... those concerns have returned," said Ioan Smith, director at Knight Capital.
LONDON, May 2- European shares fell on Thursday, led by falls in basic resources stocks, with Randgold Resources among the top fallers after it posted a drop in first-quarter profit. "I think you might see a big unwinding and blow out if they don't do it," Joe Rundle, head of trading at ETX Capital, said.
LONDON, May 2- European shares fell on Thursday, led by falls in basic resources stocks, with Randgold Resources. "I think you might see a big unwinding and blow out if they don't do it," Joe Rundle, head of trading at ETX Capital, said. The STOXX Europe 600 Basic Resources sector was the worst hit in early deals, down 1 percent, with Randgold down 4 percent after its results.
LONDON, May 2- Britain's top share index fell in early deals on Thursday, led lower by weakness in mining stocks after disappointing first-quarter results from Randgold Resources. Randgold fell 5.7 percent after the precious metals miner posted a steeper-than-expected fall in profit, hit by a drop in sales and lower prices.
LONDON, May 2- Britain's FTSE 100 index futures indicated early falls in the cash market on Thursday as they traded down 0.1 percent by 0638 GMT. *The FTSE 100 closed up 21.17 points, or 0.3 percent, at 6,451.29 points on Wednesday, gaining in thin trade as heavily weighted bank shares rose on hopes of monetary easing in Europe.
May 2- Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC:. For a summary of rating and price target changes on U.S. companies: Reuters Eikon users, click on RCH/US Reuters 3000 Xtra users, double-click RCH/US Reuters Station users, click. 1568.