LONDON (Thomson Financial) - FTSE 100 risers
Lonmin 3,649 up 251
Bid speculation
Yell Group 429 up 11-1/4
Exane BNP Paribas ups to 'outperform' from 'neutral', maintains tgt 540p
Smith & Nephew 597-1/2 up 15
Reach civil settlement with US DOJ after investigation; Landsbanki 'hold'
Royal & Sun Alliance 154.5 up 3.7
ABN Amro upped to 'buy' from 'hold', tgt raised to 185p vs 160p
Rio Tinto 4,228 up 71
Shareholders approve acquisition of Canadian aluminium producer Alcan Inc
DSG International 135 up 1.4
JP Morgan ups to 'neutral' vs 'underweight'
BT Group 307 up 2-1/2
ING ups to 'hold' from 'sell', tgt 315 pence vs 270 pence
FTSE 100 fallers
Tate & Lyle 402-1/2 down 155
Rising costs, weak dollar weighs on profitability in its sugar division
Northern Rock 179.2 down 14.3
Borrowed a further 5 bln stg from the Bank of England, FT reports
Compass Group 302 down 8-3/4
Panmure Gordon cut its rating to 'sell' from 'hold'
Antofagasta 762-1/2 down 28
UBS cuts to 'sell' from 'neutral'
Kazakhmys 1,405 down 50
UBS cuts to 'sell' from 'neutral'
Enterprise Inns 592 down 7
Pre-close trading update; difficult to evaluate smoking ban impact
Vedanta Resources 2,030 down 27
UBS cuts to 'sell' from 'neutral'
FTSE 250 risers
Benfield Group 29- up 20
700 mln stg bid talks with Goldman Sachs
Dana Petroleum 1,162 up 69
Firm revealed an oil discovery with its first well in Norway
Hiscox 280 up 11
Up on Benfield news
Croda International 640 up 15-1/2
Sold Klang Site in Malaysia for 9.8 mln stg cash
FKI 91 up 1-1/2
Reassuring trading statement
BSS Group 459 up 10-1/4
Upbeat trading update, Panmure Gordon maintains 'buy'
FTSE 250 fallers
New Star Asset Management 364 down 56
H1 results; faces more challenging environment
QinetiQ Group 175-1/4 down 1-1/2
FY trading update; in line with expectations
Aquarius Platinum 1,720 down 11
UBS downgrades to 'neutral' from 'buy', target 1,900 pence
Other risers
Univision 2-3/4 up 1.125
FY pretax profit up in strong demand; sees progress in current year
South China Resources 1.875 up 0.425
Mario Vazquez resigns as executive director
Servision 32-1/2 up 6-1/2
Narrows H1 loss; upbeat assessment of prospects
Vista Group 10-1/2 up 2
H1 pretax profit up
Celtic Resources 284 up 53
Received approach from party, not Severstal
Screen Technology 3-1/2 up 1/2
H1 pretax loss narrows
Oxonica 40 up 5-1/2
H1 results; establishes pipeline of new customer opportunities
Rheochem 15-1/4 up 2
FY results; pretax profit up 28.4 pct; confident about future
Synexus Clinical Research 42-1/2 up 5-1/2
Forward order book at a record level of 18.5 mln stg
Ethanol Investments 0.15 up 0.015
Sees near-term IPO for TMO Renewables, conclusion offer talks in 3-4 wks
Adamind 24-3/4 up 2-1/4
Swings to H1 profit
KP Renewables 1.225 up 0.10
Swings to H1 profit; considering acquisitions
Plexus Holdings 55-1/2 up 4
Swings into FY profit of 1.5 mln stg vs loss of 117,000 stg
Network Group 45-1/2 up 3
Swing into first half profit, encouraged by progress in H2
Other fallers
Direct Wonen 60 down 30-1/4
FY revenue warning; SNS Securities cuts estimates
Patientline 0.85 down 0.40
Revenues for September 'materially' below expectations
Merchant House 1.875 down 0.875
Interim results; restructuring finance activities following review
Wyatt Group 15-1/2 down 6-1/2
Ends reverse takeover talks
Anglo Asian Mining 13-3/4 down 5-1/2
First half pretax loss widens to 12 mln usd from 2 mln
Jumpit ASA 0.45 down 0.175
Narrows H1 pretax loss
Playwize 1-1/2 down 1/2
Pretax loss 1.96 mln stg vs loss 1.84 mln stg
PNC Telecom 0.20 down 0.05
Slips to pretax loss
TomCo Energy 2.80 down 0.575
Triple set of disappointing drilling results
Punch Graphix 130-1/2 down 24-1/2
Applied to cancel its AIM listing
Tersus Energy 5-1/2 down 1
Needs additional finance in coming three months; interim results
Petards Group 0.575 down 0.085
Expects to miss FY forecasts
TripleArc 3-1/2 down 1/2
Slowing demand from customers; H1 pretax loss widens
Screen FX 0.18 down 0.025
H1 loss widens; Shares return from suspension
Matica 67-1/2 down 8
Swings to H1 pretax loss
Sound Oil 3-1/4 down 0.375
Interim results; pretax loss widens to 885,000 stg
Servocell 5 down 1-/2
H1 pretax loss at 1.47 mln stg
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