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BBY
226.60
2.92 (+1.30%)
ASK PRICE BID PRICE CHANGE
226.60 226.50 2.92 (+1.30%)
Volume 1,163,568
Day's high 320.80
Day's low 207.60
Today’s open 224.50
Prev Close 223.70
   

Index: FTSE 250 & FTSE All-Share

Sector: Construction & Materials

  • Company URL: http://www.balfourbeatty.co.uk
  • Company Profile: The engineering and construction group completes work for the international rail, road, utility systems and buildings markets. It is the second biggest construction company in the UK and the fifteenth biggest in the world and was responsible for building the largest proportion of the M25 motorway.

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BullBearings trader activity in the last few days with this stock

Buying: 78%

Selling: 22%

Recent trades by BullBearings members
TRADE QTY. PRICE DATE
BUY 1,092 226.7p 19/06/13 13:15
BUY 4,384 226.7p 19/06/13 12:15
BUY 4,447 223.5p 19/06/13 08:04
SELL 4,925 224p 18/06/13 13:08
BUY 4,433 224.2p 18/06/13 09:03

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News & Reports referencing BBY

Sector movers: Metal miners strengthen on lifting of Chinese restriction

The industrial metals and mining sector was in favour on Thursday, led by a bounce in the price of copper and scrapping of Chinese import restrictions.

7 days ago

London close: Stocks finish lower after choppy session

Monday saw another choppy session on financial markets in the midst of mixed economic data from Asia, though stocks finished firmly off their lows after S&P raised its outlook for the US.

10 days ago

FTSE 250 movers: Ocado jumps to all-time high

Online grocery firm Ocado was the standout performer on the second-tier FTSE 250 index on Monday afternoon, rising to his highest ever level since it debuted on the stock market in July 2010. While there's no newsflow, one trader told Sharecast that today's moves are likely a result of 'short-sellers' continuing to cover their positions.

10 days ago

London midday: Losses pared as traders digest Asian data

Sharp falls across the mining sector pushed the FTSE 100 into negative territory on Monday morning as economic figures from China disappointed, though markets rebounded slightly as growth in Japan was revised higher.

10 days ago

Balfour Beatty proposing closure of three offices; announces contract win

FTSE 250-listed international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty is proposing to close offices at three locations which collectively accounted for around 8.0 per cent of the UK regional business in 2012.

10 days ago

Traders' views

What does the future hold for the Indian rupee?

By Ronnie Chopra

With Indian growth slowing, the currency has been hit hard. But while this benefits some parts of the economy, the impact of the US Fed decisions and upcoming Indian elections means there could be lots more different pressures on the rupee in the medium-term future.

The weakness in the rupee in 2013 has been astounding. The severity of the fall in the last few weeks has caught many by surprise with the rupee falling from the low 80s against sterling (INR/GBP) to the current level of 91.70 (on 18 June 2013), and the low 50s against the US dollar (INR/USD) to 58.60 at the time I write this.

Aim stock to watch: Falkland Islands Holdings (FKL)

By Andrew Hore

Falkland Islands Holdings (FKL) provides investors with a lower risk exposure to the potential development of oil and gas prospects in the Falkland Islands. However, the return on the investment is unlikely to be seen until 2015 at the earliest.

Last year, FTSE 250 company Premier Oil acquired a 60% stake in the Sea Lion prospect discovered by Rockhopper.

Expect GBP, CAD & AUD weakness

By Ronnie Chopra

From a purchasing power point of view, sterling above 1.50 USD seems difficult to justify and with Mark Carney taking the reins at the Bank of England from July we may already have seen sterling's 2013 year high. Carney has been a strong advocate of more quantitative easing (QE) in the UK, which would drive sterling sharply lower.

GBP/USD 
Sterling’s sharp rise against the US dollar has caught many by surprise, the currency has recovered from 1.51 USD in May to the current 1.57 USD level. However, the 1.57 level is proving difficult to cross and we won’t be surprised if the USD now begins to regain some ground and take the GBP back to below 1.55 USD over the next couple of weeks.

Emerging Markets Hurt On Fears Over Reduced Liquidity/Slowing Growth

By Ishaq Siddiqi

Fears over a reduction in global liquidity as central banks scale back easing measures sends emerging markets in a rout with slowing global growth adding to the malaise.

EM’s have been the biggest beneficiaries of loose global central bank money over the years; central banks around the world have pumped in $12trillion of extra liquidity since the financial crisis of 2008, preventing a systemic risk in the market.

All asset classes seem unloved at the moment

By Ronnie Chopra

Over the last few weeks global equity prices have fallen quite sharply, the FTSE 100 has fallen from 6875 which was reached on 22nd May (only 120 points from its all -time high set in December 1999) to the current level which is just above 6300 - an 8% fall in 3 weeks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index has fared better, albeit still over 300 points lower now than its recent record high. The US benchmark index hit an all-time high on May 29th at 15542. The Nikkei index has experienced > 20% fall from 16,000 to 12,500 in a matter of a few weeks but it has since bounced to just above 13,000.

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