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WOS
3,094.00
-31.32 (-1.02%)
ASK PRICE BID PRICE CHANGE
3,094.00 3,092.00 -31.32 (-1.02%)
Volume 97,403
Day's high 3,483.00
Day's low 2,214.38
Today’s open 3,071.00
Prev Close 3,125.00
   

Index: FTSE 100, FTSE 250 & FTSE All-Share

Sector: Support Services

  • Company URL: http://www.wolseley.com
  • Company Profile: Wolseley specialises in the manufacture and sale of construction equipment and products for heating and plumbing system installations. Continental Europe is becoming a major source of revenue for the group though the UK is still the main revenue generator.

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BullBearings trader activity in the last few days with this stock

Buying: 90%

Selling: 10%

Recent trades by BullBearings members
TRADE QTY. PRICE DATE
SELL 315 3145p 19/06/13 14:33
BUY 2,914 3162p 19/06/13 12:19
BUY 1,572 3163p 19/06/13 10:49
BUY 1,000 3180p 19/06/13 09:40
BUY 391 3170p 19/06/13 09:15

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News & Reports referencing WOS

Wolseley Director goes bottom-fishing after share price slide

Michael Clarke, a non-executive director at Wolseley, the heating and plumbing products group, increased his stake in the firm to 0.001% of the issued share capital on Monday.

10 days ago

FTSE 100 movers: Johnson Matthey gains as results beat forecasts

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2 weeks ago

Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

Aggreko: Goldman Sachs cuts target price from 2425p to 2125p, while retaining its buy recommendation.

2 weeks ago

FTSE 100 movers: Wolseley bounces back from slump

Building materials group Wolseley rebounded Wednesday, a day after shares took a hammering when investors noted a slight slowdown in the US and ongoing weakness in Europe.

2 weeks ago

London midday: Markets drop ahead of key US data

It was another volatile morning for financial markets on Wednesday as ongoing worries about stimulus measures in the US and a heavy economic data schedule dominated market sentiment.

2 weeks ago

Traders' views

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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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