Advertisement
UK markets closed
  • FTSE 100

    8,433.76
    +52.41 (+0.63%)
     
  • FTSE 250

    20,645.38
    +114.08 (+0.56%)
     
  • AIM

    789.87
    +6.17 (+0.79%)
     
  • GBP/EUR

    1.1622
    +0.0011 (+0.09%)
     
  • GBP/USD

    1.2525
    +0.0001 (+0.01%)
     
  • Bitcoin GBP

    48,567.18
    -1,709.59 (-3.40%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,258.95
    -99.06 (-7.29%)
     
  • S&P 500

    5,222.68
    +8.60 (+0.16%)
     
  • DOW

    39,512.84
    +125.08 (+0.32%)
     
  • CRUDE OIL

    78.20
    -1.06 (-1.34%)
     
  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,366.90
    +26.60 (+1.14%)
     
  • NIKKEI 225

    38,229.11
    +155.13 (+0.41%)
     
  • HANG SENG

    18,963.68
    +425.87 (+2.30%)
     
  • DAX

    18,772.85
    +86.25 (+0.46%)
     
  • CAC 40

    8,219.14
    +31.49 (+0.38%)
     

BUZZ--Low & Bonar in free fall after profit warning

** Low & Bonar (LSE: LWB.L - news) falls 16.6 pct after profit warning this morning.

** Textile manufacturer said problems with Saudi Arabia joint venture after delays in obtaining a key product certification.

** Loss of at least £1m now expected for FY2014.

** Fall is biggest one-day move since November 2008.

Chart: http://link.reuters.com/fub82w

** Two of three analysts covering stock downgrade from "buy" to "hold", according to StarMine.

** Stock still trades on P/E of 11.5, a premium to ten-year average of 9.9.

(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)