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A round-up of the biggest director deals today so far.
London close: Footsie battered again.
Footsie finished not far off its low for the day after a lunch-time rally fizzled out.
London close: Footsie suffers another sell-off on euro concerns.
- Bank run speculation across Europe grips markets - Barroso wants Greece to stay in Eurozone - Moody's could downgrade Spanish banks
FTSE 100 movers: Miners drop, pushed lower by Jefferies downgrade.
Mining and financial stocks were providing a drag on the Footsie today, as investors continue to flee from 'risker' assets amidst the global economic uncertainty. Providing further downward pressure on the resources sector was US broker Jefferies after having slashed its target prices for mining stocks under its coverage by an average 10% after recent underperformance.
London midday: Greek crisis continues to dampen sentiment.
- IMF tells Greece to stick to austerity - FOMC expresses concerns over euro crisis - Yields rise at Spanish bond auction, again
Broker tips: Lloyds, Xstrata, Glencore....
Investec has maintained its buy recommendation and 40p target price for banking group Lloyds, saying it remains a buyer 'at this level of distress'.
Broker snap: Investec stays a buyer of Lloyds.
Investec has maintained its buy recommendation and 40p target price for banking group Lloyds, saying it remains a buyer 'at this level of distress'.
Wednesday broker round-up - UPDATE.
Babcock, Barclays, Cineworld, Compass, Experian, Hilton Food, Home Retail, Glencore, Greggs, Land Secs, Lloyds, Lonmin, Morrison, Ophir, RBS, Spirax-Sarco, Xstrata
London close: Footsie sets new 2012-low on Greek concerns.
- Footsie closes at levels not seen since mid-December - Potential Greek exit from euro hammers stocks - Banks, miners the worst performers in London
FTSE 100 movers: Banks and miners take a hit .
Lloyds, Barclays and RBS were the among the worst-performing stocks in London "as investors are concerned about the losses other banks have incurred 'hedging their risk' following the 2bn dollar loss by JP Morgan Chase & Co", Alpari's Erlam said. HSBC was also out of favour after announcing that the sale of its operations in Colombia, Peru, Uruguay and Paraguay for 400m dollars in cash.