Henry Boot (BOOT) 325pGain to date: 12.6%Original entry point: Buy at 281p, 30 September 2021There is never a dull moment at property, land and construction group Henry Boot (BOOT).Having raised its full-year earnings guidance in January, the firm proceeded to trump expectations in March and said it was enjoying a strong start to the year.In fact, the construction business had already covered...

Henry Boot (BOOT) 312pGain to date: 11%Original entry point: Buy at 281p, 30 September 2021Construction and property firm Henry Boot (BOOT) posted a forecast-beating performance for the year to December and said it was enjoying a strong start to the current year with high levels of secured sales.The group is focused on three key markets, industrial and logistics, residential and urban...

Henry Boot (BOOT) 283pGain to date: 0.7%Original entry point: Buy at 281p, 30 September 2021When construction group Henry Boot (BOOT) released its full year trading update on 18 January the shares popped to 300p in celebration, however since then markets have been clobbered.What matters though is the fundamentals, and all three of the group's markets - industrial and logistics, residential,...

Few firms listed on the UK market can boast a 135-year history, and fewer still can claim to be run by a scion of the founding family.With its roots in building and civil engineering, during the First World War Henry Boot (BOOT) grew to be a prime contractor on military buildings and hospitals. Today it comprises a group of companies investing in land and property, developing sites,...

UK markets closed on Monday firmly in positive territory buoyed by new hopes that a leading Covid-19 vaccine contender could be approved for use in the next couple of months, while takeover speculation added a little extra spice.The benchmark FTSE 100 ended the session 1.7% higher at 6,104.73, led by a 7% jump for BT (BT.A), at 109p.The strong rally for the UK telco came following reports over...

UK markets rallied strongly through the morning session on Monday, buoyed by new hopes that a leading Covid-19 vaccine contender could be approved for use in the next couple of months, and takeover speculation.At 12.30pm, the benchmark FTSE 100 was up 1.85% at 6,112.93, led by the near-6% jump for BT (BT.A), at 107.5p.The strong rally came following reports over the weekend that suggested the...

Following a tough day of trading yesterday with worries over the direction of US interest rates, UK stock markets rebounded in early trade on Friday.The UK's leading FTSE 100 index is up 0.65%, or 46.55 points, to 7,174.71.While the FTSE 250, considered more representative of the UK economy, is up 0.9%, or 173.25 points, to 19,378.45 having been fuelled by a takeover bid for one of its...

Having enjoyed a strong finish on Thursday amid a big slide in sterling, the FTSE 100 softens 54.3 points to 7,301 on Friday as news that the immediate cliff edge for Brexit is being postponed drives a recovery rally in the currency. This is hurting companies deriving a significant chunk of their sales in dollars such as Unilever (ULVR) and British American Tobacco (BATS).Pharmaceuticals...

The FTSE 100 is fairly flat ahead of the Bank Holiday weekend, hovering around the 7,565 point mark. Concerns over US China trade wars persist, especially as Donald Trump's political woes worsen on a home front with fears of impeachment.Pharma company Shire (SHP) is up 2.5% to £45.32 as it confirms that US regulator the FDA has approved its Takhzyro injection. The treatment is used for...