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He emphasized more immediate pressures on the sector being the increase in VAT and rising costs of raw materials.

But while inflation of the prices of raw materials grabbed the headlines, said Mr. Jeary, he added that the pressure of increasing labour costs in the far East could become a more significant long-term trend.

Among its main "buys" were Burberry, in the light of its exposure to emerging and Dixons markets.Burberry discard p 4 at 10: 40 ￡ while Dixons declined 0.36 percent 26.15.

However, Mr. Jeary downgraded its position on Kingfisher sport BONAL, HMV, the Topps tiles to "sell" to "hold". write on Kingfisher, he said economic winds for the owner of B & Q seem renforcer.Compte increased concerns, he cut forecast profit in 2012 and 2013.

Kingfisher fell 4.9 to 244,6 p, while lost BONAL sports 0.3 to 6.12 percent, HMV throw ? 46?p and Topps tiles thread 1? to 60 percent.

But Mr. Jeary felt more optimistic on Marks & Spencer, upgrading the retailer to "buy" to "hold" and to maintaining a price target of 446 p.

He thought that factors such as the population of its customer base should help M & S to achieve gains in market share. M & S increased from 1.4 to 385?p.

Second linings, another retailer was also focus - Ocado. Grocer online acquired 6-151 p as investors stated if Wm Morrison supermarkets could be a potential suitor.Morrison added 3.9 277.9 p.

However, Clive Black, an analyst at coast capital was skeptic. "As always, never can never tell potential; business stories"for this is dangereux.Cependant, we would be surprised to see this result for a number of reasons," he said.

While the Morrisons has capacity grocery online, he cast doubt on the likelihood of imminent or premium submission. "As an agreement would be highly dilutive to earnings and capital; statements""Morrisonun mechanism expensive to enter the e-commerce," he said.

Aside, primary Ocado concern market yesterday was a concern that Europe debt crisis is spreading despite the denials Portugal was under pressure to find a Chinese renflouement.Inquiétudes interest rates once more too their head mounting.

At the end of a volatile day, the FTSE 100 recovered earlier losses to close points hereby 5668.7.FTSE 250 throw points 25.61 10809.43.

With a sense of proving the scrapie, banks and minors were on the red side of the index.

Antofagasta and Vedanta Resources lost 52 ￡ 13.25% and 68% to ￡ 20.75.However, take more great drum was Royal Bank of Scotland falling 2.17% 38.69.La Bank supported by the State was followed closely by Lloyd's Banking Group, lost 2.85 61.85 percent.

After topped the Thursday on news that U.S. business owner Simon Property may be interested, shopping centres (CSC) capital classification still wearing the yellow Jersey.The acquired property investor 20 to 401 p.Vendeurs long date, Panmure Gordon, increased their position on the SCC to "hold" to "sell", saying that they believed that many of their previous concerns had now been relaxed.

"Long term if the company remains publicly quoted future is improved with ownership of the Trafford Centre and a strengthened balance sheet," added the broker.

But the mid-cap company Segro, property that was checked in the wake of the CSC Thursday, fallen on profit taking excretion 284?p 5.8.

Return among blue-chips, BT was beaten just to the position by the telecommunications company SCC.La had devoted a large part of the day star at the news he sold a 5 5pc its participation in Tech Mahindra, an Indian IT services group.

Also give BT an elevator was an optimistic note Exane BNP Paribas, bidding price target of BT by 265 20pc p.Après a solid performance in the first half, analysts said they were predicting an increase in earnings per share by 2012 and 2013 18pc.

Acquired BT 7.3 174.2 percent.

Among second lining Telecity has charge.Actions data center provider were under pressure from the end, that Collins Stewart said presented a good opportunity to purchase.

"The price current attributes little value for the prospects of exciting growth for the next few years," said analystes.Telecity donning congenital 471?p.

In addition, there were still indignity for Betfair. after launched Investec on betting online activities Thursday with a rating of "selling", UBS suit Friday.

Analysts of the latter stated that the liberalization of international markets betting provided "growth important opportunity", but should be set against the risk of more tax IRAP and be pushed existing markets - as it happened in France.

Broker donning a price target of ￡ 12.50 Betfair has fallen from 71% to ￡ 14.00.

Purpose, oil Explorer BowLeven placed m 22 new shares, raise 72 million pounds to redouble their exploration in Cameroon.

BowLeven hangar 13-325 p.

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Numis: Lorna Tibian, broker, analyst says update reinforced his opinion that while free-to-air television "" is shamefully cyclical, it is structurally robust. "" The broker, which has its price target of 67% to 80% under a 2pc increase advertising in 2011 and raised its forecast of 11 4pc with 15 6pc advertising growth throughout the year 2010. Expectations for 2010 moved from 250 million to 280 million pre-tax profits of ￡. Ms. Tibian said "exceptional performance" on debt reduction make ITV in "a strong return to the list of dividend position."

Liberum Capital: Ian Whittaker to Liberum described the trade as "generally strong", figures that 16pc in advertising in third quarter revenues increase is entered below its forecasts an increase of 18pc.Broker retained its forecasts and said that he believed fourth quarter forecasts of the ITV were "conservative" Mr. Whittaker believes consensus numbers were too weak 30pc.

UBS: Tamsin Garrity Investment Bank analyst has increased its price target on the 72 percent to 84 percent stock as it said the stock price was undervalued. She pointed out actions that ITV - 11 times expected 2011 earnings — are the cheapest in the European sector, against an average of 13 times.

KBC Peel Hunt: Patrick Yau at describes updated ITV as a "balance statement" as it is and says a large portion of the new KBC already translated in the actions.M price.Yau says early signs for the fourth quarter were better than expected, but that "we are conscious of the consumer environment" as he kept his forecasts inchangées.KBC has a 75% share price target.

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But it would be difficult - even for combatif Lynch - pretending that Marc Geall does not include the group that helps companies find and organize information "unstructured" such as e-mails and telephone calls.

The fact is that Deutsche Bank analyst was on the payroll autonomy in running a niche software group juin.Initialement divisions for a few years prior to being appointed head of investor relations and strategy business last year.

That is why 26-page memorandum from Geall self-government is so interesting. While the Geall goes his way at the beginning of his note to point out that autonomy was a 'single product"that"dominate", his dissection of the group management and the business model is overwhelming.

"The structure management, control and autonomy systems are more representative of a start-up as a major global player," he wrote."Senior management team is talented, but lack of bandwidth." This can lead to paralysis of decision as middle management is sometimes limited in its autonomy. ?

"Autonomy still manages a very flat structure with a chain of command tight in the CEO and CFO," he added later. "Although they managed this effective structure to this day, we believe that the undertaking becomes too big and time now became a factor limiting."It y after all only 24 hours in the day and 90 days per quarter."

But it is not just senior management at vouloir.Force sale of autonomy are of "hunters of do farmers" Geall and poorly prepared for the inevitable transition to shoot accounts management autonomy and the number of customers "recidivists" increases.

The Geall critical business model may not use such as colorful as his comments on management - language but it is also percutantes.Structure margin of autonomy is too high, he says, and the "the investment in the company has offset revenue...""[which] may affect the satisfaction of the customer to the product and the value that it delivers."

In particular, he warned, service business of autonomy is "too thin" and it "risks to the standards required by customers.

All of which prompts Geall asked if autonomy must change its business - model "traditionally, software companies would change their business to approximately 1 billion models $ income."

Shares of autonomy fell for the fifth consecutive day yesterday, at the rear of the Deutsche note (one of a number of downgrades in the last week) at the end of the day is 41% to ￡ 14.44.

Shares have fallen now 22pc since independence warned last week that full-year earnings would be below market expectations.

When the shares closed at ￡ 15.51 last Wednesday, Lynch said: "it will be much more interesting to look at where the stock price is in a week".

Entirely.

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