Royal Mail

Royal Mail soared in value by more than £1 billion today as shares began trading on the stock market for the first time. More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail shares: thousands fail in applications for larger stakeThe GuardianAnyone who applied for more than £10,000 of Royal Mail shares – an estimated 36,500 individuals – will be left empty handed after the government chose to favour small investors over those who regularly play the stock market. In one of the most…

Shares in Royal Mail have soared in conditional trading, with their value jumping more than 30%. The spike has boosted the value of the company to more than £4.5bn, up from the pre-flotation pricing of … More: continued here

By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) – Shares in Britain's Royal Mail rocketed to a near 40 percent premium above their issue price in Friday's stock market debut, fuelling a debate about whether they had been priced too low in order to guarantee a successful privatization. The share price increase, which inflated the…

The day's events as the government announces successful allocations for anyone asking for £750 of shares, and mixed fortunes for those who applied for more Nick Fletcher More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Wealthy investors 'will not be guaranteed Royal Mail shares'Telegraph.co.ukEarlier this week, it emerged that there has been a surge of demand for Royal Mail shares which saw the Government receive applications for up to 15 times the number of shares on offer. Ministers are now attempting to ensure that "ordinary investors … More: continued…

Royal Mail – shares for 95 per cent of small investorsChannel 4 NewsThe government has allocated Royal Mail shares to almost 95 per cent of individual applicants, but anyone trying to buy shares worth more than £10,000 gets nothing. Please wait while this video loads. If it doesn't load after a few seconds you may…

Royal Mail shares: How the allocation and float will workTelegraph.co.ukGrey markets – spread betting markets run by IG Index where punters bet on share prices – are indicating that Royal Mail shares will rise to around 400p on the first days trading. That will give retail investors holding the minimum stake £158 in paper ……

Vince Cable allocates £749 of shares for applications under £10,000 but 36,500 people with higher bids will receive nothing Anyone who applied for more than £10,000 of Royal Mail shares – an estimated 36,500 individuals – will be left empty handed after the government chose to favour small investors over those who regularly play the…

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail shares: How the allocation will workTelegraph.co.ukGrey markets – spread betting markets run by IG Index where punters bet on share prices – are indicating that Royal Mail shares will rise to around 400p on the first days trading. That will give retail investors holding the minimum stake £158 in paper … More:…