3 Shares Set to Beat the FTSE 100 Today

LONDON -- Having only just broken the 6,200 level yesterday, the FTSE 100 (FTSEINDICES: ^FTSE  ) is now heading steadily for 6,300, standing 10 points higher to 6,275 as of 9:40 a.m. EST. Will it make it by the end of the week? With half a day to go, I wouldn't bet against it.

Growing optimism from China has been partly behind recent market optimism, though Japan is still suffering from deflation, with a consumer price index of -0.1% having just been reported.

Companies within the various FTSE indexes continue to push upward. We look at three responding well to good news today.

Charles Stanley (LSE: CAY  )
Charles Stanley Group shares are up 1.6% today to 334 pence after the investment firm released an interim update covering the three months to Dec. 31 and on to Jan. 25. The company now has client funds to the tune of 16.4 billion pounds under management, up 4.6% from 15.6 billion pounds at the end of September.

Revenue for the third quarter was up 13.5% to 31.1 million pounds, although that is in comparison with a poor quarter last year. For the nine months, revenue was up 3.4%. A fairly flat year overall is expected this year, but there is strong earnings growth forecast for the next two years.

Globo (LSE: GBO  )
Mobile telecom services provider Globo saw its shares bounce 9.4% to 30.35 pence this morning. They're up more than 50% since mid-December. The driver today was a trading update for the year to Dec. 31, which told of market-beating performance. Revenue is expected to be up about 28% to 58 million euros, with EBITDA expected to rise by 42% to at least 29 million euros.

Forecasts for the next two years are pretty strong, too, but it's going to be back to the drawing board for the analysts now -- and it looks like the only way they can revise their expectations is upwards.

Brightside (LSE: BRT  )
Shares in Brightside Group have risen 0.6% to 22.25 pence on the release of a trading update ahead of full-year results. The AIM-listed insurance broker "expects to report significant growth in turnover and profit in line with market expectations," with total policy sales up 5% on the previous year.

Brightside has reported nice earnings growth over the past few years, with forecasts for this year suggesting a 45% jump in earnings per share. There's a 2% dividend yield expected from shares on a price-to-earnings ratio of only 7.4.

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Based in San Diego, California, GreenHouse Holdings is a sustainable solutions integrator with a variety of services that address needs ranging from alternative/renewable energy and energy conservation to cost effective, rapidly deployable infrastructure and sustainable construction. GreenHouse Holdings provides solutions for single households, corporations, communities, regions, and the federal government that mitigate disposal costs and convert waste streams into valuable resources.

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Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq:XSEL) announced its unaudited financial results for the first half year ended June 30, 2010. Net revenue was $27.1 million (excluding discontinued operations). Adjusted EBITDA was $0.9 million. Net loss attributable to XSEL was $0.3 million.

Xinhua Sports & Entertainment Limited engages in the production of television programs, the placement of advertising, the provision of advertising services, market research, and the publication of magazines with a focus on sports and entertainment in the People�s Republic of China, including Hong Kong. It operates in three segments: Broadcast, Print, and Advertising.

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Rainmaker Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:RMKR) announced a one-year renewal of its agreement with its global software and services client for telesales and an expansion that doubles the size of the current program. Under the agreement, Rainmaker will manage all sales leads in North America for this client, providing inbound customer response management and outbound telemarketing services.

Rainmaker Systems, Inc. provides sales and marketing solutions, combining hosted application software, and execution services to enterprises operating in the computer hardware and software, telecommunications, and financial services industries.

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Neptune Technologies & Bioresources, Inc. (Nasdaq:NEPT) reported on Dec 6, 2010 on the exercise of Acasti Series II, III and V warrants and Neptune Call-Options on Acasti shares (the “Calls”) for total gross proceeds of $4,623,403. These proceeds come from the exercise of 3,285,530 Series II Warrants at a price of $0.40, 3,000,000 Series III Warrants at a price of $0.40 and 3,000,000 Series V Warrants at a price of $0.30 as well as from the exercise of 2,418,381 Calls at a price of $0.50, resulting in the issuance of 11,703,911 Acasti class A shares. Following the above exercises, the number of Acasti class A shares issued and outstanding is 59,174,444.

Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of products derived from marine biomasses for the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries.