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Berenberg lifts Genus forecasts, remains bullish for year ahead

16th Jan 2026 13:13

(Sharecast News) - Berenberg has raised its target price for Genus following the animal genetics group's first-half trading update on Friday, keeping the stock at a 'buy' citing "multiple catalysts" for the year ahead.

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Berenberg lifts Genus forecasts, remains bullish for year ahead

16th Jan 2026 13:13

(Sharecast News) - Berenberg has raised its target price for Genus following the animal genetics group's first-half trading update on Friday, keeping the stock at a 'buy' citing "multiple catalysts" for the year ahead.

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Plexus expanding wellhead fleet to build more predictable revenues

16th Jan 2026 13:05

(Sharecast News) - Plexus Holdings said in an update on Friday that it was focussed on expanding its rental wellhead fleet, as it looked to build more predictable revenues.

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Europa Oil granted two-year extension to Cloughton licence

16th Jan 2026 12:59

(Sharecast News) - Europa Oil & Gas announced on Friday that it has been granted a two-year extension to the first phase of its PEDL343 licence, which contains the Cloughton gas discovery in North Yorkshire, extending the deadline for appraisal work to March 2028.

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GCM Resources raises £1m to progress Phulbari Project

16th Jan 2026 12:52

(Sharecast News) - GCM Resources announced the conditional raising of £1m before expenses through a placing of new shares on Friday, with the proceeds to be used for working capital as it continued to progress its Phulbari Coal and Power Project in Bangladesh.

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CelLBxHealth warns of lower-than-expected 2025 revenue

16th Jan 2026 12:48

(Sharecast News) - CelLBxHealth said in an update on Friday that it expected to report lower-than-anticipated revenues for 2025 after the deferral of several sales contracts, while highlighting a strong cash position and significant cost reductions as it positions the business for commercial progress in 2026.

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Spectra Systems subsidiary wins HMRC vape duty stamp deal

16th Jan 2026 12:44

(Sharecast News) - Spectra Systems said on Friday that it has been informed by HM Revenue and Customs that its security printing subsidiary, Cartor Security Printers, had been selected as the winning bidder for a contract to produce and supply vape duty stamps, subject to finalisation of the agreement.

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MedPal AI raises another £0.38m through ATM facility

16th Jan 2026 12:41

(Sharecast News) - MedPal AI said in an update on Friday that it has raised a further £0.38m in gross proceeds through its at-the-market equity issuance facility, issuing 6.2 million new ordinary shares at an average price of 6.11p per share.

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Broker tips: Close Brothers, BP, Genus

16th Jan 2026 12:31

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Close Brothers sparked on Friday after RBC Capital Markets upgraded the stock to 'outperform' from 'sector perform' and hiked its price target to 625p from 475p.

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Rome Resources reports encouraging progress at Bisie North

16th Jan 2026 12:30

(Sharecast News) - Rome Resources said in an update on Friday that it has made encouraging early progress in its post-maiden resource drilling programme at the Bisie North project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where two drill rigs were now operating across the Mont Agoma and Kalayi prospects.

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Shares in Novo Nordisk spike as regulator backs high doses of weight-loss jab

16th Jan 2026 12:14

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Novo Nordisk sparked on Friday, after the UK health authority approved higher doses of the Danish firm's blockbuster weight-loss treatment Wegovy.

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Bank of America downgrades miners, ups energy stocks after commodity divergence

16th Jan 2026 11:20

(Sharecast News) - Valuations across the listed European resources sector look "stretched in both direction", according to Bank of America Securities, which downgraded the mining sector to 'underweight' and upgraded energy stocks to 'overweight'.

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Europe midday: Shares pause as Novo Nordisk, defence stocks, miners in focus

16th Jan 2026 11:20

(Sharecast News) - European markets were lower on Friday after a week of record highs as investors took a pause amid geopolitical tensions, while Novo Nordisk shares were in focus ahead of ⁠US prescription ‌data on the Danish ‍pharma giant's Wegovy weight loss pill.

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Auction Technology surges as FitzWalter considers increased takeover offer

16th Jan 2026 11:07

(Sharecast News) - Auction Technology surged on Friday after its largest shareholder, FitzWalter Capital, said it was considering an increased possible cash offer for the online auction operator of 400p a share.

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London midday: FTSE flat as investors pause for breath, miners fall

16th Jan 2026 10:42

(Sharecast News) - London stocks had flattened out by midday on Friday, paring earlier small losses as investors paused for breath after fresh highs in the previous session, with miners under the cosh as copper prices fell.

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