TechMARK movers: NXT appoints new chairman

15th Dec 2010 13:50

David Bramwell has been appointed chairman of audio technologies developer NXT and immediately acquired 1m shares at 3.625p each. Dr Bramwell was previously a director of satellite communications firm Intelek, which was acquired earlier this year. He is a director of Rights and Issues Investment Trust. Scar reduction treatments developer Renovo has continued its recent rise after further reflection on its interim figures. Renovo has completed a trial for its Juvista treatment for scar revision surgery and the results should be published in the first half of 2010. Renovo has £51.8m in cash.Telecoms firm KCOM went ex-dividend today. The fall in the share price is less than the 1.1p a share interim dividend. Non-executive director Martin Towers has acquired 45,000 KCOM shares at 54.62p each. That takes his stake to 95,000 shares. FTSE TechMARK - RisersRenovo Group (RNVO) 53.75p +11.98%NXT (NTX) 3.88p +6.89%Electronic Data Processing (EDP) 52.00p +6.12%Ceva Inc. (CVA) 1,250.00p +4.17%Optos (OPTS) 167.50p +3.55%RM (RM.) 155.00p +3.33%Antisoma (ASM) 5.93p +3.13%BATM Advanced Communications Ltd. (BVC) 22.00p +2.33%Autonomy Corporation (AU.) 1,438.00p +2.20%Kewill (KWL) 89.00p +2.01%FTSE TechMARK - FallersSkyepharma (SKP) 29.25p -5.65%Fidessa Group (FDSA) 1,507.00p -3.71%Corin Group (CRG) 46.50p -3.12%Vectura Group (VEC) 66.00p -2.94%Oxford Instruments (OXIG) 695.00p -1.84%Oxford Biomedica (OXB) 5.89p -1.83%Sage Group (SGE) 278.10p -1.80%Ricardo (RCDO) 280.00p -1.75%Alterian (ALN) 187.25p -1.45%KCOM Group (KCOM) 54.75p -1.35%