Small caps round-up: Nexus, Cyan, Flying Brands
21st Feb 2012 10:26
Information technology service provider Nexus Management said its US division produced a better than expected performance in 2011, while the group as a whole has got off to a reasonable start in the current financial year. Revenue in the year to September 30th edged up to £5.90m from £5.85m the yea
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14th Feb 2012 10:12
Sports nutrition specialist Provexis said an industrial scale production of Fruitflow powder, was successfully completed in 2012. Fruitflow is Provexis's tomato extract which inhibits platelet aggregating and therefore reduces the chance of heart disease. Provexis has identified a potential applic
Read moreSector movers: Ferrexpo production disappoints
6th Jul 2011 17:32
Ukraine-focused iron ore producer Ferrexpo was a weight on the Industrial Metals & Mining sector after a production update disappointed. Second quarter pellet production from the group's own ore rose by 6.9% in the second quarter from the first quarter's levels. Second quarter pellet production, i
Read moreSector movers: Next props up the retailers
4th May 2011 14:22
Retailers are in demand on the back of some sentiment-lifting first quarter results from Next. Fashion retailer Next saw shares leap after a strong first quarter, which saw sales increase more than expected. Total sales for the period excluding VAT were up by 5.2% from the same period the previous
Read moreUnited Utilities boss raises £588,000 from share sale
28th Mar 2011 16:48
United Utilities chief executive Philip Green has raised £588,000 by selling 100,000 shares. Green still has 116,384 shares. The shares that were sold for 588p each were owned by Green and his wife Judy, who no longer holds any shares. In February, Green received 136,607 shares from the company'
Read moreCyan Holdings narrows losses
28th Mar 2011 11:53
Semiconductor company Cyan Holdings narrowed losses in the year to 31 December and reported an upswing in orders in the first quarter of 2011. Pre-tax losses at the company, whose technology is focused on lighting control, utility metering and industrial uses, fell to £2.95m from £3.13m as revenues
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8th Dec 2010 14:17
Africa-based agricultural group Agriterra says demand for its grain products at Chimoio, Mozambique, continues to grow above historical levels. Demand for bran and maize meal deliveries are said to be increasing both locally and in exports to Zimbabwe. Its cattle ranching operations at Mozbife show
Read moreDaly buys at BAT
1st Oct 2010 16:31
British American Tobacco's chief operating officer John Daly has invested nearly £511,000 in shares in the tobacco company. He has bought 21,200 shares at 2408.57p each and that takes his beneficial stake to 52,417 shares. Daly joined BAT as a result of its merger with Rothmans in 1999. He was a
Read moreGeoPark non-exec invests £5.5m
16th Jul 2010 16:41
Non-executive director Juan Pavez has invested £5.5m in GeoPark shares. Pavez bought 963,000 shares at 570p each. That takes his shareholding in the Latin America-focused oil and gas explorer to 2.03m shares, or 4.87% of the company. Pavez is a former analyst and investment manager. Since 2001 he
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Plant Health Care Down On Profit Warning
16th Jun 2010 16:00
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps PLANT HEALTH CARE PLC (PHC.LN), a crop technology company, Wednesday said it cut its pretax profit forecast for the year after sales of its Harpin produc
Read moreLondon afternoon: Footsie flat
16th Jun 2010 14:41
Footsie dropped into the red over the lunchtime session before crawling back into positive territory. Little seems capable of getting investors excited, with even the highly volatile BP having a relatively quiet day. Part-nationalised lender Royal Bank of Scotland is the best performing blue chip.
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Coal of Africa To Raise GBP55M
16th Jun 2010 12:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps COAL OF AFRICA LTD (CZA.LN), an exploration company, said Wednesday it plans to raise up to GBP55 million through placing up to 50 million new shares, re
Read moreSmall caps round-up: African Aura, Liontrust, Cyan...
16th Jun 2010 11:31
African Aura Mining's New Liberty gold deposit in western Liberia is estimated to contain a measured and indicated resource of 1.38m ounces of gold at a grade of 3.18 grammes per tonne. "The holes being announced today, which conclude the results from the initial drilling campaign, have returned so
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Internet Dating Firm To List On AIM
16th Jun 2010 09:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps EASYDATE PLC, an Edinburgh-based internet-dating company, Wednesday said it plans to list on London's Alternative Investment Market at the end of June.
Read moreCyan Holdings Gets First Indian Wireless Metering Order
16th Jun 2010 07:57
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Semiconductor company Cyan Holdings PLC (CYAN.LN) said Wednesday it has received its first order for wireless monitoring of electricity meters in India with a major meter manufacturer. The firm said the initial order for 10,000 units is one of the smallest of several tenders
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