Small caps round-up: Quintain Eastates, Daisy, Vyke...
9th Oct 2009 09:19
Property developer Quintain and its joint venture partner Lend Lease Europe have sold the 999 year lease of the Millennium Dome, for £24m to Trinity College, Cambridge. As a 49% shareholder in the Dome, which is now known as the O2 Centre, Quintain will get £11.8m which, together with other trans
Read moreTechMARK movers: E2V revises debt facilities
30th Sep 2009 16:01
Electrical component maker E2V technologies stormed ahead Wednesday on news it has entered into a waiver and amendment of its existing debt facilities. The waiver relates to the testing of its financial covenants under the facilities agreement, due today, which will no longer take place. A revised
Read moreTechMARK movers: e2v names new chairman
25th Sep 2009 13:13
Electrical component maker e2v is one of today's main fallers. The group announced the appointment of Chris Geoghegan as its new non-executive chairman with effect from 1 October. The group said Geoghegan has considerable experience of e2v's major markets. He is the chairman of Hampson Industries,
Read moreLondon close: Blue chips surge continues
30th Jul 2009 16:42
Corporate newsflow and resurgent miners sent Footsie to within a whisker of its highest close this year. Investors piled into blue chips after a string of household names reported earnings this morning. Triple-digit gains for the Dow added to the upward momentum in the afternoon. Telecoms giant
Read moreLondon afternoon: Miners push Footsie higher
30th Jul 2009 14:48
Corporate news-flow and resurgent miners are driving Footsie higher today, with the benchmark index adding to its gains over the lunch-time session. Telecoms giant BT racked up a double-digit percentage gain in the morning after quarterly figures that were not as bad as feared. EBITDA (earnings b
Read moreTechMARK movers: E2V sales drop
30th Jul 2009 13:45
Electrical component maker E2V fell Thursday as it said sales since the start of the financial year are down on last year, with the medical business finding it tough. It added that trading remains challenging and it is talking to its financial advisors about the "most appropriate long term capital
Read moreLondon midday: Footsie tops 4600
30th Jul 2009 11:54
Footsie has broken through the 4,600 barrier, helped by well received results from index heavyweight BT and strong demand for miners. Telecoms giant BT racked up a double-digit percentage gain in the morning after quarterly figures that were not as bad as feared. EBITDA (earnings before interest, t
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Finsbury Food, Game, E2V...
30th Jul 2009 10:11
Cake and bread maker Finsbury Food has cooked up an 8% increase in revenue for the year to 30 June 2009, 5% of which it attributed to acquisitions. The firm's cake division, its largest, saw sales rise 2% in absolute terms, but remain flat on a like for like basis. The smaller Bread & Free From uni
Read moreTechMARK movers: E2V down on full-year results
8th Jun 2009 12:42
Shares in E2V plunged after the electrical component maker posted a 13% drop in annual pre-tax profit as markets became increasingly challenging in the fourth quarter. Adjusted profit before tax fell to £20.4m for the year ended 31 March 2009. Sales were up 14%, due to the benefit of acquisition a
Read moreE2V profit drops 13%
8th Jun 2009 07:59
Electrical component maker E2V posted a 13% drop in annual pre-tax profit as markets became increasingly challenging in the fourth quarter. Adjusted profit before tax fell to £20.4m for the year ended 31 March 2009. Sales were up 14%, due to the benefit of acquisition and FX movements to £233.2m.
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