UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Afnat Resources In JV With Rio Tinto
9th 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 AFNAT RESOURCES LTD. (AFNR.LN), an Africa-focused nickel, zinc and uranium miner, Wednesday said it agreed to enter a joint venture with mining giant Rio
Read moreFocus Solutions Pretax Pft Up; To Strengthen Europe, Asia Presence
9th Jun 2010 08:29
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Financial services software company Focus Solutions Group PLC (FSG.LN) Wednesday said it plans to strengthen its presence in Europe and Asia this year, as it posted a 15% rise in fiscal 2010 pretax profit and said it is witnessing strong improvements in key markets. The firm
Read moreAzini halves Portrait Software stake
18th May 2010 15:42
Azini has nearly halved its stake in customer interaction optimisation software supplier Portrait Software and made a sizeable profit. The Azini stake in the AIM-quoted company has been cut from just over 18% to 9.18%. Some of the shares have been bought by BWCI Pension Trustees, which has increas
Read moreFocus Solutions very optimistic
20th Apr 2010 16:35
Focus Solutions, which provides software that enables banks and similar institutions to provide financial services, expects operating profits before exceptional items for the year to 31 March 2010 to be in line with expectations. Sales revenues for the year just finished are also expected to be in
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Healthcare Enterprise, Dragon Oil, Phoenix IT
7th Apr 2010 11:49
Shares in Healthcare Enterprise jumped after the healthcare group reported that one of the companies in which it has shares has been given formal approval to sell an artificial insemination device in the US. Reproductive Sciences, which is 27% owned by Healthcare Enterprise, said the US Food and Dr
Read moreFocus Solutions on track despite profit slip
1st Dec 2009 09:46
Focus Solutions took a tumble today as a 12% slip in half-year revenue disappointed, but the financial services software supplier remains optimistic about hitting full year targets. Profit before tax for the six months ended 30 September fell to £151,000 from £741,000 a year ago as revenue dropped
Read moreSpouse cashes in CSR chips
5th Nov 2009 16:32
CSR chief technology officer James Collier's wife has sold 377,750 shares in the bluetooth and Global Position System chips maker at prices between 422.5p and 439.4p a share. That cuts Collier's stake to 1.02m shares, or 0.56%. On 2 March 2009, Collier exercised an option over 382,002 shares at 5.
Read moreLondon close: Rally continues
21st Jul 2009 16:44
Footsie finished just shy of the 4,500 mark after another day of gains as the rally continues. Wm Morrison led the way after saying it is confident full year results will be ahead of its earlier expectations due to continuing customer growth and the successful implementation of its cost cutting pla
Read moreLondon afternoon: Advance gathers speed
21st Jul 2009 14:11
London kicked on over the lunchtime session, with risers outnumbering fallers by four to one among FTSE 100 constituents. Wm Morrison leads the way after saying it is confident full year results will be ahead of its earlier expectations due to continuing customer growth and the successful implement
Read moreFocus cheers Mastek deal
21st Jul 2009 13:32
Financial services software supplier Focus Solutions gained on news that it has signed an agreement with Mastek to provide a combined front and back-office solution to the global insurance market. Mastek will integrate focus:360° life & pension extranet, Focus' multi-channel, e-commerce platform, i
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Veris, Hightex, Inion ...
23rd Jun 2009 09:04
Property services group Veris posted a pre-tax loss of €6.7m versus the €4.8m profit last year due to the €11.3m write off of assts in the Moving and Storage division. Turnover grew by 29% in the year to €84.3m. "We anticipate that any new business wins in the short term will be offset to a greater
Read moreLondon close: Miners buoy Footsie
10th Jun 2009 16:37
Footsie finished higher but with much diminished gains after surging in early dealings led by buoyant mining stocks then falling back as Wall Street retreated. Miner ENRC surged ahead after it said sales and production volumes during the first quarter were better than prior expectations though pri
Read moreLondon afternoon: Equities off the top
10th Jun 2009 15:06
Shares have eased back in the first half of the afternoon session, though Footsie remains in positive territory. Miners and banks remain the best performers. Miner ENRC surges ahead after it said sales and production volumes during the first quarter were better than prior expectations though pricin
Read moreUpdate: Focus Solutions profits jump 27%
10th Jun 2009 12:33
The credit crunch has ravaged the UK banking sector, but it has also resulted in a stricter regulatory environment, which is good news for software company Focus Solutions. Focus, which provides software that helps financial advisors select the right products for their customers, revealed a 27% hik
Read moreLondon midday: Miners continue to rally
10th Jun 2009 12:19
Footsie is up more than 100 points with miners and banking shares driving the market forward. Miner ENRC is one of the main risers. Today it said sales and production volumes during the first quarter were better than prior expectations though pricing pressures remain. Vedanta, Xstrata, Kazakhmys, R
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