London close: Footsie slips back
22nd Feb 2010 16:36
Footsie struggled to find any sense of direction on a quiet day's trading, closing slightly in the red. Bunzl showed a healthy rise as the market was encouraged by a strong second half for the group that saw margins improve. Foreign exchange tailwinds enabled the outsourcing and distribution group
Read moreLondon afternoon: RBS heads the field
22nd Feb 2010 14:45
The lunch-time session was a positive one for blue-chip equities despite Wall Street opening modestly lower, with banks and miners leading the advance. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has usurped Bunzl as the best performer of the day. The part-nationalised lender, like its counterpart Lloyds Banking,
Read moreSmall cap round-up: Watermark Global, Treatt, Gemfields ...
7th Dec 2009 09:56
Shares in Watermark Global jumped after the acid mine drainage treatment company said it had signed a co-operation agreement worth R5m (£406,000) for its subsidiary Western Utilities Corporation to provide engineering work for South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation. The strong US dollar
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Ariana, Gemfields, Sareum
27th Oct 2009 11:09
Turkey-focused gold miner Ariana Resources has set up a 50:50 joint venture to combine its two main projects, Sindirgi and Tavsan, into a single conceptual entity. The company confirmed its partner in the 'Red Rabbit' project as Turkish turn-key construction firm Proccea Construction. "A Memorandu
Read moreSmall caps round-up 2: Skywest, Symphony, Uruguay,...
8th Jul 2009 13:30
Degradable plastics and waste-to-energy outfit Symphony Environmental Technologies has topped expectations at the half-year stage, it said today. Revenue for the six months ended 30 June 2009, due to be confirmed on 10 September, rose 59% to £3.65m from £2.3m a year earlier. The firm has also cut
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