Gem Diamonds sees "excellent" results in the first half
20th Aug 2014 13:46
Gem Diamonds said on Wednesday its revenue was up 54% at $148.9m in the first half of the year due to a good performance at the Letseng mine. The miner's underlying core earnings were up 87% at $62.2m compared with $33.2m at the same time last year. The diamond producer, which works in Lesotho an
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30th Jul 2014 09:50
Antofagasta: Westhouse Securities downgrades from add to neutral with a target price of 885p. Investec places its target price (prev.: 690p) under review, while keeping its sell recommendation. Aureus Mining: FinnCap lowers target price from 66p to 62p maintaining a buy recommendation. British Ame
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29th Jul 2014 09:37
Abderdeen Asset Management: Berenberg cuts target price from 530p to 510p and maintains a buy recommendation. African Barrick Gold: Numis takes target price from 260p to 330p upgrading from hold to buy. Anglo American: Deutsche Bank increases target price from 1590p to 1650p and reiterates a hold
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16th Jul 2014 09:00
Alent: Liberum Capital initiates with a target price of 400p and a buy recommendation. APR Energy: Citi reduces target price from 1350p to 650p and downgrades to neutral. ARM Holdings: FinnCap upgrades from hold to buy with a target price of 1000p. Ashmore Group: Numis ups target price from 350p
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13th Mar 2014 09:07
Advanced Medical Solutions: FinnCap ups target price from 75p to 114p retaining its hold recommendation. Antofagasta: Investec cuts target price from 764p to 753p and retains a sell recommendation. Barclays: Numis shifts target price from 274p to 280p upgrading from hold to add. BBA Aviation: JP
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11th Mar 2014 09:03
Aviva: RBC Capital takes target price from 400p to 550p upgrading to neutral. Nomura increases target price from 489p to 625p and reiterates a buy recommendation. Balfour Beatty: Citi raises target price from 220p to 310p maintaining a neutral rating. Goldman Sachs reduces target price from 335p to
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3rd Mar 2014 08:21
African Barrick Gold: Citi increases target price from 120p to 179p, but still recommends selling. African Minerals: Citi cuts target price from 300p to 260p leaving its buy recommendation unchanged. Aggreko: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 1870p to 1400p and downgrades to hold. Anglo Ame
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29th Jan 2014 08:54
African Barrick Gold: Canaccord Genuity ups target price from 180p to 205p keeping a hold recommendation. Antofagasta: Westhouse Securities takes target price from 1000p to 1060p and maintains its buy recommendation. BG Group: Liberum Capital reduces target price from 1475p to 1280p downgrading to
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29th Jan 2014 07:24
Gem Diamonds is making progress as the recent rise in the shares attest, but uncertainties surrounding demand from key emerging markets is a source of uncertainty. On Tuesday the firm reported a sharp jump in production from its only producing mine. Particularly noteworthy was the sharp rise seen in
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20th Jan 2014 08:41
Admiral Group: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 1160p to 1400p and upgrades to hold. African Barrick Gold: Westhouse Securities lowers target price from 170p to 160p and downgrades to sell. Alkane Energy: Liberum Capital downgrades to hold with a target price of 44p. Allocate Software:
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13th Dec 2013 09:36
African Barrick Gold: JP Morgan lowers target price from 180p to 170p leaving its neutral rating unaltered. Aggreko: Numis reduces target price from 1400p to 1234p downgrading from reduce to sell. Anglo American: Deutsche Bank reduces target price from 1780p to 1500p and downgrades to hold. JP Mor
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5th Dec 2013 08:15
AMEC: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 1125p to 1300p upgrading from hold to buy. AZ Electronic Materials: Canaccord Genuity increases target price from 354p to 404p, while downgrading from buy to hold. BAE Systems: Deutsche Bank takes target price from 415p to 425p keeping a hold recomm
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29th Nov 2013 08:52
Bovis Homes: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 875p to 900p and stays with its buy recommendation. BowLeven: Barclays cuts target price from 175p to 135p maintaining its overweight rating. BT Group: Jefferies shifts target price from 430p to 435p and retains a buy recommendation. Compass Group
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18th Nov 2013 08:10
AGA Rangemaster: N+1 Singer raises its target price from 150p to 175p and keeps a buy recommendation. APR Energy: Jefferies cuts target price from 1300p to 1260p retaining a buy recommendation. Atkins (WS): LIberum Capital increases target price from 1300p to 1400p maintaining a buy recommendation
Read moreGem Diamonds sells 12.47 carat blue diamond for 7.5m dollars
11th Oct 2013 07:31
Gem Diamonds has sold a pair of diamonds recovered last month from its Letseng mine in Lesotho for a combined 12.3m dollars. A rare 12.47 carat blue diamond fetched $603,047 per carat or a total of $7.5m. The mining group also sold a 82 carat exceptional quality white diamond for $4.8m. Gem Diamon
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