C&W chief exec buys again
26th Jul 2011 15:51
Cable & Wireless Communications chief executive Tony Rice has put on his buying boots again, spending about £370,000 on shares in the telecoms group. He took 1m shares at about 37p a pop. He got the shares at a cheaper price to the 37.63p he paid at the end of last month when he took 2.5m at 37.63p
Read moreParagon Diamonds boss takes holding to 86.5%
10th Jan 2011 17:40
The chairman of Paragon Diamonds, Francesco 'Frank' Scolaro, has tightened his grip on the African gemstone group with the purchase of nearly £400,000 in shares. His Grandinex International Corporation took 1.29m shares at 30.47p a share taking Scolaro's total holding to about 123.4m shares, which
Read moreTanfield buying boosts shares
4th Oct 2010 16:54
Two directors of commercial electric vehicles manufacturer Tanfield have added to their holdings and sparked a jump in the share price. The shares have risen by one-third to 19.75p each. AIM-quoted Tanfield raised £1.8m after expenses from a recent open offer to shareholders at 10p a share but thi
Read moreM.P. Evans Palm-Oil Price Holds Up Well At $800 Per Ton
11th Jun 2010 12:09
LONDON (Dow Jones)--M.P. Evans Group PLC (MPE.LN), an oil palm and rubber company, announced Friday that the palm-oil price has held up well at around $800 per ton and this is an historically-high level. MAIN FACTS: -Prices have remained at these levels despite improved soybean crops in Sout
Read moreSmall caps: Trafficmaster confirms bid approach
28th Apr 2010 08:13
Satnav systems supplier Trafficmaster is in discussion over a possible bid, it said today. Shares in the group have risen by nearly a quarter over the past week and in a statement today it noted the rise in the share price and confirmed it is in discussions which may or may not lead to an offer bei
Read moreNext finance chief buys
29th Jan 2010 16:32
Next finance director David Keens has invested more than £98,000 in adding to his stake in the fashion retailer. He has bought 5,000 shares at 1963.5p each. This takes his stake in Next to 125,700 shares (0.065%). Next has been buying back shares during January at prices around 2000p a share. Al
Read moreBankers directors take profits
18th Jan 2010 15:47
Many of the directors of Bankers Petroleum decided to take advantage of the recent share price strength and the positive operational update to sell part of their shareholdings. The Canada-based oil and gas company focuses on assets in Albania and is the third biggest company on AIM. The share pric
Read moreClarkson chief cuts stake
6th Nov 2009 16:29
Chief executive Andi Case has sold just over one-quarter of his stake in shipping services company Clarkson. He raised £1.6m and retains a 2.91% stake. Case joined Clarkson in 2006. Case was awarded 210,000 shares as a deferred bonus in June 2008 at the time he became chief executive. This is part
Read moreTuesday tips round-up: Alliance Trust, MP Evans, Allergy Therapeutics
22nd Sep 2009 06:47
Alliance Trust's investment stance means that it is always in danger of trailing more heavily geared rivals when the stock market runs sharply ahead. However, on a rolling total return basis it continues to fare well ? ranked first out of its six largest peers over both one and two years. Further,
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Tanzanite One, Plastics Capital, PetroNeft...
21st Sep 2009 08:19
Tanzanite One, which mines for the eponymous gemstone in Tanzania, fell into losses at the interim stage as revenues tumbled in line with tanzanite prices. The firm posted a pre-tax loss of £1.3m, compared with £3.9m over the same period the previous year, as revenues fell to £4.9m from £20.9m. Pl
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