FTSE 250 movers: Mitchells and Butlers fizzes after update
23rd Sep 2010 12:57
Mitchells and Butlers was a top riser this morning after the owner of the O' Neills and All Bar One pub chains reported a pick-up in like for like sales in the late summer, but the shares have since lost a bit of fizz and are no longer in the top 10. Oil stocks Salamander Energy and Melrose Resourc
Read moreFTSE 250 movers: Resource stocks on the rise
1st Sep 2010 13:46
Resource stocks are higher as commodity prices rise. Oil explorer and producer Salamander Energy and platinum specialist Aquarius Platinum are among the risers. However, not all commodity stocks are joining the party, with oil explorer Melrose Resources among the fallers. Investors also have an a
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Cape Sees More Korean Engineer Contracts
30th Jul 2010 16:00
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 CAPE PLC (CIU.LN), an energy services company, expects a surge of new contracts in the Middle East and Australia after fostering relationships with a num
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Intl Personal Finance Issues EUR225M Bond
30th Jul 2010 12:30
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 INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE PLC (IPF.LN) Friday announced its inaugural public bond issue, pricing EUR225 million five-year bonds at a fixed coupon o
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Pantheon Resources' Well Drilling Delayed
30th Jul 2010 09:36
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 PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC (PANR.LN), an oil and gas explorer, Friday said drilling of the Kara Farms well in Tyler County, Texas, has been delayed because o
Read moreMelrose sniffs out more gas in Bulgaria
30th Jul 2010 08:15
Melrose Resources has found more gas in the Galata block offshore Bulgaria and signed a new agreement to farm-down its interests in the Rhone Maritime concession offshore France. The Kavarna East No.1 well tested an exploration prospect about 10km to the east of the Melrose operated Galata field pr
Read moreMelrose Makes Third Bulgaria Discovery; Farms Out To Noble
30th Jul 2010 08:05
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Oil and gas explorer Melrose Resources PLC (MRS.LN) Friday said it made its third consecutive discovery offshore Bulgaria. Melrose said the gas discovery was at the Kavarna East No. 1 well in the Galata block. It estimates the discovery, which is near two other recent discove
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP:Rockhopper Exploration Chairman Builds Stake
6th Jul 2010 16:00
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 ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION PLC (RKH.LN), a Falkland Islands-focused oil and gas explorer, said Tuesday Executive Chairman Pierre Jungels bought another 23,35
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Rockhopper Exploration Chmn Builds Stake
6th Jul 2010 12:30
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 ROCKHOPPER EXPLORATION PLC (RKH.LN), a Falkland Islands-focused oil and gas explorer, said Tuesday Executive Chairman Pierre Jungels bought another 23,35
Read moreMelrose Resources Seeks Buyer For Permian Basin Assets In US
6th Jul 2010 09:55
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Oil and gas explorer Melrose Resources PLC (MRS.LN) Tuesday said it is seeking a buyer for its mature oil fields in Texas and New Mexico in order to focus on its projects in Europe and North Africa. Melrose said it has asked its advisers to sound out potential interest in its
Read moreTwo Consortia To Drill In Romanian Black Sea Shelf
5th Jul 2010 14:51
BUCHAREST (AFP)--Two consortia have obtained oil and gas drilling rights in an area of the Black Sea shelf won in 2009 by Romania, after a decades-old spat with Ukraine, the Agency for Mineral Resources, or ANRM, said Monday. The consortia, made up of Lukoil Overseas-Vanco International, and Mel
Read moreC&W Communications bosses buy
11th Jun 2010 16:40
Two executive directors of Cable & Wireless Communications have taken advantage of the shares going ex-dividend on Wednesday and added to their shareholdings. The final dividend payment of 3.34p a share is the first dividend since Cable & Wireless Worldwide was spun off. Chief executive Tony Ric
Read moreFTSE Review: Essar Energy, African Barrick To Join FTSE100
9th Jun 2010 17:42
LONDON (Dow Jones)--FTSE Group said Wednesday African Barrick Gold PLC (ABG.LN) and Essar Energy PLC (ESSR.LN) are to join the FTSE 100, and Thomas Cook Group (TCG.LN) and London Stock Exchange Group (LSE.LN) will leave the index and join the FTSE 250 Index. MAIN FACTS: -The changes are part
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Chaucer, Ricardo, Trafficmaster...
19th May 2010 11:20
Underwriter Chaucer has reported a 3% dip in first quarter total gross written premium income to £250.1m, which KBC Peel Hunt said shows discipline. "Despite a high level of losses to the Chilean and Deepwater catastrophes in Q1, the tone of Chaucer's IMS is positive," said the broker. "The group i
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Impax, Liberty, Petards
19th May 2010 10:29
Impax, the investment manager focused on environmental sector, saw its assets under management rise by 40% in the six months to March 31 as markets improved. 'Evidence of improving macroeconomic conditions, particularly in the United States and in the Asia-Pacific region, has resulted in continued
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