London close: Footsie at 22-month high
15th Apr 2010 17:12
The afternoon saw many leading shares consolidate or extend the morning's gains, solidifying the Footsie's position above 5800. Banks led the advance after better than expected results from US investment bank JP Morgan yesterday. Barclays received a boost from Execution Noble, which raised its targ
Read moreNorthern Bear sees results at higher end
15th Apr 2010 16:32
Shares in Northern Bear rallied after the support services group said it expects full-year results to be at the higher end of market forecasts. The group said this was achieved despite a challenging economic environment and adverse weather conditions. "As indicated at the time of our interim stat
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Cyril Sweett, Kewill, Gulf Keystone...
13th Oct 2009 08:04
Construction and property consultancy firm Cyril Sweett said overall trading for the half year is expected to be in line with expectations but added that there will be a number of one-off costs. Logistics software specialist Kewill expects to report results for the six months ended 30 September in
Read moreNorthern Bear chief stake under 2m
2nd Jul 2009 16:36
Support services group Northern Bear said chief executive Graham Forrest raised £150,000 and reduced his stake in the firm to under 2m shares. Forrest disposed of 300,000 shares to a third party at a price of 50p each. He is now interested in 1.98m shares, which represents 10.46% of the group. Top
Read moreSector movers: Construction stocks move ahead
25th Jun 2009 11:13
Support services group Northern Bear is one of the companies leading the construction and materials sector higher, but with three other companies reporting, the sector is mixed. Northern Bear, up 11%, posted a rise in profits despite tough trading, helped by its exposure to specialist businesses su
Read moreNorthern Bear lifts profits
25th Jun 2009 08:15
Support services group Northern Bear posted a rise in profits despite tough trading, helped by its exposure to specialist businesses such as fire protection, asbestos removal and equipment rental. In the year to March 31, pre-tax profits climbed to £2.86m from £2.25m the previous year on revenues
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