London afternoon: Momentum gathers pace

18th May 2009 14:33

A strong start on Wall Street has given renewed impetus to London's advance, with a strong showing by the Indian stock exchange also benefiting some India-focused stocks. Vedanta is a rare bright spot among miners, benefiting from the bounce Indian stocks received in the wake of the country's elect

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Small caps round-up: IFG, Lamprell, Ocean Wilsons

18th May 2009 12:48

Irish finance group IFG expects full year 2009 earnings to hit market expectations of 18-20c adjusted earnings per share. The international and UK businesses continue to perform well despite challenging trading conditions. Trading conditions are extremely difficult in Ireland, which now accounts fo

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