UK 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

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TechMARK movers: Anite upgraded

6th Jul 2010 14:17

Telecoms and travel software provider Anite is a bright spot as brokers' begin to be more positive about the company after its full year results even though the profit was below the consensus figure. Panmure Gordon has moved its recommendation from sell to hold while KBC Peel Hunt has switched fro

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London afternoon: Rally continues

6th Jul 2010 14:03

London stocks made further headway over the lunchtime session, with banks and miners still leading the way. Antofagasta, Kazakhmys, Xstrata, Vedanta and Rio Tinto are the stand out performers in the mining sector, as commodity stocks come back into fashion after their recent buffeting, though gold

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UK 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

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London midday: Equities advance on broad front

6th Jul 2010 12:14

Footsie ended the morning sporting a triple digit gain with just a couple of index constituents failing to participate in the advance. Banks and miners are vying to drive the market higher with miners winning through weight of numbers. Antofagasta, Kazakhmys, Xstrata, ENRC and Rio Tinto are the s

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Government school cuts hit RM

6th Jul 2010 11:05

Schools IT equipment supplier RM Group said its Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects may be "scaled back significantly," following a review by the government on the programme. The Department for Education (DfE) said yesterday that existing BSF projects that reached financial close will c

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UPDATE: RM Shares Fall As Spend Cuts Threaten Schools Revenue

6th Jul 2010 10:13

(Adds share price, analysts' comments, detail) By Hannah Benjamin Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. provider of educational products and services RM PLC (RM.LN) Tuesday said GBP200 million of future revenue is under threat from the U.K. government's decision to slash spendi

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UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: RM Revenue Threat From UK Spending Cut

6th Jul 2010 09:30

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 RM PLC (RM.LN), a provider of educational products and services, Tuesday said GBP200 million of future revenue is under threat from the U.K. government's

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RM Says GBP200 Mln Of UK BSF Schools' Projects Could Be Axed

6th Jul 2010 07:23

LONDON (Dow Jones)--RM PLC (RM.LN), a U.K. provider of educational products and services, Tuesday said GBP200 million of future revenue is under threat from the U.K. government's decision to slash spending in schools, as seven Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects where has been named prefe

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TechMARK movers: Imagination decline

23rd Jun 2010 12:40

Shares in Imagination Technologies have fallen back following the graphics chip designer's full year figures even though profits were ahead of expectations. Licensing revenues were better than expected although royalties were below forecast levels. There was still underlying growth in royalties of

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UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: UK Govt To Launch GBP37.5M Growth Fund

22nd Jun 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 THE U.K. government announced Tuesday in its emergency budget it will launch an Enterprise Capital Fund to support fast-growing small businesses. The

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UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Easydate Fancies GBP10M IPO Raising

22nd Jun 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 EASYDATE PLC, an Edinburgh-based internet-dating company, Tuesday said it plans to raise GBP10 million when it lists on London's Alternative Investment M

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UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Halma Returns To Acquisition Trail

22nd Jun 2010 09:30

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 HALMA PLC (HLMA.LN) Tuesday said it is back on the acquisition trail after sales growth in Asia and savings from layoffs drove a 12% rise in fiscal-year

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RM Gets Two Contracts For IT, Internet Services To Schools

22nd Jun 2010 07:28

LONDON (Dow Jones)--RM PLC (RM.LN), a U.K. provider of educational products and services, Tuesday said it has been awarded two contracts offering information technology and Internet services to schools. The company said it has been chosen to provide managed information technology services for th

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RM Wins Share Of Derby City Council BFS Program >RM.LN

21st Jun 2010 08:41

LONDON (Dow Jones)--RM PLC (RM.LN), a provider of educational solutions that help teachers to teach and learners to learn, said Monday it has been chosen to provide managed ICT services for the Derby City Council's BSF, or Building Schools for the Future, program worth GBP35 million to RM. MAIN

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