UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Sagentia To Beat Market Views
5th 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 SAGENTIA GROUP PLC (SAG.LN), a technology consultant, said Monday its first-half profit is expected to "substantially" beat market expectations, on the b
Read moreLondon afternoon: London continues drifting
5th Jul 2010 14:21
London shares are stuck in neutral, with the Footsie barely changed on the day. BP is the strongest blue chip on reports that the governments of Kuwait, China and Singapore could inject funds under a £6bn plan designed to shore up the oil group's finances in the wake of the Gulf disaster. The cost
Read moreUPDATE: Sagentia Sees 1H Profit Well Ahead Of Market Views
5th Jul 2010 12:57
(Adds detail, analyst comment, share price.) By Hannah Benjamin Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Technology consulting firm Sagentia Group PLC (SAG.LN) Monday said its first-half profit is expected to "substantially" better market expectations, on the back of the company's rest
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks tread water
5th Jul 2010 12:17
The London stock market ended the morning little changed, with the general air of lethargy reinforced by the absence of any directional input from the US market, which is closed today. BP is the strongest blue chip on reports that the governments of Kuwait, China and Singapore could inject funds un
Read moreLondon open: Slow start for Footsie
5th Jul 2010 08:42
Early gains for Footsie have disappeared quickly in the face of a poor start for the miners and the absence later on of Wall Street, closed for Independence Day. BP is one of the gainers on reports the governments of Kuwait, China and Singapore could inject funds under a £6bn plan designed to shore
Read moreSagentia to smash forecasts
5th Jul 2010 08:15
R&D consultant Sagentia is trading so strongly it now expects its first half results not only to beat estimates but also to exceed the forecasts for the whole year. 'This significant turnaround in performance, compared to the loss reported in the first half of 2009, is due to the restructuring unde
Read moreSagentia Group Sees 1H Profit Well Ahead Of Market Views
5th Jul 2010 07:28
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Sagentia Group PLC (SAG.LN), an international technology consulting company, said Monday its profit for the period ended June 30, 2010, is anticipated to be substantially ahead of market expectations with pretax profit for the 6 month period ahead of the current market forecast f
Read moreRatcliffe becomes Sagentia chairman
15th Apr 2010 17:37
Martyn Ratcliffe has been appointed as chairman of technology consultancy Sagentia following the lapsing of his mandatory bid. Ratcliffe, the chairman of Microgen, acquired 48.4% of the shares of Sagentia from Catella Switzerland AG at 23.8p a share. This meant that Ratcliffe had to make a mandato
Read moreBeard increases Huntsworth stake
30th Dec 2009 14:32
Non-executive director Eugene Beard has added to his holding in marketing communications firm Huntsworth Group. He invested £31,200 in 50,000 Huntsworth shares. This takes his stake to 625,000 shares. Beard invested nearly £24,000 in June, when he added 61,376 shares to his shareholding. Beard is
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