London afternoon: Footsie flat
16th Jun 2010 14:41
Footsie dropped into the red over the lunchtime session before crawling back into positive territory. Little seems capable of getting investors excited, with even the highly volatile BP having a relatively quiet day. Part-nationalised lender Royal Bank of Scotland is the best performing blue chip.
Read moreLondon midday: RBS leads sedate advance
16th Jun 2010 12:18
Leading equities sleepwalked their way through the morning session, with little in the way of corporate news to perk interest. Economic news has been mixed today with the number of people claiming unemployment benefit falling more than expected in May, but the wider unemployment rate continuing to
Read moreLondon open: Early gains for Footsie
16th Jun 2010 08:46
London has made a strong start following last night's 200-point rally on Wall Street. In company news this morning, Sainsbury's has outdone arch rival Tesco in the growth stakes with a 4.6% increase in like for like sales during the first quarter and is apparently doing a roaring trade in Vuvuzela
Read moreWynnstay beefs up H1 profit
16th Jun 2010 08:18
Agricultural products supplier Wynnstay served up a 12% increase in half year profit and said it remained 'very positive about growth prospects, short and long term.' The group's specialist retailing activities performed strongly with its 'Just for Pets' chain continuing expansion of its store netw
Read moreWynnstay 1H Earnings Jump 12% On Lower Costs, Outlook Positive
16th Jun 2010 08:03
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Wynnstay Group PLC (WYN.LN), a manufacturer and supplier of agricultural products, Wednesday posted a 12% jump in pretax profit for the six months ended April 30 after a slight rise in revenue and a sharp drop in finance costs boosted earnings, adding it's positive about prospect
Read moreWynnstay FY profit up slightly
20th Jan 2010 09:15
Welsh agricultural products supplier Wynnstay said annual profit improved slightly while revenue fell but added that it remains very positive about growth prospects. Pre-tax profit improved to £5.12m for the year to 31 October 2009 from £5.1m the year before. Revenue for the period fell to £215m f
Read moreWynnstay raises interim divi
17th Jun 2009 13:57
Welsh agricultural products supplier Wynnstay upped its interim dividend by 10% as it reported a rise in half-year profits. Pre-tax profits increased to £3.16m in the six month ended 30 April compared with £2.96m last time, while revenues rose to £117.70m from £116.46m previously. The group's agr
Read moreSmall caps round-up: GB Group, Mission Marketing, Griffin Mining...
2nd Jun 2009 08:54
Identity management specialists GB Group said it made excellent progress in the year to March as it swung into profits of £1.4m from the loss of £400,000 in the previous year. Group revenue in the year increased by 23% to £23.8m driven by growth across all areas of the business. “We believe that i
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