Director dealings: Aquis founder ups stake

Aquis Exchange revealed on Monday that chief executive Alasdair Haynes had acquired 60,000 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed cash equities trading venue.

Haynes, who founded Aquis, purchased the shares on Friday at an average price of 340.0p each, for a total value of £204,000.01.

Back in September, Aquis reported a 165% improvement in first-half revenue in its interim results to £3.4m, while it narrowed its underlying loss to £160,000 from £1.6m.

As of 1625 BST, Aquis shares were down 1.41% at 350p.

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