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London close: Stocks finish firmer after US jobless claims release
London stocks had recovered by the close on Thursday, as investors digested another week of huge US jobless figures, and continued to mull the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
Altus Strategies prepares for economic assessment at Diba
Africa-focussed Altus Strategies has appointed independent consulting firm Mining Plus UK to update the historic resource and complete a preliminary economic assessment for an open pit oxide gold mine at its Diba project, it announced on Thursday.
SolGold makes progress with Alpala offtake plans
SolGold updated the market on expressions of interest it had received from leading commodity traders for the offtake of copper-gold-silver concentrate from its flagship Alpala project in Ecuador on Thursday.
ITM Power wins first-stage decarbonisation deployment project
Energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power has won, along with partner Element Energy, a first-stage deployment project in the UK Government's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund competition ‘Decarbonisation of Industrial Clusters’, it announced on Thursday.
Vast raises £0.6m as it looks to complete Chiadzwa joint venture
Mining company Vast Resources has raised £0. 6m before costs through a placing of 392,156,863 ordinary shares at a price of 0. 153p each, it announced on Thursday.
Walcom still waiting for desperately-needed director loan
Walcom updated the market on its working capital position on Thursday, confirming that its chief executive, Francis Chi, has still been unable to provide the proposed loan of HKD 1. 23m to its wholly-owned subsidiary Walcom Bio-Chemicals Industrial, as intended.
Asia report: Markets mixed, Australia beat expectations on jobs data
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Thursday, as investors continued to weigh the latest developments in the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, although fresh employment data in Australia did come in ahead of expectations.
Avast still planning to pay final dividend
Avast updated the market on its first quarter of trading on Thursday, as well as its ongoing response to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, telling shareholders it has identified four priorities in light of the outbreak.
Volex declares final dividend as it talks up resilience
Complex assemblies company Volex updated the market on its trading on Thursday, ahead of the announcement of its full-year results, reiterating its current guidance for the financial year ended 5 April.
Hummingbird upbeat on operations at Yanfolila
Hummingbird Resources updated the market on its operations and trading for the first quarter at the Yanfolila Gold Mine in Mali on Thursday, reporting 30,282 ounces of gold poured for the period, down from 33,892 ounces in the fourth quarter.
Gaming Realms results delayed by pandemic
Gaming Realms announced on Thursday that it will be deferring the publication of its full-year results for the year ending 31 December until 28 April.
Kodal Minerals gets extensions to Cote d'Ivoire concessions
Exploration and development company Kodal Minerals updated the market on its Côte d'Ivoire gold exploration concessions, and the renewal of the exploration permits for the Dabakala and Korhogo projects, on Thursday.
HgCapital to still pay dividend despite AGM difficulties
HgCapital Trust announced a second interim dividend of 3p per share on Thursday, in place of the final dividend of 3p announced with the annual results, in light of the current economic uncertainty and restrictions in movement caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
EasyJet agrees new loans of £400m, Informa extends action plan
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 35 points higher on Thursday, having closed down 3. 34% at 5,597. 65 on Thursday.