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London close: Markets finish higher as UK inflation slows
London stocks finished in the green on Wednesday, recovering from heavy losses in the previous session despite a continued slump in oil prices, as investors mulled the latest UK inflation data.
Nostra Terra announces farm-in to Pine Mills acreage
Oil and gas exploration and production company Nostra Terra announced a farm-in to its Pine Mills acreage in East Texas on Wednesday.
Liverpool FC picks Blackbird video editing system
Video editing platform provider Blackbird announced on Wednesday that its product was being used by Liverpool Football Club for remote video production.
Avacta shares surge on progress with Covid test
Avacta Group said on Wednesday that, in four weeks and “well ahead” of schedule, it had successfully generated multiple ‘Affimer’ reagents that bound the SARS-COV-2 viral antigen as part of the collaboration with Cytiva - formerly GE Healthcare Life Sciences - to develop an Affimer-based rapid test for the Covid-19 coronavirus infection.
AB Dynamics pleased with performance of acquired businesses
AB Dynamics reported a 34% improvement in revenue in its first half on Wednesday, to £34. 7m, with the company reporting underlying revenue growth of 11%, slowing from 69% at the same time last year.
YouGov posts good first half, sees no Covid impact yet
YouGov reported revenue growth of 16% in its half-year results on Wednesday, slowing from 18% year-on-year, with its underlying business growth coming in at 15%.
Highland Gold meets first quarter production forecasts
Highland Gold Mining reported its operating results for the three months ended 31 March on Wednesday, saying its four operating mines produced a total of 63,482 ounces of gold and gold equivalent in the first quarter, in line with its production forecasts, and down from 71,961 ounces year-on-year.
Asia report: Markets mixed as investors try and make sense of oil market
Markets in Asia finished mixed on Wednesday, as investors continued to try and make sense of the ongoing oil price rout amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
GetBusy says subscription model 'incredibly resilient' to crisis
Document management and productivity software company GetBusy updated the market on the effects of the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday, reporting that its subscription model was proving “incredibly resilient” to the circumstances.
Baron Oil executes shareholders' agreement with SundaGas
Exploration and production company Baron Oil has executed a shareholders' agreement with SundaGas Resources, governing the operation of SundaGas Timor-Leste Sahul, in which Baron now has a 33. 33% shareholding, it announced on Wednesday.
Curtailed mines see Hochschild withdraw guidance, cancel dividend
Hochschild Mining reported attributable gold production of 59,425 ounces in its first quarter on Wednesday, alongside three million ounces of silver.
TRIG warns on power price impact of Covid-19 pandemic
The Renewables Infrastructure Group said on Wednesday that the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic was having a “materially adverse impact” on wholesale power prices, as a result of reduced economic activity due to movement restrictions across Europe.
Antofagasta production to be at lower end of guidance amid pandemic
Antofagasta reported first quarter copper production of 194,000 tonnes on Wednesday, making for an increase of 2. 9% year-on-year and 4. 6% higher than in the fourth quarter.
CRH cutting costs after 'positive' first quarter
CRH reported a “positive” start to the year on Wednesday, with first quarter like-for-like sales ahead 3%, but added that the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic had been visible since mid-March.
Hiscox warns of coronavirus payouts, Johnson Matthey declines government support
Market live The FTSE 100 is expected to open 43 points higher on Wednesday, having closed down 2. 96% at 5,641. 03 on Tuesday.
US close: Stocks finish weaker as oil prices continue to fall
US stocks finished sharply lower on Tuesday, as the week's historic oil sell-off showed no signs of slowing down.