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London close: Stocks close lower after Shell slashes dividend
London stocks were lower by midday on Thursday, with oil giant Shell pacing the decline as it cut its dividend for the first time in 80 years, while the US employment market booked another week of deterioration.
Appreciate Group ends year 'broadly' in line with forecasts
Multi-retailer redemption product provider Appreciate Group updated the market on its financial year ended 31 March on Thursday, reporting that results were “broadly in line” with its expectations.
European Metals Holdings upbeat on permit grant at Cinovec
European Metals Holdings said on Thursday that the Czech Ministry of the Environment has granted Geomet the preliminary mining permit related to the Northwestern part of the Cinovec deposit.
Conroy Gold shares rise on new gold outcrop discovery
Exploration and development company Conroy Gold and Natural Resources announced the discovery of a new gold mineralised outcrop on its Glenish gold target in the Longford - Down gold trend discovery on Thursday.
Live Company gets a new Covid loan from NatWest
Live Company has secured additional funding, it announced on Thursday, via a loan of £0. 25m from NatWest, under the UK government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme.
SIG begins to reopen selected UK sites
Building materials supplier SIG updated the market on the latest impacts of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, confirming that it had started to reopen selected sites in the UK as demand increased.
Urban Logistics buys Crown warehouse portfolio for £47.2m
Urban Logistics announced on Thursday that, on 29 April, it acquired seven properties known as the ‘Crown Portfolio’, for a total consideration of £47. 2m.
Greatland Gold pleased with latest drilling at Havieron
Precious and base metals exploration and production company Greatland Gold updated the market on Newcrest's drilling campaign at the Havieron deposit, in the Paterson region of Western Australia, on Thursday.
ITM Power signs deal to supply 8MW electrolyser
Energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power has signed an agreement to supply an 8MW electrolyser in the UK, it announced on Thursday.
Asia report: Most markets higher amid conflicting China data
Markets in Asia closed mostly higher on Thursday, as investors digested conflicting manufacturing data out of China, and cheered promising results from a potential treatment for Covid-19.
FDM Group talks up its resilience in face of pandemic
FDM Group updated the market on its first quarter of trading on Thursday, saying it was in line with the board's expectations, as the period was only marginally impacted by Covid-19 lockdowns in the territories it operates.
Euromoney pulls prospect of interim dividend amid events business struggle
Euromoney updated the market on both its asset management strategic review and the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, confirming it would not be paying an interim dividend as the full impact on its events business remained uncertain.
James Fisher pulls guidance after oil price collapse
James Fisher & Sons said on Thursday that group trading in the first quarter was in line with the board's expectations, which were set at the beginning of the year, although it was now withdrawing its guidance as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
GlaxoSmithKline gets FDA nod for latest 'Zejula' application
GlaxoSmithKline announced on Thursday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the company's supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for ‘Zejula’, or niraparib.
Shell slashes first-quarter dividend, Sainsbury's puts its dividend on hold
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 32 points higher on Thursday, having closed up 2. 63% at 6,115. 25 on Wednesday.