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London close: Benchmark holds onto gains amid lockdown easing concerns
London’s benchmark managed to hold on to its gains by the close on Tuesday, underpinned by well-received updates from the likes of Vodafone and Morrisons, as investors continued to mull the implications of lockdown easing at home and abroad.
Angle upbeat on recent research using 'Parsortix'
Liquid biopsy company Angle announced on Tuesday that the liquid biopsy analysis unit at the Health Research Institute of Santiago in Spain has published results of new work undertaken in head and neck cancer and non small cell lung cancer, on the potential utility of a liquid biopsy-based strategy to assess MET alterations on circulating tumour cells (CTCs).
Covid outbreak sees Dekel push back production start at Tiebissou
Dekel Agri-Vision updated the market on its 10,000 tonnes per annum - expandable to 30,000 tonnes - raw cashew nut processing project at Tiebissou in Côte d'Ivoire on Tuesday, which is currently under development.
Westmount Energy takes stake in JHI Associates
Westmount Energy has purchased 1,350,000 shares in JHI Associates, it announced on Tuesday, through the issue of 15,930,000 new ordinary Westmount shares, representing around 12. 7% of its enlarged issued capital.
Oncimmune signs collaboration deal with US biopharma company
Immunodiagnostics company Oncimmune Holdings has signed an antigen-targeting collaboration, it announced on Tuesday, to support drug development with a “leading”, unnamed United States biopharmaceutical company, which is developing novel therapies based on the human immune response.
Water Intelligence reacquires Minneapolis franchise
Leak detection and remediation company Water Intelligence announced the reacquisition of its franchise in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Tuesday, within its American Leak Detection (ALD) subsidiary.
Octagonal subsidiary GIS ends year in solid position
Octagonal updated the market on its primary, wholly-owned trading subsidiary Global Investment Strategy UK (GIS) on Tuesday, saying the division was expecting to report EBITDA of £1. 65m on sales of £5. 8m for the year ended 31 March.
Petards signs service agreement for Siemens trains
Security and surveillance systems developer Petards has signed a two year services support agreement with Siemens Mobility, it announced on Tuesday, for their Desiro City rail fleet projects.
Karelian granted three new diamond reservations in Finland
Karelian Diamond Resources announced on Tuesday that the Finland mining authority, TUKES, has granted it three strategic diamond exploration reservations.
Serica Energy enters rig contract for work at Rhum-3
Serica Energy has entered into a contract for the provision of a drilling rig for the intervention work on the Rhum-3 (R3) well, it announced on Tuesday, on behalf of the Rhum partners.
Focusrite defers interim dividend amid coronavirus pandemic
Audio technology company Focusrite reported a rise in revenue in its half-year results on Tuesday, to £49. 9m, from £40. 4m a year prior.
Asia report: Markets mostly lower as China inflation misses for April
Most markets in Asia finished lower on Tuesday, as investors digested the latest inflation data out of China, which missed market expectations.
Gore Street Energy resumes construction on Northern Ireland assets
Energy storage fund Gore Street Energy said on Tuesday that construction has resumed on its two 50MW assets in Northern Ireland, adhering to the strict social distancing measures stipulated by the UK government.
Galantas reaches agreement over blasting at Omagh mine
Galantas Gold Corporation said on Tuesday that it has agreed with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) over blasting at its wholly-owned gold mine near Omagh.
Andrews Sykes 'well-positioned' to weather Covid crisis
Andrews Sykes Group reported a fall in revenue in its preliminary results on Tuesday, to £77. 25m, compared to £78. 56m in the prior year.
US close: Markets close mixed amid concern around economic reopening
Wall Street stocks closed in a mixed state on Monday, as market participants became concerned that the White House could be pushing to reopen the nation's economy too soon, as the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic continued.