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London close: Stocks fall amid second-wave virus concerns
London stocks finished well into the red on Thursday, as markets were gripped by worries about a second wave of coronavirus infections and a global recession.
Mercia's Medherant investment partners with Cycle Pharmaceuticals
Specialist regional asset manager Mercia Asset Management announced on Thursday that transdermal drug delivery company Medherant, in which it holds a 30. 1% direct stake, has entered into a partnership with Cycle Pharmaceuticals to develop new products using Medherant's proprietary ‘TEPI Patch’ technology.
Bango signs 'significant' deal with global telecoms provider
Mobile commerce company Bango has signed a “significant”, multi-year platform agreement with an unnamed “major” global telecoms provider, it announced on Thursday.
ImmuPharma shares surge on Covid-19 potential
Specialist drug discovery and development company ImmuPharma updated the market on activities around Covid-19 on Thursday, having expanded its pipeline in late March to include three new 'anti-infective' programmes, one of which was in antivirals.
React Group wins incremental contract from existing rail customer
Specialist cleaning, hygiene and decontamination company React Group has been awarded a contract to provide specialist deep cleaning services on a regular basis to one of its tier-1 rail sector customers, it announced on Thursday.
Mark Garrett signs on as new COO at Ceres Power
Fuel cell technology company Ceres Power Holdings announced the appointment of Mark Garrett as its chief operating officer on Thursday, joining the executive management board, from 10 August.
Duke Royalty to pay scrip dividend for June quarter
Alternative capital provider Duke Royalty updated the market on Thursday, saying that it has been working with its royalty partners to understand the impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic on its businesses, and to ensure that they were provided with support to trade through the period.
Dekel confirms departure of cashew infrastructure from China
West Africa-focussed agriculture company Dekel Agri-Vision updated the market on the development of its 10,000 tonnes per annum raw cashew nut processing project at Tiebissou in Côte d'Ivoire on Thursday.
Echo Energy secures amendment to EUR 5m debt facility
Latin America-focussed upstream oil and gas company Echo Energy updated the market on the continued restructuring of its existing debt to defer all cash interest payments during 2020 on Thursday, in a bid to preserve existing cash resources.
Safestyle to resume trading by end of May
Safestyle updated the market on its trading on Thursday, reporting that since the end of March, all of its locations have remained temporarily closed, with all survey and installation activities paused.
Asia report: Markets close lower as investors fret over economy
Markets were in the red across Asia on Thursday, as investor concern around the economic impact of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic continued to stew.
Wincanton suspends dividend, extends credit facility
Wincanton said on Thursday that group revenue in April was down 15% year-on-year, with “significant variations” in the level of performance across its businesses and segments, and a negative impact on year-to-date profitability.
Tertiary Minerals shares fall on results from Pyramid drilling
Tertiary Minerals updated shareholders on the receipt of provisional gold results from the assaying of drill core on Thursday, from the recently-completed hole TPYR1 at the Pyramid Gold Project in Nevada.
Iofina gets $1.09m under US coronavirus aid programme
Iodine and specialty chemicals company Iofina announced on Thursday that its subsidiaries Iofina Chemical and Iofina Resources have received loans totalling $1. 09m under the United States Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), part of the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act.
Katie Thorpe to step down as Law Debenture CFO
Law Debenture announced on Thursday that its chief financial officer Katie Thorpe would leave the company at the end of October to pursue another opportunity.