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US close: Stocks end higher after better-than-expected non-farm payrolls
US stocks gained after the non-farm payrolls report and data on US manufacturing activity came in better than expected.
Friday newspaper share tips: Panmure Gordon, Grainger
Panmure Gordon has a tough road ahead of it, the Financial Times´s Lex column believes.
Sector Movers: Resource stocks hammered as oil futures slide
Resource stocks headed lower on Friday, following a slide in oil and metal futures prices, as both headline London indices ended the week in negative territory.
Commodities: Oil futures slide on Saudi comments
Oil futures headed lower on Friday, after Saudi Arabia said it would freeze production only if other major producers did the same.
Week ahead: US Fed minutes, service sector PMIs in focus
With the latest monthly US jobs data now out of the way the focus will shift back towards central banks in the run-up to the Federal Reserve´s policy meeting on 27 April and the start of the US earnings season on 11 April.
Europe close: Shares trim losses after US jobs report
A late rally on the heels of a spate of strong reports on the US economy helped European equities trim early losses on Friday, but failed to fully offset the impact from retreating commodities prices and gloomy Japanese data.
London close: FTSE closes in the red after raft of data
London stocks finished lower on Friday as a better-than-expected US non-farm payrolls report failed to lift investors’ spirits.
Director dealings: Bell buys first stake at Greatland Gold
Greatland Gold's non-executive chairman Andrew Bell bought a 2. 39% stake in the Tasmanian exploration tiddler days after the company stated its much improved confidence new strategy.
FX Roundup: Dollar stabilises following non-farm payroll data
The dollar gained against a number of global currency crosses on Friday following the publication of a mixed US non-farm payroll data report.
GSK receives European and CHMP approval for stem cell gene therapy
GlaxoSmithKline has been given encouraging support for a stem cell gene therapy that uses an individual patient's own cells to treat a very rare immunodeficiency disorder in children.
Small caps news round-up
Shares in Ascent Resources lost more than two-thirds of their value after the company failed to agree takeover terms with suitor Cadogan Petroleum, which did not share Ascent's view of the value of its Petišovci asset in Slovenia. Ascent said that its view of the value of the company was "considerably in excess of that contained in the preliminary approach received from Cadogan", which understandably made negotiations difficult.
ULS increases Legal-Eye payment
AIM-traded conveyancing technology firm ULS agreed to a higher deferred payment for its acquisition of Legal-Eye on Friday, as a result of the runaway success it had seen from the investment.
Saudi will only freeze its oil output if Iran does the same, top official says
Saudi Arabia would only freeze its oil output If Iran did the same, one of the highest ranking Saudi officials said.
Ten Alps swallows up Straker Films
Ten Alps expanded its presence in the corporate video production market on Friday, announcing the acquisition of a fellow player in the UK market.
Ascent Resources descends as Cadogan walks away
Shares in Ascent Resources lost more than two-thirds of their value after the company failed to agree takeover terms with suitor Cadogan Petroleum, which did not share Ascent's view of the value of its Petišovci asset in Slovenia.
Results round-up
Medical equipment maker MedaPhor said full-year pretax losses increased to £1. 7m from £1. 5m as it announced it had raised £3. 2m in a cash call.
Powerhouse Energy shares suspended after RenewMe claim
Renewable power firm PowerHouse Energy said it had in February received a claim from RenewMe Limited relating to a settlement agreed in March 2014 and that its AIM-listed shares had been suspended.
Nakama Group warns it will miss expectations
Nakama Group issued a warning over its full-year results on Friday, having spent much of its resources restructuring the company amid tough trading conditions.
University of Michigan's consumer confidence index revised higher
US consumer confidence fell slightly in March on worries about the global economic slowdown, a report showed on Friday.