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Hong Kong hit by Typhoon Haima as stock markets close
Financial markets in Hong Kong have been closed and flights in the region have been disrupted due to gale-force winds caused by Typhoon Haima.
Bushveld Minerals completes £0.75m placing
Bushveld Minerals announced on Friday that it has placed 53,571,430 new ordinary shares of 1p each in the company, at a price of 1. 4p each, raising gross proceeds of £0. 75m.
Dechra Pharmaceuticals says Q1 performance in line
Dechra Pharmaceuticals said its first-quarter performance was in line with management's views and that all of its recent acquisitions were performing well.
Europe midday: Stocks waver amid earnings as euro weakens
European stocks wavered as investors sifted through more earnings, with the euro still under pressure against the dollar following European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi’s comments on Thursday.
London midday: Stocks rise as investors shrug off bigger UK deficit
London stocks rose on Friday as oil prices recovered and as investors shrugged off weak data on Britain’s public finances.
Petrofac confirms appointment of Alastair Cochran as CFO
Petrofac confirmed the appointment of Alastair Cochran as chief financial officer and executive director, succeeding Tim Weller, with effect from Thursday 20 October.
UDG Healthcare buys STEM Marketing for up to £84m
UDG Healthcare has acquired STEM Marketing, a provider of commercial, marketing and medical audits to pharmaceutical companies, for up to £84m in a deal that is expected to be immediately accretive to earnings.
Providence Resources to pay £1.1m to Transocean Drilling UK after court ruling
Providence Resources is to pay Transocean Drilling UK Ltd a sum of $1. 1m in relation to a court case brought by the latter over the use of a semi-submersible drilling unit on the Barryroe oilfield, offshore Ireland.
Asia report: Mother nature sends markets downwards
Asian markets finished Friday mostly in the red, with a string of natural disasters hitting the region - a typhoon in Hong Kong and the Philippines, and an earthquake in Japan.
US pre-open: Stocks seen touch weaker ahead of more earnings, Fed speeches
US futures pointed a marginally weaker open on Wall Street as investors eyed the release of more earnings reports and speeches by Federal Reserve officials.
Starcom raises £300,000 for interim working capital
Starcom says it has raised £300,000 at 2. 5p a share with the proceeds to provide additional working capital, citing delays in payments expected late in 2016.
Ottoman Fund's former CFO indicted for alleged theft of $1m
AIM-listed Ottoman Fund’s former chief financial officer Ahmet Sinan Kalpakçıoğlu has been indicted for alleged aggravated theft of over $1m by a Turkish court.
InterContinental Hotels revenue growth hit by FX in Q3
FTSE 100 InterContinental Hotels Group's third quarter revenue increased with a strong performance seen in China, but was affected by the strength of the US dollar and volatility in foreign exchange markets.
Bagir says trading in line with market views
Innovative tailoring company Bagir says it is trading in line with market expectations for this financial year.
Trump jeered at bipartisan Catholic fundraiser after Clinton jibe
The US presidential election campaign stooped to a new low on Thursday night as the normally laid-back Alfred E Smith Catholic fundraiser was filled with jeers as candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton exchanged insults.
Laura Ashley to cease concessions in Homebase stores
Laura Ashley Holdings says it is ceasing to trade in its concessions in Homebase stores following that company's acquisition by Wesfarmers.
Michelmersh Brick Holdings set back by falling prices
Michelmersh Brick Holdings, an AIM listed specialist brick manufacturer and landfill company, have fallen behind on achieving their expected pricing gains in the second half due to average selling prices falling short and a rise in competition.
Canaccord downgrades NCC Group to 'sell'
Canaccord Genuity cut its rating on NCC Group to ‘sell’ from ‘hold on Friday and lowered its target price to 194p from 297p after the cyber security company warned that profit growth will be hit by "a number of setbacks".
Jubilee Platinum's Q3 chromite concentrate production rises
AIM-listed explorer Jubilee Platinum’s subsidiary Jubilee Tailings Treatment Company reported that chromite concentrate production rose during the third quarter while construction of a platinum processing plant “continues to progress to schedule”.
Sierra Rutile production well ahead in third quarter
Sierra Rutile posted an operational update for the third quarter of 2016 on Friday, with strong quarterly production at 43,081 tonnes of rutile.