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FX roundup: Sterling shrugs off Xmas cheer to continue annus horribilis
Sterling's annus horribilis is continuing in the normally cheery week before Christmas as it dived on most major crosses Tuesday afternoon, and looks set to plumb new depths in the New Year.
Small caps news round-up
Electric Word issued an update to its trading on Tuesday, following the end of its financial year to 30 November. The AIM-traded company said that, following the disposals of Optimus Education and Speechmark in November, the continuing business of the group now comprised SportBusiness and group central costs.
London close: Stocks finish higher as pound weakens
The FTSE 100 ended slightly higher as the pound weakened against the dollar on fresh Brexit jitters.
Trump says Isis must be 'eradicated' after Berlin attack
US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed so-called Islamic State for the Berlin truck attack that killed 12 people, saying the terror group should be "eradicated from the face of the earth".
Europe close: indices shrug off terror nerves to rise as Italy's banks in focus
European equity markets ended Tuesday higher after a trinity of apparently terror-linked attacks in Germany, Turkey and Switzerland, while and Milan's FTSE MIB index rose on the potential for a state bailout for Italy's banks.
Google responds to Holocaust search results criticism
Internet giant Google has defended itself over allegations that it overly controls terms on its search engine, but also acknowledged that it was looking into ways to improve its service.
Director's dealings: Darwazah brothers spend £5m on Hikma shares
Hikma Pharmaceuticals CEO Said Darwazah and his brother Mazen spent £5m on shares in the company.
Commodities: Crude futures rise ahead of API figures, remain below December highs
Crude-oil futures are higher on Tuesday afternoon but remain below their December highs, with an expectation that prices might now stabilise going forward.
Broker tips: Pets at Home, Petrofac, Aldermore
Numis has initiated coverage of Pets at Home with an ‘add’ rating and target price of 256p, saying the company is a “market leader with a strong track record”.
Electric Word signals smaller-than-anticipated loss
Electric Word issued an update to its trading on Tuesday, following the end of its financial year to 30 November.
Energiser Investments raising £1m in placing
Energiser Investments went ahead with placing to raise funds in the region of approximately £1m before expenses on Tuesday, through the issue of new ordinary shares in the company at a price not less than 2p per ordinary share.
Results round-up
Vast Resources has swung to a first-half pretax profit from continuing operations and says Romania represents a significant opportunity for the company.
Concurrent Technologies toeing the line of market expectations
Designer and manufacturer of high-end embedded computer products, Concurrent Technologies, updated the market on its trading ahead of the close period for the year to 31 December.
Goldbridges Global Resources set to become 'Altyn'
GoldBridges Global Resources was about to be no more on Tuesday, as a the company took on a new moniker - Altyn.
Galileo Resources makes solid development progress, widens loss
Natural resource exploration and development company Galileo Resources posted its unaudited interim results for the six months to 30 September on Tuesday.
Linde, Praxair agree on merger of equals
Germany’s Linde AG and US rival Praxair have agreed to a merger of equals in a deal that will create a $65bn industrial gases company.
Numis initiates coverage of Pets at Home at 'add'
Numis has initiated coverage of Pets at Home with an ‘add’ rating and target price of 256p, saying the company is a “market leader with a strong track record”.
US open: Stocks in the green as dollar rebounds; Dow flirts with 20,000
US equity markets were in the green on Tuesday as the dollar rebounded and the Dow flirted with the 20,000 mark.
Allergan to buy Acelity's LifeCell for $2.9bn
Biopharmaceutical company Allergan has agreed to buy Acelity’s regenerative medicine business, LifeCell, for $2. 9bn in cash.
FTSE 100 movers: Lloyds MBNA buy pleases; miners lose shine
Lloyds Banking Group was in the black after announcing the acquisition of credit card business MBNA from Bank of America for £1. 9bn.