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Thor Mining nears sale completion of Australian gold project
Thor Mining is one payment away from completing the sale of its Australian gold project to PC Gold as it begins conducting drilling programmes at other projects.
Europe close: Stocks higher despite Greek debt worries
European stocks rose on Thursday following positive earnings from French bank Société Générale and oil firm Total, together with supportive comments from the US president, despite concerns about the Greek debt crisis lingered.
US close: Trump's 'phenomenal' comments lift stocks
US stocks were led higher on Thursday as consumer and finance stocks were bucked up President Donald Trump's pledge to unveil something "phenomenal" on tax plan in the coming weeks.
FX round-up: Sterling mixed amid political uncertainty, surges against NZ dollar
Sterling plugged away to produce a mixed performance on key crosses in a session that has been cautious given the glut of global political uncertainty.
London close: Stocks gain as traders weigh corporate news
London stocks advanced on Thursday as traders digested a slew of corporate news.
Small caps news round-up
Oil and gas firm LGO Energy has reapplied to the Spanish government to extend its concession in the country, after it was denied an extension in January. The La Lora concession, which has a carried value of £7m and is owned by the the company's subsidiary, Compañía Petrolífera de Sedano (CPS), was not granted an extension by the Spanish Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda and had to close operations in January.
Goldman Sachs to relocate London hedge fund to New York
An internal hedge fund at Goldman Sachs is shutting up shop in London and relocating to New York, but the investment says the decision is unrelated to Britain's exit from the European Union.
Sector movers: Financials, insurers pace gains as interest rates rise
Interest rate sensitive stocks such as life insurers and banks recovered some of their poise as government bond yields bounced back from their recent lows.
LPA issues 35k shares
LPA announced on Thursday that, as part of an exercise of options, it has issued 35,000 new ordinary shares of 10p each.
Xtract settles with Auroch over Manica Project acquisition
Xtract Resources announced on Thursday that it had reached an agreement with Auroch Exploration, regarding the outstanding amounts owed by the company to Auroch in relation to the acquisition of the Manica Gold Project.
Faron Pharmaceuticals makes solid progress with drug programmes
Clinical stage biopharmaceutical company Faron Pharmaceuticals updated the market on Thursday, ahead of its full year 2016 audited financial results which its board said will be announced on 29 March.
Corero finishes year 'strong'
Network security company Corero Network Security provided an update on trading for the year to 31 December on Thursday.
US open: Stocks rise on stronger oil prices, dollar while Twitter tumbles
US stocks rose on Thursday following stronger oil prices and dollar, while Twitter tumbled following disappointing quarterly results.
Cigna-Anthem merger blocked by federal judge in US
The proposed merger between US health insurance giants Anthem and Cigna has come unstuck after a federal judge blocked the potential deal on the basis of antitrust legislation.
Commodities: Crude shrugs off US inventories rise to soar as gasoline stocks fall
Crude-oil futures soared ahead on Thursday amid overall cautious trade after shrugging off the sell-off it experienced earlier this week on the back of hefty rises in US inventories.
Tata Steel agrees sale of speciality steels business to Liberty House
Tata Steel UK said on Thursday that it has signed a definitive agreement with Liberty House Group for the sale of its speciality steels business for £100m.
Northbridge trades in line, though suffers from weak sterling
Industrial services and rental company Northbridge issued a pre-close trading statement on Thursday, in advance of its preliminary results announcement for the year ended 31 December, scheduled to be released during the week of 24 April.
Results round-up
Smith & Nephew Smith & Nephew reported full year sales and earnings in line with consensus forecasts as growth from the US and most emerging markets struggled to offset weakness in China and flat markets elsewhere.
Coca-Cola profits in line with estimates, outlook goes flat
US drinks manufacturer Coca-Cola was slightly lower in pre-market trade after recording quarterly profits that were largely in line with analysts' expectations.
London midday: Stocks climb as investors sift through earnings
London stocks were higher on Thursday as investors weighed a batch of corporate releases and a vote by the House of Commons approving the Brexit bill.