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31 Jan
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Celadon still seeking finance as it draws down most of facility

Celadon Pharmaceuticals reported on Friday that it has received £0. 897m of a £1m drawdown request from its committed credit facility, with the remaining £0. 1m now expected in February.

31 Jan
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US pre-open: Stocks seen up ahead of inflation reading; Apple gains

US futures pointed to a firmer open on Wall Street on Friday as investors eyed the latest inflation reading.

31 Jan
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Prospex reports rise in production from Selva Malvezzi

Prospex Energy reported a significant increase in production and revenue from the Selva Malvezzi production concession in Italy on Friday, with gross revenue for the fourth quarter reaching €3. 38m, a 91% rise compared to the final three months of 2023.

31 Jan
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Smiths Group surges on breakup plan after activist pressure

Shares in Smiths Group surged on Friday after the engineering business said it was selling its electronic connectors unit and would demerge or offload the detection operation as part of a strategic review that includes extending its share buyback to £500m.

31 Jan
Europe open: Stoxx breaks through 540 level; Smiths soars on breakup plan

European markets on Friday strode into record territory as investors welcomed the latest rate cut from the European Central Bank and dovish comments from bank president Christine Lagarde.

31 Jan
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Berenberg lowers target price on Endeavour Mining

Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on Endeavour Mining from 2,400. 0p to 2,300. 0p on Friday but said yields looked "strong" as gold nears record highs.

31 Jan
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Novartis impresses with Q4 beat, 2025 outlook

Pharma giant Novartis comfortably beat market forecasts with its fourth-quarter results on Friday, with the Swiss firm pointing to further growth in sales and profits in 2025.

31 Jan
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Cohort completes acquisition of Aussie firm EM Solutions

Cohort announced the completed acquisition of EM Solutions on Friday, following earlier announcements in November and January.

31 Jan
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Faron identifies final patient in BEXMAB phase two study

Faron Pharmaceuticals announced on Friday that it has identified the final patient for its BEXMAB phase two dose optimisation study in refractory or relapsed myelodysplastic syndrome (r/r MDS) and its phase one and two study in frontline high-risk (HR) MDS.

31 Jan
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Asia report: SK Hynix drags Kospi down on return from holiday

Asian markets mostly advanced on Friday, following gains in US equities as investors assessed Big Tech earnings.

31 Jan
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Reabold ups stake in West Newton gas development field

Reabold Resources announced on Friday that it has completed the acquisition of additional shares in Rathlin Energy UK from Connaught Oil & Gas for £0. 7m, increasing its equity interest in Rathlin to about 79. 8%.

31 Jan
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Gemfields reports progress in disrupted fourth quarter

Gemfields reported total auction revenue of $196m for 2024 on Friday, as it continued to invest in the expansion of its Montepuez Ruby Mine (MRM) in Mozambique.

31 Jan
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RBC Capital starts food producers Bakkavor, Greencore at 'buy'

RBC Capital Markets initiated coverage of food producers Bakkavor and Greencore on Friday with a ‘buy’ rating.

31 Jan
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Focusrite trading as expected amid stocking headwinds

Focusrite said in an update on Friday that trading for the first half of its financial year was expected to align with the board’s expectations, with performance anticipated to be weighted towards the second half as channel destocking in the US eased.

31 Jan
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Alliance Pharma FY profits seen in line with expectations

International healthcare firm Alliance Pharma said on Friday that FY24 group profits would be in line with expectations despite a modest downturn in revenues.

31 Jan
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German unemployment rate hits four-year high

The unemployment rate in Germany has risen to its highest in more than four years with manufacturing layoffs partly to blame, according to government statistics on Friday.

31 Jan
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Avon Technologies trades in line during Q1

Defence products manufacturer Avon Technologies said on Friday that Q1 trading was in line with expectations and that its outlook for the FY remained consistent with previous guidance.

31 Jan
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James Halstead's first-half sales fall UK market remains subdued

James Halstead said it expects to hit market forecasts with its full-year forecasts, though increased confidence in international markets has been offset by subdued activity in its core UK market.

31 Jan
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Tritax Big Box flags strong 2024 performance

Tritax Big Box reported a strong 2024 operational performance in an update on Friday, having secured £22. 7m in additional contracted rent, including one of the UK’s largest pre-lets of the year - a one million square foot facility leased to a global e-commerce company.

31 Jan
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Tribal expects to smash forecasts with 2024 results, shares jump

Tribal Group's share price surged on Friday morning after the education tech and services group delivered a bullish fourth-quarter trading update and confident outlook for 2025.