Company News
Wednesday preview: Services PMIs, Direct Line Group in focus
The market spotlight in the middle of the week will be on the health of the services sector on either side of the Channel.
Director dealings: Gateley director snaps up shares
Gateley revealed on Tuesday that non-executive director Edward Knapp had acquired 16,254 ordinary shares in the AIM-listed professional services firm.
Oriole reports encouraging results from Mbe gold project
West and central Africa-focussed gold explorer Oriole Resources announced encouraging initial results from its Mbe gold project in the Adamawa region of Cameroon on Tuesday.
Bradda Head identifies significant targets at San Domingo
North America-focussed lithium developer Bradda Head announced the identification of significant drill targets at its San Domingo pegmatite project in central Arizona on Tuesday.
Aptamer extends contract with Unilever
Custom antibody alternatives business Aptamer said on Tuesday that it has extended its contract with household goods giant Unilever to progress its Optimer asset for deodorant development.
Mkango subsidiary Maginito inks exclusive deal with Inserma Anoia
Mkango Resources and its subsidiary Maginito announced a significant exclusive agreement with Inserma Anoia on Tuesday, to commercialise and optimise pre-processing technologies for rare earth magnet recovery from hard disk drives (HDDs), loudspeakers, and electric motors.
Duke Capital invests another £3m in United Glass Group
Duke Capital announced a follow-on investment of £3m in its existing capital partner United Glass Group (UGG) on Tuesday.
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim ups stake in BT Group
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has increased his stake in BT Group, it emerged on Tuesday.
Firering subsidiary Limeco wins new Zambia exploration licence
Firering Strategic Minerals announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary Limeco Resources has been awarded a new 392. 51-hectare exploration licence adjacent to its current site in Zambia.
SSE's Cloiche Wind Farm secures CfD allocation
SSE announced on Tuesday that its Cloiche Wind Farm has successfully secured a contract in the UK’s sixth Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round.
Uniphar reports first-half growth across its divisions
International diversified healthcare service provider Uniphar reported a solid set of first-half financial results on Tuesday, with notable growth across all of its divisions.
Studios, ad market rebound drives first-half growth for STV
STV Group announced a robust set of first-half financial results on Tuesday, with significant growth in both revenue and profit.
Oxford Nanopore reports steady first half amid market challenges
Oxford Nanopore Technologies reported a steady first-half performance on Tuesday, despite challenging market conditions.
Kitwave reports robust summer trading
Kitwave Group reported positive trading in an update for the four months ended 31 August on Tuesday, indicating robust performance during its traditionally-busiest period.
Midwich confident after solid first half
Midwich Group reported a robust first-half performance amid challenging market conditions on Tuesday, with a 5. 8% increase in revenue to £646. 1m, or 7. 5% at constant currency.
Ashtead confident despite mixed first quarter
Ashtead Group reported modest first quarter revenue growth on Tuesday, amid challenging market conditions.
Ryanair hails record August traffic
Budget airline Ryanair reported record passengers numbers for August on Tuesday, up 8%.
UK regulator approves BBVA purchase of Sabadell's TSB
The UK's Prudential Regulation Authority has green-lighted Spanish bank BBVA to take indirect control of Sabadell's British subsidiary TSB, BBVA said on Tuesday.
DS Smith trading in line with management's expectations
Packaging firm DS Smith said on Tuesday that overall trading for the current financial year was in line with management’s expectations.
Wizz Air passenger numbers hit record in Aug despite groundings
Hungary-based budget carrier Wizz Air reported a 1% rise in passenger numbers in August – setting a new record - although capacity fell due to continued groundings of aircraft using Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engines.