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London afternoon: BP misses out

Mon, 10th May 2010 14:18

It's almost a clean sweep among FTSE 100 constituents for stocks on the rise, with the notable exception of BP, which continues to be dragged down by mounting expenses for its oil spill clean-up.Banks are leading the advance on the back of the €720bn deal to prop up the euro agreed by ministers at the weekend. Barclays, Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) all rack up double-digit percentage gains with Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered close behind. Market rumours suggest that RBS is set to announce 2,500 job cuts today.Miners are also going well as the apparent stabilisation of the situation bodes well for the global economy. Mining company Anglo American is to get out of the zinc business, selling its portfolio of zinc assets to Vedanta Resources. Vedanta is paying $1,338m for Anglo American Zinc on an attributable, debt and cash free basis.South African platinum miner Lonmin bounced back into the black at the interim stage on sharply increased revenue. Profit before tax for the six months to 31 March was $77m compared to a loss of $196m a year earlier. Revenue grew to $661m from $436m at the interim stage last year.On the company announcement front, Centrica remains positive about the earnings outlook for 2010 as British Gas has added over 200,000 residential energy accounts so far this year and the upstream UK business maintains production targets. The group said its UK residential energy supply business British Gas had a "very strong" start to the year, with the number of joint energy and services households it serves up 50,000.BG Group has boosted its US shale gas interests with the acquisition of a 50% stake in partner EXCO's acreage in the Appalachian Basin at a total cost of $950m. Water company United Utilities has agreed to sell its Australian business to a consortium led by Mitsubishi Corporation for A$225m. The consideration payable for United Utilities Australia includes A$176m in cash and A$49m in net debt.Tougher competition and higher costs on some newer public sector contracts have hit contractor and support services group Interserve's performance so far in 2010.Moving to the FTSE 250, strong demand pushed up diamond prices during the first quarter of 2010, Gem Diamonds said today. "The better than expected Christmas sales in the US, restocking in the cutting centers and continued strong demand for diamond jewellery in India and China have resulted in strong rough and polished diamond prices," boss Clifford Elphick wrote in a trading update.Funeral home operator Dignity said underlying operating profit in the first quarter of 2010 was flat, while revenue edged higher. Revenue increased by 1.9% in the 13 week period to 26 March 2010 to £53.9m from £52.9m in the corresponding period of 2009.Rockhopper Exploration has found that samples recovered from a test well in waters off the Falkland Islands have all shown to be oil, indicated a good quality reservoir and a mobile crude oil.African Eagle is "extremely pleased" with the remaining assay results from its recently completed drilling programme at Ngasamo Hill, part of its Dutwa Nickel project in Tanzania.Bioquell, the bio-decontamination (BIO-DECON) technologies and compliance services specialist, has tumbled to its lowest in over 12 months following a full-year profits warning.
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Bioquell Appoints Michael Roller As New Group Finance Director

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Bioquell Expects Revenues And Orders Ahead Of Previous Year

LONDON (Alliance News) - Bioquell PLC said Friday that it expects revenue and orders for the full year ended December 31 to be ahead of the previous year. The biotechnology company expects revenue to be around GBP44.6 million, up 9% from GBP41.0 million in the previous year. Orders are expe

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Soco International Chairman adds 50,000 shares

Soco International's Non-Executive Chairman, Rui de Sousa, has acquired 50,000 shares in the international oil and gas exploration and production company. The shares were purchased at 384.97p each for a total spend of £192,485. In its interim management statement last month the group said it was

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Bioquell Says Some Divisions Ahead, But Cautions Asia Orders Hard To Forecast

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15 Nov 2013 07:38

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

Amlin: Berenberg raises target price from 398p to 434p, but still recommends selling. Barclays cuts target price from 481p to 453p and retains an overweight rating. Antofagasta: Numis raises target price from 750p to 850p and reiterates a hold recommendation. AstraZeneca: Liberum Capital upgrades

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Bioquell Seeks New Finance Chief As Mark Bodeker Resigns

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5 Sep 2013 08:03

Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

AMEC: Nomura reduces target price from 1300p to 1230p, while reiterating its buy recommendation. Antofagasta: Exane cuts target price from 1200p to 1100p maintaining an outperform rating. Ashtead Group: JP Morgan shifts target price from 729p to 734p and keeps a neutral rating. Associated British

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19 Mar 2013 07:21

Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE

Admiral Group: Canaccord Genuity raises target price from 1050p to 1215p, but reiterates its sell recommendation. BAE Systems: Investec moves target price from 325p to 375p retaining a hold recommendation. Balfour Beatty: Numis lowers target price from 330p to 300p and downgrades to add. BHP Bill

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14 Jan 2013 12:11

Bioquell profits hit by problematic December

Bioquell, a company which provides specialist bio-decontamination technologies to a range of markets, has admitted it suffered a 'slight shortfall' at the end of the year in orders expected for immediate shipment to Life Sciences customers based in continental Europe. As a result, full year revenue

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14 Jan 2013 06:57

Monday broker round-up UPDATE

Aberdeen Asset Management: JP Morgan ups target price from 414p to 479p and retains an overweight rating. HSBC downgrades to neutral. Aggreko: UBS cuts target price from 2350p to 2250p maintaining a buy rating. ARM Holdings: Piper Jaffray downgrade to neutral. Ashmore Group: JP Morgan shifts ta

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Overheads hurt profits at Bioquell

Despite a slow start in 2010 for bio-decontamination technology group Bioquell, revenues grew 1%, but higher overheads resulted in a 44% fall in profits. Revenue for the year ended 31 December grew to £39.4m, from £39.2m, while total orders increased 24% from £36.2m to £44.8m. The first half saw a

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Promethean non-exec buys at discount to float

Non-executive director Philip Rowley has invested £31,000 in interactive whiteboards supplier Promethean World. Rowley bought 24,838 shares at 124.7p a share, taking his stake to 157,606 shares. Promethean World floated in March 2010 at 200p a share. The share price has been in decline since June

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Capital and Counties bosses lay foundations

Bosses at Capital and Counties Properties have been opening their accounts in the real estate firm following its demerger from the property giant Liberty International. Chairman Ian Durant bought 122,347 shares at 1,21.7p a share, paying a total of £148,884, while chief executive Ian Hawksworth, to

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