Wed, 16th Jan 2013 13:23
UK small caps and junior-listed AIM shares rise 0.3 and 0.6 percent respectively, performing broadly in line with a 0.6 percent gain on the blue-chip FTSE 100 index, while the FTSE 250 mid-cap index rises 0.2 percent, hovering close to record highs hit earlier this month. Toumaz Ltd, the pi
Read moreThe FTSE Small Caps index sheds 0.8 percent, lagging the blue-chip FTSE 100 and mid-cap FTSE 250 indexes, both down 0.5 percent. Shares in Toumaz shed 10 percent as the wireless technology developer unveils a drop in revenue for 2012, in its first full-year report since the acquisition of semiconduc
Read moreToumaz, a pioneer in low cost, ultra-low power wireless technology, has started to pilot its digital vital signs plaster, SensiumVitals, in a major US hospital. The pilot is being carried out at St. John's Health Centre in Santa Monica, California, by Toumaz US, the Group's US joint venture with D
Read moreAfter a moderately buoyant morning session, UK shares raced ahead in the afternoon, encouraged by a very strong showing on Wall Street. The mineral extractors blazed the trail after moderately encouraging manufacturing data from China. China's official purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 50.3
Read moreA number of European markets were open yesterday and notched up good gains, so London has been playing catch-up this morning. The mineral extractors are leading the advance after moderately encouraging manufacturing data from China. China's official purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 50.3 in
Read moreToumaz, an AIM listed company which designs ultra low-power wireless systems jumped to a 52-week high after spinning off a new subsidiary in which chip-designer Imagination Technologies will take a stake. The joint venture, Toumaz Microsystems, will focus on developing integrated circuits (IC) for
Read moreWireless communications firm Toumaz cut its losses in the first half of the year and said it had achieved a number of important milestones. The firm posted a loss of £3.5m in the first half of 2011, compared with a £3.7m loss the previous year. For the six months to June 2011 revenues were £0.7m,
Read moreRetailers are sharply lower Thursday, with blue chips Next and Kingfisher falling into the red. On the FTSE 250, Mothercare, Dixons, Carpetright, Sports Direct and Dunelm are providing a drag. Baby clothes retailer Mothercare has seen its share price drop by almost a tenth, after margins were sque
Read moreWireless technology group Toumaz saw revenues fall in the year to 31 December as it concentrated its activities on developing products that will deliver future sales. The firm, whose products include a 'digital plaster' used to monitor patients' health, posted a pre-tax loss of £6.69m, against a de
Read moreElectricity stocks are on the rise as the investors assess the impact of the Japanese nuclear crisis on the UK power sector. Broker Panmure Gordon has said that higher gas and electricity prices - as a result of plant closures in Japan and Germany - would be most obviously positive for Drax, labell
Read moreCalifornia Capital Equity LLC (CCE) has made a strategic investment in low-power, wireless technology developer Toumaz. CCE is investing £1.29m at 8.83p a share for a 2.46% stake in the AIM-quoted company. CCE intends to work with Toumaz to develop its Sensium technology for use in sport. There c
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