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FTSE 250 movers: Oil stocks boosted by non-OPEC deal; BGEO loses flow

Mon, 12th Dec 2016 15:35

(ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 index fell 0.6% to 17,627.04 in the late afternoon. Oil prices rose as non-OPEC members including Russia agreed to cut production by 558,000 barrels per day, less than the 600,000 barrels a day they had been asked for but with Saudi Arabia signalling deeper cuts minutes after the meeting.Saudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih said: "I can tell you with absolute certainty that effective Jan. 1 we're going to cut and cut substantially to be below the level that we have committed to on 30 November." Shares in Tullow Oil, Hunting, Vedanta Resources and Petrofac gained after his comments.Metal prices rose, with Chinese steel rebar up to $524.5 per tonne from $500.1/t and Iron ore rising to $79.8/t from $76.4/t, putting shares in miner Evraz well in the green.Hochschild Mining advanced on the back of a 0.99% bump up in silver prices.Meanwhile, BGEO group was in the red after it announced that its wholly-owned energy and utilities subsidiary had issued a 30m Georgian lari currency (£9m) bond; the largest ever local-currency bond placed by a non-financial institution in Georgia. Chief executive Irakli Gilauri said the bond was in line with Georgia Global Utilities' funding strategy to raise new funding in local currency with longer-term maturity.RisersEvraz (EVR) 272.50p 16.16%Tullow Oil (TLW) 331.30p 6.08%Mitie Group (MTO) 225.40p 6.02%Allied Minds (ALM) 416.20p 5.34%Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) 916.00p 5.29%International Personal Finance (IPF) 169.00p 5.23%Entertainment One Limited (ETO) 233.50p 5.04%Vedanta Resources (VED) 968.00p 4.20%Hochschild Mining (HOC) 239.50p 3.68%Hunting (HTG) 635.50p 3.42%FallersLadbrokes Coral Group (LCL) 119.10p -8.81%Marshalls (MSLH) 281.40p -5.22%Lancashire Holdings Limited (LRE) 645.00p -3.66%Beazley (BEZ) 372.90p -3.49%Restaurant Group (RTN) 328.00p -3.36%BGEO Group (BGEO) 3,267.00p -3.31%Berkeley Group Holdings (The) (BKG) 2,780.00p -3.17%Galliford Try (GFRD) 1,253.00p -3.17%BTG (BTG) 559.50p -2.78%Thomas Cook Group (TCG) 86.30p -2.71%
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Vedanta's Hindustan Zinc Business Declares Second Interim Dividend

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BUZZ-Goldman says European mining companies are "attractive"

** Goldman Sachs raises its view on European miners to "attractive" from "neutral", says the sector is on its strongest footing in many years ** The commodity outlook is

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14 Feb 2017 11:01

Higher volumes, prices push Vedanta unit to Q3 profit rise

(ShareCast News) - Third quarter pre-tax profits at Vendanta Resources' main subsidiary rose to INR3,884 crore from INR1,120 crore in 2016 thanks to a recovery in commodity prices combined with an increase in volumes and cost efficiencies. Sales at Vedanta Ltd for the period came in 31% higher year-

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10 Feb 2017 14:48

Sector movers: Miners gain on stronger than forecast Chinese trade numbers

(ShareCast News) - Metals and Miners' shares bounded higher at the tail-end of the week amid stronger than expected foreign trade data out of China referencing the month of January, together with sharp gains in the price of some bulk metals. Nonetheless, in the case of Dr. Copper note should be t

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Vedanta Subsidiary Hindustan Zinc Sees "Record" Quarterly Production

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Vedanta's Cairn India Unit Sees Profit Decline In Third Quarter

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Mine bosses say transparency will not be clouded by U.S. rule changes

* Executives says Trump stance conflicts with global trend * Transparency provides "social licence" to operate -industry body By Ed Stoddard CAPE TOWN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The expected demise of transparency regulations for minerals and oil companies listed in the United States wi

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9 Feb 2017 12:05

Vedanta seeks urgent technical fix for Zambian copper mine

* Zambia scraps import tax plan * Vedanta expands in South Africa, Namibia, Zambia By Barbara Lewis CAPE TOWN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Indian mining company Vedanta Resources is urgently trying to overcome technical issues at its Zambian copper operations that it says have the potenti

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7 Feb 2017 12:57

Mining stocks upstage oil as investors scour for reflation trades

* Mining stocks began outperforming late 2016 * Fundamentals stronger for mining versus oil - analysts * European oil vs mining, monthly returns http://reut.rs/2jGqkBV * BP, Statoil shares hit by earnings disappointment By Vikram Subhedar and Barbara Lewis LONDON/CAP

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FTSE 250 movers: Beazley comes out on top; miners fall

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Indian govt seeks up to $2.2 bln dividend from Hindustan Zinc - sources

* Seeks payout by Mar 31 from partly owned HZL - sources * HZL prefers some payout through share buyback - sources * Buyback prospects uncertain due to legal hurdles * Govt may press issue at HZL Feb board meeting - sources By Neha Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Jan 17 (Reuters

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Sector movers: Miners rise on Chinese lending data, US dollar weakness

(ShareCast News) - Mining stocks were again in favour on Thursday as metals´ prices continued to gain in overnight trading on the heels of stronger than expected lending data for Asia´s largest economy and positive newsflow on specific commodities. Continued selling in the US dollar after the Presid

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Shell battles Nigerian communities in high-stakes London lawsuit

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