News Archive

Capital Metals reports progress at Eastern Minerals Project

21st Mar 2024 16:17

(Sharecast News) - Capital Metals, a mineral sands company on the verge of mine development at the high-grade Eastern Minerals Project in Sri Lanka, reported substantial progress in securing necessary permits and approvals for its operations on Thursday.

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4basebio client gets approval to start trial in Australia

21st Mar 2024 16:11

(Sharecast News) - Synthetic DNA product developer 4basebio announced on Thursday that its client, Helix Nanotechnologies, has achieved a significant milestone with the receipt of HREC approval in Australia.

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Director deals: Darktrace boss sells some shares

21st Mar 2024 15:57

(Sharecast News) - Darktrace boss Poppy Gustafsson unloaded some of her holdings in the company as the share price hit a 52-week high.

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Broker tips: Redrow, IAG; Vistry

21st Mar 2024 15:50

(Sharecast News) - RBC Capital Markets downgraded Redrow on Thursday to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' following a period of outperformance and the fact the share price is now linked to that of Barratt Developments.

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Europe close: Stoxx 600 hits another high on rate-cut hopes

21st Mar 2024 15:45

(Sharecast News) - Europe stocks jumped on Thursday as monetary-easing hopes drove the Stoxx 600 index to another all-time closing high, with strong gains in London, Frankfurt and Madrid offsetting a subdued performance in Paris and Milan.

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Sector movers: Miners pace gains as BoE and SNB surprise, gold jumps

21st Mar 2024 15:34

(Sharecast News) - Miners topped the leaderboard on Thursday as investors digested dovish central bank meetings in the U.K. and Switzerland.

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BAE Systems selected by Australian govt to build nuclear powered submarines

21st Mar 2024 15:05

(Sharecast News) - BAE Systems said on Thursday that it and ASC Pty Ltd have been selected by the Australian government to build the country's new fleet of nuclear powered submarines.

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US government sues Apple for anti-competitive behaviour

21st Mar 2024 15:05

(Sharecast News) - Shares in iPhone maker Apple were firmly lower on Thursday after the Department of Justice sued the tech giant for allegedly violating antitrust laws and preventing smartphone customers from switching to its rivals.

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FTSE 250 movers: Dowlais on the slide; Hochschild shines

21st Mar 2024 15:02

(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 19,714.60 1.18%

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FTSE 100 movers: 3i Group rallies on results; Hikma goes ex-div

21st Mar 2024 14:58

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was 2% higher at 7,889.97 in afternoon trade on Thursday.

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US open: Markets extend record highs after Fed meeting

21st Mar 2024 14:26

(Sharecast News) - US equities opened strongly on Thursday as risk appetite continues to be boosted by reassuring comments from the Federal Reserve and an unexpected rate cut from across the Pond, with Wall Street benchmarks at record highs.

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US existing home sales jump in February amid brisk demand

21st Mar 2024 14:12

(Sharecast News) - Sales of existing homes in the U.S. shot higher by the most since one year ago in February amid brisk demand.

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US GDP growth picks up in Q1, S&P says, as do price pressures

21st Mar 2024 14:01

(Sharecast News) - Economic activity in the U.S. picked up in the first quarter amid "unwelcome price pressures", the results of two surveys revealed.

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Philly Fed index edges past forecasts in March, price pressures ease

21st Mar 2024 13:46

(Sharecast News) - Factory sector activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region was little changed in March, the results of a closely-followed survey showed.

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XLMedia to sell Europe, Canada assets for up to $42.5m

21st Mar 2024 13:40

(Sharecast News) - AIM-listed XLMedia said on Thursday that it has agreed to sell its Europe and Canada assets for up to $42.5m to performance marketing and sports betting media firm Gambling.com (GAMB).

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