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London midday: Stocks turn up as energy issues gain
7th Oct 2024 10:59
(Sharecast News) - London stocks had turned higher by midday on Monday, with energy issues providing a boost as the conflict in the Middle East lifted oil prices, and as investors mulled another uptick in UK house prices.
Read moreUS pre-open: Futures points to losses as traders look ahead to Q3 earnings season
7th Oct 2024 10:51
(Sharecast News) - Wall Street futures were in the red ahead of the bell on Monday as major indices looked set to fall short of picking up where they left off in the previous session as investors look ahead to the beginning of Q3 earnings season later in the week.
Read moreSolid State wins 'two significant contracts' in US defence sector
7th Oct 2024 10:50
(Sharecast News) - Value-added components supplier Solid State has been awarded "two significant contracts" with a combined value of $5.1m from two leading defence prime contractors for battery packs to be used in the US defence sector.
Read moreSosandar signs lease in Cardiff for fourth store
7th Oct 2024 10:34
(Sharecast News) - Women's fashion brand Sosandar announced the signing of a lease for its fourth store on Monday, in Cardiff's St David's shopping centre.
Read moreFD Technologies agrees £230m sale of First Derivative business
7th Oct 2024 10:28
(Sharecast News) - FD Technologies announced an agreement to sell its First Derivative business to EPAM Systems on Monday, for £230m.
Read morehVIVO upbeat on positive human challenge trial results with client
7th Oct 2024 10:21
(Sharecast News) - Specialist contract research organisation hVIVO announced positive results from a phase 2a human challenge trial (HCT) for Enanta Pharmaceuticals' RSV antiviral candidate, EDP-323, on Monday.
Read moreAstraZeneca enters into exclusive license agreement with CSPC
7th Oct 2024 10:16
(Sharecast News) - Drugmaker AstraZeneca has entered into an exclusive license agreement with CSPC Pharmaceutical to advance the development of a pre-clinical novel lipid-lowering therapy.
Read moreSirius Real Estate rent roll grows in first half
7th Oct 2024 10:15
(Sharecast News) - Germany and UK-focussed business park owner and operator Sirius Real Estate reported a 5.5% like-for-like increase in rent roll for the six months ended 30 September on Monday.
Read morePetra gets approval to sell Koffiefontein mine holding company
7th Oct 2024 10:10
(Sharecast News) - Petra Diamonds has secured unconditional consent under South Africa's Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act for the sale of its entire issued share capital of Blue Diamond Mines to Koffiefontein Holdings, an affiliate of the Stargems Group, it announced on Monday.
Read moreApplied Nutrition confirms London IPO later this month
7th Oct 2024 10:09
(Sharecast News) - Applied Nutrition confirmed on Monday that it plans to float on the London Stock Exchange this month.
Read moreCorero Network Security Q3 new orders total $6m
7th Oct 2024 09:43
(Sharecast News) - Cybersecurity firm Corero Network Security said on Monday that it has experience continued new customer momentum in Q3, with total orders in the quarter reaching $6.0m.
Read moreEurozone retail sales inch higher, meet forecasts
7th Oct 2024 09:40
(Sharecast News) - Retail sales across the eurozone inched higher in August, according to figures released by Eurostat on Monday.
Read moreSentix investor confidence index rises for first time in four months
7th Oct 2024 09:15
(Sharecast News) - A key gauge of investor sentiment in the eurozone has improved for the first time in four months, as the region attempts to emerge from a prolonged period of stagnation, with confidence helped by stimulus measures in China.
Read moreConsumer veteran Shapland to replace Boddy as Hollywood Bowl chair
7th Oct 2024 09:11
(Sharecast News) - Hollywood Bowl Group, the UK and Canada's largest ten-pin bowling operator, announced on Monday that Peter Boddy would retire as chairman and step down as a director at the end of its annual general meeting on 30 January, after 10 years with the company.
Read moreAsia report: Most markets rise ahead of regional rate decisions
7th Oct 2024 09:09
(Sharecast News) - Asian markets mostly advanced on Monday, with Japan leading gains as investors anticipated key central bank decisions later in the week.
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