LONDON (ShareCast) - German property group Dawnay, Day Treveria says its assets and liquidity position are unaffected by current issues surrounding the Dawnay, Day Group, but it has not been not been able to get sufficient reassurance about the current financial stability of Dawnay, Day Treveria Real Estate Asset Management Limited, its asset manager.

Treveria is still talking to its asset managers, but says it is also looking at alternative managers.

Dragon Oil fell back on results from its latest test drill in the Caspian Sea. Development well Dzheitune (Lam) 22/128 yielded a combined rate of 2,600 barrels of oil per day from the short and long strings following initial testing.The company added that completion of well Dzheitune (Lam) A/129 is scheduled for August 2008.

Customer monitoring software group GB's progress continued with a 41,000 profit in the first quarter compared with a £665,000 loss. Revenues rose 57% to £5.75m compared to £3.67m in same period last year. Underlying revenues in the three months to June rose 47% to £5.4m.

"The ability to prove age and identity electronically and subsequently to manage customers effectively over the internet is a prerequisite for every on line business and GB is exceptionally well placed to address this growing market," chief executive Richard Law.

Digital ad specialist Independent Media expects to announce revenue for the half year to rise 14% and the pre-tax profit to be at least 30% ahead of last year.

The group said it has continued to trade strongly despite the ensuing economic turbulence.

"These results will show strong performance for the UK business balanced against investment in developing the Group's operations in Continental Europe," it said.

Cancer diagnostic group Genetix said revenue for the six months to June is expected to rise 19%, driven by strong organic growth in clinical instruments and its cell biology products.

“We expect to see continued sales growth in the second half, although the growth rate seen in the first half of the current year has been enhanced by customers' purchasing cycles,” said the group.

Diamond miner Firestone Diamond said it has placed 5.8m new ordinary shares at a price of 85p each to raise £5m before expenses.

Immune systems developer Norwood has signed a six-month exclusive collaboration agreement with Medimmune, a recognized leader in vaccine research and development.

Norwood will receive an exclusivity fee from Medimmune and will also be reimbursed costs associated with performing collaborative research using certain MedImmune vaccine candidates and Norwood's virosome technology.

Shares in ANT rose after it announced that set top box supplier Unihan, a subsidiary of the Taiwanese IT products company AsusTek, had licensed the digital TV software provider’s browser for its products.

“Unihan has a proven record in rolling out successful set-top box solutions in high volumes,” ANT chief executive Simon Woodward said.

Danka Business Systems narrowed its full year net loss from continuing operations to $29.3m for the year ended 31 March 2008, down from $48.7m the year before. Revenue fell 7% to $418.2m.

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