LONDON (ShareCast) - Aricom’s joint venture with Chinalco gained approval from the Chinese government for the construction of a titanium sponge plant in Jiamusi City, sending shares in the mining group is up nearly 10%.
JKX Oil and Gas advances after it boosted revenues and profits in the first half of 2008 despite a decline in production.
In the same sector, Dana Petroleum is helped by record interim results. It benefited from its unhedged oil and gas position, which maximized the positive impact of the strong commodity prices.
Miner Gem Diamonds slips after profit before tax slipped to $23.9m from $28.6m a year earlier, reflecting sharp increases in depreciation and amortisation.
Unite Group also falls back after the student accommodation specialist was hit by revaluation losses.
FTSE 250 - Risers Domino Printing (DNO) 301.50p +9.64%
Aricom (ORE) 45.75p +9.58%
Melrose Resources (MRS) 429.75p +8.18%
Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) 177.50p +7.58%
JKX Oil & Gas (JKX) 435.75p +7.26%
Genus (GNS) 793.50p +6.22%
Stagecoach Group (SGC) 320.50p +6.13%
Henderson Group (HGI) 129.75p +6.13%
Law Debenture (LWDB) 296.00p +5.71%
Dana Petroleum (DNX) 1,468.00p +5.61%
FTSE 250 - Fallers Davis Service Group (DVSG) 353.25p -12.89%
Premier Foods (PFD) 85.50p -7.07%
Gem Diamonds (GEMD) 876.00p -6.96%
Workspace Group (WKP) 130.75p -3.33%
Unite Group (UTG) 231.50p -2.83%
Trinity Mirror (TNI) 107.25p -2.72%
Bellway (BWY) 626.50p -2.11%
Berkeley Group Holdings Units (BKG) 864.50p -1.87%
Xchanging (XCH) 255.00p -1.73%
JPMorgan Russian Secs. (JRS) 620.50p -1.51%
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