Small Caps
Commodities: Gold recovers from 3 day drop as greenback weakens
Thursday saw the US dollar fall for the second day in a week, with the dollar index down 0. 24% to 93. 140 after 10-year Treasury yields dipped 2 basis points as investors returned to the safety of bonds.
Vela announces completion of investment in Vibe Tickets
The board of Vela, the investing company focused on early-stage and pre-IPO disruptive technology investments, announced the completion of its investment in Vibe tickets, the social ticket marketplace, on Thursday.
MySQUAR signs MOU for delivery of Wi-Fi services on Myanmar Railways
MySQUAR signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into partnership with relevant service providers for the financing and delivery of Wi-Fi services and digital content on Myanmar Railways, a state-owned agency operating the entire railway network in Myanmar, it emerged on Thursday.
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund invests in Orient Commercial Bank
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund, the flagship fund of VinaCapital, has invested approximately $11m in Orient Commercial Bank, for an interest of less than 5%, the company announced on Thursday.
LightwaveRF announces sale of Apple HomeKit Range on Apple Online store
The Apple HomeKit Range by LightwaveRF is now purchasable via the Apple Online store, the leading smart home solutions provider announced on Thursday.
PCI-PAL continues compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, secures new contract.
Customer-focussed secure payment solutions company PCI-PAL said it had received confirmation of its continuing compliance as Level 1 Service Provider with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard [PCI DSS] on Thursday, and secured a new international contract.
Kodal Minerals announces details of work programme to be completed in Mali
Kodal Minerals disclosed details of the work programme to be completed at the company's Bougouni lithium project in Southern Mali this season to expand known areas of mineralisation and conduct definition drilling over previously drilled areas.
Anglo Asian Mining receives visit by British embassy representatives in Azerbaijan
The second largest British investor in Azerbaijan, Anglo Asian Mining, disclosed on Thursday a recent visit by representatives of the British Embassy in Azerbaijan to its Gedabek gold, copper and silver mine.
SigmaRoc gobbles up Topcrete and Allen Concrete
Buy-and-build construction materials group SigmaRoc announced the acquisition of Topcrete and its wholly owned subsidiary Allen Concrete on Thursday, for an initial cash consideration of £9m and a deferred conditional cash consideration of £3. 5m, subject to certain adjustments in respect of completion accounts.
Keywords Studios acquires development service provider d3t
Video games industry technical services provider Keywords Studios announced on Thursday that it has acquired d3t for a total consideration of £3m from the founders Jamie Campbell and Stephen Powell, and “others”.
Plexus sells wellhead equipment arm to TechnipFMC
Oil and gas engineering services business Plexus Holdings announced the sale of its wellhead exploration equipment and services business for Jack-Up applications to FMC Technologies, a subsidiary of TechnipFMC, on Thursday.
CentralNic pens deal with KSregistry, confirms delay to SK-NIC acquisition
Domain name sales company CentralNic Group said on Thursday that it has agreed with Germany's KSregistry for its wholesale division to provide its services for 14 top-level domain extensions currently managed by Open Registry, which KSregistry recently acquired from Group NCC.
Genel Energy upbeat on production at Kurdish assets
Genel Energy updated the market on its trading and operations for the third quarter on Thursday, reporting that net production in the period averaged 33,810 barrels of oil per day, with production for the nine months ending September 2017 averaging 36,030 bopd.
Revenues showing 'good progress', says Zytronic
Zytronic issued a pre-close statement ahead of the announcement of the group's results for the year to 30 September on Thursday, which it expected to take place in December.
The Property Franchise Group rejects Belvoir merger offer
The Property Franchise Group confirmed on Thursday that it has received a merger offer from Belvoir Lettings that it has rejected on the basis that it would not be in the best interests of its shareholders.
Australian business increases turnover for Tristel
Infection protection and contamination control specialists Tristel increased turnover by 19% to £20. 3m in its financial year ended 30 June.
Connemara acquires 100% of Hendrick Resources
Exploration company Connemara, with principal assets in gold and zinc exploration licences across Ireland, announced the acquisition of 100% of Hendrick Resources, a private Ontario-based company formed for the purpose of acquiring properties in Ireland.
Interserve shares tumble to lows after another profit warning
Support services and construction group Interserve issued a second profit warning in as many months, as well as confirming it could breach banking covenants and had made further provisions for its exit from Energy from Waste contracts.
Recurring revenue continues to rise at StatPro
Portfolio analytics service StatPro continued to increase its recurring revenue throughout its third quarter, bringing total revenue and profits bang on management expectations for the full year.
Rolet stepping down from LSE, reports solid third quarter
London Stock Exchange announced the departure of chief executive Xavier Rolet on Thursday, confirming he would leave the group by the end of December next year after nine years with the company.