Economic and Market News for 18 February 2021

Altus Strategies said drilling of the strike length of the FT Prospect had been extended by at least 150m, to beyond 3km at the Tabakorole gold project in southern Mali, following 'encouraging'...

Life sciences analytics company Iqvia said it had priced an offering of €1.451 billion in senior notes, consisting of €550 million in senior notes due 2026 and €900 million in senior notes due...

Gold and base metal exploration company Oriole Resources has identified 12 initial priority gold targets, following a desktop sensing study at its 90 percent owned district-scale licence package in...

Affimer biotherapeutics and reagents group Avacta said it had received approval from UK health authorities to move ahead with with its trial of its lead drug candidate to treat cancer. The...

Communications technology company MTI Wireless Edge has today announced that Mottech Water Solutions Ltd, the Group's subsidiary in the wireless irrigation control solutions sector, is to open a...

Scirocco energy has acknowledged the commencement of Helium One’s seismic campaign at its Rukwa project in Tanzania. Scirocco holds a 13.7% interest in Helium One. The infill seismic data will...

Telco/cloud network hardware supplier Ethernity Networks said Graham Woolfman had stepped down as chairman following the end of his formal notice period. The company said it expects to conclude...

Alternative proteins investor Agronomics said it had acquired a further 1,197 shares in existing investee company Meatable B.V. for a further €2 million. Meatable is a Dutch cultivated meat...

Gold company Cora Gold said its Farassaba III permit in Mali had been re-awarded on the 12 February, for a new nine-year term. The new permit, which covered the same area of the expired permit,...

Cloud services provider Essensys reported said first-half performance was in line with expectations as revenue slipped following the pandemic impact. For the half year ended 31 January 2021,...

Keller and VSL International said their equal joint venture, KVJV, had been awarded a £167 million contract to deliver geotechnical work as part of the High Speed 2 project in the UK. Under the...

Oil and gas company Canadian Overseas Petroleum said it had secured a four-year credit facility for up to US$65 million, paving the way to fund its $54 million acquisition of Atomic Oil and Gas....

The FTSE 100 opened almost 38 points down at 6,710.90 this morning, continuing its slump from yesterday on the back of higher-than-expected inflation figures. Medical technology company Smith...

Carnival's P&O Cruises Australia said it had extended its rolling pause on sailings departing from Australia on or before 18 June, 2021. 'While we are becoming increasingly confident in the...

Drugmaker Indivior swung to a loss in 2020 as revenue slipped amid competition from generic drugs to treat opioid dependence. For the year ended 31 December, the company reported a pre-tax loss...