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Following a 'robust' first half of the financial year, FinnCap Group has said it is likely to trade materially ahead of expectations in the second half. The capital markets business recorded its...

Fletcher King has said it is 'very likely' that the second half of the financial year will result in a trading loss, having reported a loss before tax of £447,000 for the 6 months period to 31...

Oil exploration, development and production company, Mosman Oil and Gas Limited, has reported a recent increase in water production alongside a fall in pressure at Falcon-1. To manage this, the...

Redcorp Empreedimentos Mineiros Lda, Mineral and Financial Investments' 75% owned investee company, has received an updated Mineral Resource Estimate, funded by Ascendant for the copper rich South...

Cryptocurrency mining company Argo Blockchain reported a rise in monthly revenue in February following increased output and higher crypto prices. Mining revenue in February amounted to £4.34...

Diversified business group Barkby its pubs and coffee business are poised for 'significant' growth and a return to profitability as the UK is set to emerge from lockdown. For the six months...

Cybersecurity company Avast reported lower annual profit as higher costs offset a rise in revenue. For the year ended 31 December 2020, pre-tax fell to $236.3 million from $314.6 million...

Waste management company Biffa upgraded its annual outlook as second-half performance continued to track above expectations amid a less severe than expected impacted from the third lockdown on...

Packaging company DS Smith said it was trading in line with its expectations, with higher box volumes offset by a rise in input costs. 'Trading continues to progress well, with the trends and...

Mobile content group Mobile Streams said revenue and customer growth continued to remain ahead of internal forecasts. The company said it was launching a Chinese language version of its offering,...

Clean water and air technology group Mycelx Technologies said it had made a strong start to the year, thanks to contract wins, following a difficult 2020. The company said it had secured two...

IT and communications solutions provider CloudCoCo reported narrower annual losses as revenue was boosted by new business wins. For the year ended 30 September 2020, pre-tax losses were narrwoed...

Energy company Calisen reported narrower annual losses as higher revenue and lower costs boosted performance. For the year ended 31 December 2020, pre-tax losses narrowed by 79.1% to £17.2...

Investment trust Apax Global Alpha reported a rise in net asset value, underpinned by strong performance in its private equity portfolio. For 2020, the company delivered a net asset value return...

Mining giant Fresnillo reported a rise in annual profit as precious metal prices bolstered revenue and production remained 'broadly' stable. The company said, however, gold production would take...

Equipment rental company Ashtead upgraded its full-year outlook as it forecast improving rental revenue following a fall in third-quarter profit on lower utilisation of its fleet in the US and...

Budget carrier Wizz Air said it carried 87% less passengers during the month of February as the pandemic continued to hammer the travel sector. Passenger numbers in February dropped to 382,928,...

Location data group 1Spatial said it expected its annual results to beat market expectations following a strong showing in the second half. Revenue for the year through January was seen rising...

Bank of Ireland swung to an underlying pre-tax loss of €374 million in 2020, from a profit of €758 million as lower interest rates and impairments weighed on results. The company did, however,...

Waste management company Augean swung to an annual profit and proposed to resume its dividend in 2021, as lower exceptional cost offset a decline in revenue. For the year ended December, pre-tax...

Halfords, a motoring and cycling products and services provider, upgraded its outlook on profit, citing a strong-than-expected performance during its fiscal fourth quarter of the year. The company...

Power company Aggreko proposed a final dividend of 10 pence per share for 2020, despite swinging to an annual loss as the company said it was seeing a recovery across its markets following the...

Escape rooms provider Escape Hunt said it had exchanging contracts to acquire its French master franchise partner, BGP Escape. The deal is expected to be completed by 15 March 2021. The company...

Casting flagged an increase in raw materials that it said would not offset by rising prices until the next fiscal year. Still, the results for the year are anticipated to be in line with market...

Gulf Investment Fund reported returns that topped its benchmark in the first half of the year as markets rebounded. For the six months ended 31 December, net asset value increased by 22%,...

Exchange services group Aquis Exchange said it expected to deliver its maiden annual profit on better-than-expected performance supported by 'high levels' of trading. For the year ended 31...

Investment trust The Law Debenture Corporation reported annual returns that topped its benchmark. For the year ended 31 December 2020, share price total return for 2020 was 12.9%, outperforming...

Engineering company IMI reported a rise in profit as cost cuts offset a slip in revenue on weaker performance in its motion control and commercial vehicle businesses. For the year ended 31...

Fund management company Jupiter Fund Management reported higher underlying profit on increased assets under management as strong UK equities and alternative funds performance offset net inflows....

Clipper Logistics updated its full-year guidance after winning two new contracts from high street fashion retailer River Island and outdoor retailer Mountain Warehouse. 'Together, these two new...

Supercapacitors and energy management systems company CAP-XX reported a wider loss in the first half of the year amid increased spending on its Murata project. For the half-year ended 31...

Kaz Minerals forecast a fall in production for 2021 after reporting a rise in annual profit in 2020 as higher commodity prices more than offset lower sales. For the year ended 31 December,...

Mining giant Anglo American hiked its dividend as rising commodity prices helped spark a second half recovery and steady annual results. For the year ended 31 December, underlying earnings...

Pharmaceutical company Hikma Pharmaceuticals reported a rise in profit led by growth in its injectables business. For the year ended 31 December 2020, pre-tax profit rose to $558 million from...

Defence company BAE Systems touted profit growth for 2021 after reporting a fall in annual profit as higher costs offset a climb in revenue. For the year ended 31 December, pre-tax profit fell...

Building materials distributor Grafton resumed its dividend but at lower rate than last year, after reporting annual profit fell by nearly quarter owing to first-half branch closures as result of...

Luxury carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda kept its guidance for 2021 unchanged after reporting wider annual losses as sales fell sharply owing to the pandemic impact and an ongoing plan to cut dealer...

Associated British Foods said it expected to reopen 83% of Primark stores by 26 April, and forecast better-than-expected first-half performance for its grocery, sugar, agriculture and ingredients...

First team manager Neil Lennon has left Celtic with immediate effect. John Kennedy is assuming the role of interim manager at the Scottish champions. In a statement, the club said: "The club...

Spend management group Proactis said it expected to report higher first-half earnings, despite a fall in sales, as margins improved. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and...

Online competitions provider Best of the Best said it was no longer up for sale after deciding to focus on making progress under its existing strategy as momentum continued in the third quarter....

Mortgage services provider LSL Property Services said it had continued to deliver 'strong' financial performance throughout the first seven weeks of 2021, building on the positive trading in 2020....

Wind farm investor Greencoat UK Wind sad it had acquired stakes in two Scottish wind farms for a combined £99.5 million. The company had acquired the remaining 50% interest in the 72 megawatt...

Business recovery and financial services company Begbies Traynor reported that it expected annual results 'at least' in line with expectations as momentum continued in the third quarter of the...

Oil and gas company i3 Energy said production from its Canadian assets were better than both internal and independent evaluator estimates and forecasts, generated at the time of the acquisitions....

Flooring manufacturer Victoria said it would launch a €350 million corporate bond offering, while issuing a positive trading update. The company also cited 'favourable market conditions' for...

Transport analytics group Tracsis said it expected to post slightly lower first-half earnings, owing to the pandemic hurting sales at its events and traffic data business. Revenue for the six...

President Energy has reported a 32% fall in year on year turnover for 2020 driven by average oil realisations falling 33£ to US$37 per barrel. In a trading update, the company said average net...

Insurance premium finance specialist Orchard Funding said its first-half lending volumes had dropped 21% amid a drop in demand. Lending for the six months through January had fallen to £30...