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US close: Mixed close on the Street as WHO tries to calm coronavirus concerns
Wall Street stocks turned in a mixed performance on Thursday as the spread of the Chinese coronavirus continued to dampen the mood in global capital markets.
Director dealings: Ixico CEO ups stake
Ixico revealed on Thursday that chief executive Giulio Cerroni had purchased 24,800 ordinary shares in the British clinical research firm.
Broker tips: Close Brothers, Renishaw, Aston Martin Lagonda
Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on merchant banking group Close Brothers' shares to 1,410. 0p from 1,460. 0p following the second consecutive cautious trading update from the company.
US open: Early losses as coronavirus outbreak remains in focus
Wall Street stocks recorded some early losses at the bell on Thursday as the spread of the Chinese coronavirus continued to dampen the mood in global capital markets.
Berenberg trims target on Close Brothers following 'cautious' update
Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on merchant banking group Close Brothers' shares to 1,410. 0p from 1,460. 0p following the second consecutive cautious trading update from the company.
Morgan Stanley hikes target for Renishaw ahead of turning point in Asian demand
Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded their recommendation on shares of British engineer Renishaw to 'overweight' on Thursday as it forecast a "strong inflection" in machine tool data by mid-year.
US pre-open: Futures point to flat open as coronavirus fears persist
US futures were pointing to a broadly flat open on Thursday as the spread of a new Chinese coronavirus continued to dampen the mood in global capital markets.
Gfinity forecasts flat FY revenues
Esports provider Gfinity said on Thursday that it now expects full-year revenues to be broadly flat year-on-year despite a sharp reduction in the first half.
Avacta doubles revenues thanks to LG Chem milestone payment
Biotherapeutics development outfit Avacta doubled revenues in the 17-month period ended 31 December 2019 as it was boosted by an initial milestone payment from LG Chem.
React lands £0.5m contract with unnamed rail client
Specialist cleaning firm React Group has been awarded a £0. 5m contract to provide deep cleaning services to one of its large tier-1 customers operating in the rail sector.
Gear4music sales grow during last two months of 2019
Online musical equipment retailer Gear4music saw total sales increase in the two months ended 31 December, reflecting the commercial and operational progress made across the group during the last calendar year.
PayPoint expects 'more modest' FY profit growth
Payment technologies provider PayPoint said on Thursday that underlying net revenues had improved in the final quarter of 2019, but cautioned that warmer-than-expected December weather hit transactions in its UK bill payments unit.
Hyve trades in line following promotion to FTSE 250
Events business Hyve Group told investors on Thursday that it had made a good start to the year and was now trading in line with management expectations following its promotion to the FTSE 250.