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FTSE 250 movers: Sophos Group and housebuilders lead charge, PageGroup still languishes
The FTSE 250 had its head above water on Friday afternoon, with housebuilders joining tech firm Sophos on the green side of the ledger.
Asia report: Most markets higher as China export data beats forecasts
Most markets in Asia finished higher on Friday, as fresh data out of China showed the country’s export numbers declined less than expected in June.
Nu-Oil partner in Canada lodges court claim for work programme costs
Nu-Oil & Gas updated the market on Friday, on production lease 2002-01(A), which was held by its wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary Enegi Oil, reporting that it had been working with PVF Energy Services to agree an appropriate way to progress the asset.
Pantheon Resources outlines plans to bring discoveries to production
Oil and gas exploration company Pantheon Resources updated the market on its Alkaid discovery and Talitha appraisal on Friday, reporting that pre-application meetings with state and federal agencies for the pilot production testing of the Alkaid discovery had now taken place, with “positive and supportive” feedback received.
CyanConnode gets new Nordic order worth nearly EUR 0.5m
Smart mesh networks specialist CyanConnode Holdings announced on Friday that it has received a follow-on Nordic order worth €0. 49m.
Caspian Sunrise BNG production falls as it continues busy work programme
Caspian Sunrise updated the market on progress across the structures it had already identified at the BNG Contract Area on Friday, reporting success in milling away the 2. 6-metre metallic obstruction in Well A5 at a depth of 3,887 metres, following which an 85-metre section of lining had been removed from the well much sooner than it expected.
Higher iodine prices proving a boon for Iofina
Iodine exploration and production specialist Iofina updated the market on its first half activities on Friday, reporting total production of 286. 7 metric tonnes of crystalline iodine from its four ‘IOsorb’ plants in Oklahoma during the period, which was up 9. 8% year-on-year.
Georgia Healthcare Group signs cooperation agreement with maternity clinic
Georgia Healthcare Group announced on Friday that its hospitals business has signed a cooperation agreement with one of Georgia’s leading maternity houses, JSC David Davarashvili Clinic.
JKX Oil & Gas makes good progress in second quarter
JKX Oil & Gas updated the market on its second quarter operations on Friday, reporting that two new wells were completed in Ukraine in the period, as well as the workover of Well 5 in Russia.
Lookers warns on profits as market turns more challenging
Motor retailer and after-sales service provider Lookers reported “increasingly more challenging” trading on Friday, as the positive start to the year it experiences turned more difficult in the most recent quarter ended 30 June.
Pan African Resources upbeat on year-end production numbers
Pan African Resources updated the market on its operations on Friday, reporting gold production from its continuing mining operations rose by 54. 1% to 172,442 ounces in the year ended 30 June.
Sophos Group makes solid start to new financial year
Cloud networking and cybersecurity services provider Sophos Group updated the market on its trading in the first quarter on Friday, reporting a 3% improvement on revenue year-on-year to $180. 2m, or 7% at constant currency.
AstraZeneca's Imfinzi gets new Orphan Drug Designation in the US
AstraZeneca announced on Friday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted ‘Orphan Drug Designation’ (ODD) to ‘Imfinzi’ (durvalumab), for the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC).
DCC trades in line with forecasts, WPP to sell 60pc of Kantar to Bain Capital
Market live The FTSE 100 is expected to open 13 points higher on Friday, having closed down 0. 28% at 1,509. 82 on Thursday.
US close: Wall Street finishes bumper session on a high
Wall Street ended a bumper session with a bang on Thursday, with the Dow hitting a record high a day after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell suggested the central bank was open to easing monetary policy in the near future.