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London close: Stocks finish higher after US non-farm payrolls
London stocks closed higher on Thursday, on hopes of a potential coronavirus vaccine, and as investors digested a better-than-expected non-farm payrolls report out of the United States.
Armadale begins licence process for Mahenge Graphite Project
Africa-focussed natural resources investment company Armadale Capital announced on Thursday that it has started the formal mining licence application process for its wholly-owned Mahenge Graphite Project in south-east Tanzania.
Mosman raises £0.4m to help fund Champion drilling
Exploration, development and production company Mosman Oil and Gas has undertaken a placing to raise £0. 4m before expenses, it announced on Thursday, through the issue of 500,000,000 new shares at a price of 0. 08p each.
Reabold reports mud build-up at Iecea Mica-1
Upstream oil and gas investor Reabold Resources updated the market on well flow testing at the Iecea Mica-1 (IMIC-1) well in Romania on Thursday, reporting some issues with mud build-up.
Patient enrolment begins for 4D's Covid therapy candidate
Biotherapeutics-focussed pharmaceutical company 4D Pharma announced on Thursday that its phase 2 clinical trial of the oral immunomodulator ‘MRx-4DP0004’, for patients hospitalised with Covid-19, was now open to enrolment, with dosing of the first patients expected shortly.
Verditek wins several solar panel orders
Technology company Verditek announced on Thursday that, following its recent product development activities, it has received a number of orders in the past fortnight weeks in new geographical areas, as well as new vertical markets .
Creo Medical gets £2m loan to develop sterilisation technology
Medical device company Creo Medical Group has secured a £2m loan from the Cardiff Capital Region project, it announced on Thursday, to develop its ‘Cool Plasma’ technology as a method to kill bacteria and viruses and for sterilisation purposes.
Hipgnosis Songs Fund raising £200m in placing, opens retail offer
Music intellectual property investor Hipgnosis Songs Fund announced placing on Thursday, aiming to raise £200m to fund further acquisitions of "hit songs" over the next three months.
Asia report: Markets finish higher on fresh vaccine hopes
Markets in Asia closed green across the board on Thursday, as investors reacted to positive reports from Covid-19 vaccine trials being conducted by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Lekoil agrees prepayment facility with Shell subsidiary
Nigeria and West Africa-focussed oil and gas exploration and production company Lekoil announced on Thursday that Lekoil Oil and Gas Investments (LOGL), in which it has a 90% economic interest, has executed a prepayment facility agreement with Shell Western Supply and Trading (SWST) - a member of the Royal Dutch Shell group of companies.
VR Education rolls flagship platform out to Android devices
Education and training-focussed virtual reality (VR) technology company VR Education announced the launch of ‘Engage Mobile’ on Thursday, which it described as an Android phone and tablet-supported version of its proprietary VR communications, events and training platform.
Wizz Air passenger numbers showing signs of recovery
Wizz Air’s fortunes looked to be starting to turn around on Thursday, as the low-cost airline reported an improvement to the Covid-19 related fall in passenger numbers seen in recent months.
Avon Rubber sells Milkrite business to DeLaval
Avon Rubber has signed an agreement to sell its ‘Milkrite InterPuls’ business to DeLaval Holding, it announced on Thursday, for a cash consideration of £180m on a cash and debt free basis.
LondonMetric to raise dividend after 'strong' rent collection
LondonMetric Property said on Thursday that 95% of advance rental payments due up to 24 June had been collected, or was being collected monthly.
AB Foods flags serious slide in Primark profits, LondonMetric to raise dividend
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 50 points higher on Thursday, having closed down 0. 19% at 6,157. 96 on Wednesday.