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Steppe revenues grow as Kazakh cement prices rise
Kazakh cement company Steppe Cement reported third quarter revenue of KZT 12. 05bn (£21m) on Friday, which was 8% higher year-on-year.
Learning Technologies cleared to acquire GP Strategies
Digital learning and talent management company Learning Technologies announced the receipt of all regulatory clearances required for completing the acquisition of GP Strategies on Friday.
Weir revises guidance in wake of cybersecurity incident
Weir Group was in the red on Friday morning, after it announced that it was “managing the consequences” of a sophisticated attempted ransomware attack that took place in the second half of September.
Weekly review
The FTSE 100 ended the week 68. 48 points higher, closing at 7,095. 55 on Friday.
London close: Stocks mixed after US nonfarm payrolls surprise
London stocks were mixed at the close on Friday, as traders digested the latest US nonfarm payrolls report which surprised to the downside during the afternoon.
Premier Miton posts healthy growth in AuM
Premier Miton Group reported £13. 9bn in assets under management at the end of its financial year on Friday, up from £10. 6bn year-on-year.
Journeo wins place on Crown procurement framework
Transport technical and information systems company Journeo has been awarded a framework agreement with Crown Commercial Service, it announced on Friday.
Dekel production still improving as crude palm oil prices rise
West Africa-focussed agriculture company Dekel Agri-Vision updated the market on production in September and the third quarter at its wholly-owned Ayenouan palm oil project in Côte d'Ivoire on Friday.
Strategic Minerals negotiating finance for Leigh Creek
Producing mineral company Strategic Minerals updated the market on funding progress for the Leigh Creek Copper Mine project, as well as addressing the conditional elements of the project's programme for environmental protection and rehabilitation (PEPR), on Friday.
ITM Power hydrogen consortium awarded European grant
Energy storage and clean fuel technology company ITM Power announced on Friday that the ‘Refhyne II’ consortium had been awarded a grant of €32. 4m (£27. 49m) by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency ‘CINEA’ for the development of a 100 MW electrolyser at Shell's Energy and Chemicals Park in Germany’s Rhineland.
Volex agrees acquisitions of Prodamex and TC
Power products and manufacturing services provider Volex has signed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of Prodamex and Terminal & Cable (TC), it announced on Friday, for a total consideration of CAD 22. 5m (£13. 17m).
Secure Income reports rent collection level of 100pc
Secure Income REIT updated the market on the collection of rents due to date on Friday, following the end of the rent collection cycle for the September quarter, and monthly rents due from July to October.
Asia report: Most markets rise as China services data surprises
Markets in Asia closed mostly higher on Friday, as traders in China returned from their week-long autumn break, with service activity in the country back in positive territory.
Unite Students lettings running 'slightly below' expectations
Student accommodation specialist Unite Students updated the market on Friday, reporting that in the final stages of the lettings cycle for the 2021-2022 academic year, 94% of bed spaces were now let across its total portfolio, up from 88% last year and compared to 98% two years ago, pre-pandemic.
Royal Mail buys Canada's Rosenau, Electrocomponents lifts guidance
London open The FTSE 100 was expected to open flat on Friday, having closed up 1. 17% on Thursday at 7,078. 04.