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Asia report: Markets move lower as confidence wanes
Markets in Asia finished lower on Thursday, as the newly-boosted confidence in geopolitical relations seen earlier in the week continues to wane.
Thor Mining offers CDI small parcel sale facility to ASX shareholders
Thor Mining said it was providing a CHESS Depositary Interest (CDI) sale facility for holders of less than a marketable parcel of CDIs in the company.
BP and Petrobras form alliance to explore further joint ventures
BP and Brazil's Petróleo Brasileiro have formed an alliance to explore potential joint opportunities in "upstream, downstream, trading and across low-carbon initiatives", inside and outside the South American country.
Mitie rallies on RBC Capital upgrade to 'outperform'
Outsource Mitie got a boost on Thursday as RBC Capital Markets lifted its stance on the stock to 'outperform' from 'sector perform', although it cut the price target to 200p from 210p.
African Battery extends auger programme at Kisinka
Exploration company African Battery Metals announced on Thursday that the auger programme on its Kisinka property in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been extended to investigate some additional soil anomalies.
Good progress continues through year-end at Scapa Group
Scapa Group issued an unaudited year end update for the 12 months ended 31 March on Thursday, reporting that the good progress reported in its interim results had continued.
Chamberlin sees significant improvement in second half
Specialist castings and engineering group Chamberlin updated the market on its trading for the financial year ended 31 March on Thursday, reporting that it delivered a “significantly improved” second half performance as expected.
TomCo raises £0.6m as it continues to fund TurboShale
TomCo Energy announced on Thursday that it has raised £0. 6m gross by way of a placing of 20 million new ordinary shares at a price of 3p each.
IP Group's Enterprise Therapeutics to raise £29m
IP Group said on Thursday that its portfolio company, Enterprise Therapeutics, has announced a £29m fundraising.
Cronin Group lands first 'pioneer' deal for DigitalGlassware programme
Digital chemical solutions firm Cronin Group has signed a full evaluation agreement with an unnamed international life science reagent and chemicals manufacturer.
US pre-open: Stocks to rise as Trump softens stance on Syria in another Twitter gem
US futures pointed to a positive open on Wall Street on Thursday following heavy losses in the previous session, after President Trump backtracked on the aggressive stance he took on Syria a day earlier.
London midday: Stocks reverse losses as Trump appears to backtrack
London stocks had reversed earlier losses by midday on Thursday, helped along by solid performances from Shire and Tesco, as US President Trump graced his Twitter feed yet again with a message suggesting he was backtracking on his earlier aggressive stance on Syria.
Syrian govt forces take control of Douma; US ponders airstrike
Syrian government forces have taken control of the city of Douma from rebels forces, Interfax reported citing the Russian Defense Ministry.
SDX Energy makes sizeable gas discovery at Egyptian asset
AIM-quoted exploration and production firm SDX Energy has discovered gas at its Ibn Yunus-1X exploration well in Egypt.
Carpetright closes 92 stores to stave off administration
Flooring retailer Carpetright announced on Thursday that it plans to close at least 92 stores and raise approximately £60m to restructure the business and avoid going into administration.
Petro Matad lets Falcon go after finding 'smaller than anticipated' resource
Mongolian oil explorer Petro Matad will abandon drilling on its Falcon prospect after data implied a smaller resource than management had anticipated.
Saga hits lowered targets but sees more challenges
Saga, the over-50s travel and insurance company, met its downgraded annual profit expectations but said the market remained "challenging" and that profits would fall remain under pressure in 2018.
Strategic Minerals pleased with latest magnetite ore sales
Producing mineral company Strategic Minerals updated the market on its magnetite ore sales at its Cobre magnetite operations in New Mexico on Thursday, for the three months to March.
Keras and Calidus upbeat on latest reports from Klondyke
Mineral resource company Keras Resources confirmed a drilling update published by Calidus Resources on Thursday, reporting that a further 12 reverse circulation holes have been completed along a reconnaissance traverse directly east of the Klondyke Gold Deposit, which is part of the Warrawoona Gold Project located in the Pilbara of Western Australia.