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Keras confident amid change of Togolese government
Mineral resource company Keras Resources updated the market on Monday, following the resignation of the Togolese prime minister Komi Selom Klassou and his government.
FTSE 100 movers: HSBC surges; Rolls-Royce slides again
London’s FTSE 100 was up 1. 7% at 5,942. 13 in afternoon trade on Monday.
Petrol station billionaires in running to buy Asda - report
Walmart has chosen buyout firm TDR Capital and the billionaire brothers who founded the EG petrol station business as joint preferred bidders to buy Asda, the Financial Times reported.
KKR buys 5.35% stake in Great Portland Estates
Shares of Great Portland Estates surged on Monday after private equity firm KKR bought a stake in the property company.
Inovio shares crash after FDA places partial hold on Covid-19 trial
Inovio's phase 2/3 trial of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate was put on partial hold by the US Food and Drug Administration, sending the shares crashing.
Virgin Money makes development director interim CFO
Virgin Money has appointed its corporate development director as interim chief financial officer as current CFO Ian Smith prepares to leave the bank.
Court temporarily blocks Trump's ban on TikTok
A US district judge granted TikTok a temporary reprieve from US President Donald Trump’s executive order banning it from app stores in the States late on Sunday evening.
Bank Rate has likely bottomed, BoE's Ramsden says
A top Bank of England official said he believed that 0. 1% was likely to prove the floor for the price of money in the UK.
Animalcare enters collaboration deal with Kane Biotech
Animalcare Group has entered into an agreement with Canada-based biotechnology company Kane Biotech, it announced on Monday, under which the two parties would form STEM Animal Health, which would focus on treating biofilm-related ailments in animals.
HSBC surges as largest shareholder Ping An lifts stake
HSBC surged on Monday after its biggest shareholder, China’s Ping An Asset Management, lifted its stake in the bank.
Funding accelerated for Bluebird gold projects in Korea
Korean gold development company Bluebird Merchant Ventures updated the market on the funding for its South Korean ventures on Monday, reporting that the investors in the country had accelerated their funding schedule.
CBI urge UK government to avoid no-deal Brexit
The Confederation of British Industry urged the UK government to try to reach an agreement with the European Union on trade post-Brexit to avoid further economic challenges.
Uber wins legal battle to continue operating in London
Uber is to continue operating in London, after a judge upheld its appeal against Transport for London’s decision to revoke its operator licence.
BigDish updates 'non-dilutive' funding plans
Restaurant technology company BigDish updated the market on its funding plans on Monday, reporting that if its strategy announced on 24 September is successful, the special purpose vehicle would receive the $5m (£3. 88m) of funding.
Europe midday: Shares continue rally with UK landlords in focus
European stocks continued to rally at lunchtime on Monday, recovering from big losses last week as upbeat corporate news and positive data from China boosted sentiment.
London midday: Stocks in the black as sterling rallies on Brexit hopes
London stocks were still firmly in the black by midday on Monday, boosted by encouraging Chinese data and strong performances from the likes of HSBC and Diageo, while the pound was lifted by Brexit hopes.
Pound strengthens on Brexit trade deal hopes
The pound rose against both the euro and dollar on Monday morning as the final round of Brexit trade negotiations geared up in Brussels.
JPM cuts Rolls-Royce price target, sees £6bn of new equity
JP Morgan cut its price target for Rolls-Royce shares for the second time in a month and warned the troubled engine maker needs at least £6bn of new equity.
JPMorgan upgrades Spire Healthcare to 'overweight'
JPMorgan Cazenove upgraded private hospital operator Spire Healthcare to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’ and lifted the price target to 175p from 136p as it said pent-up demand is building in both the private sector and the NHS and that Spire is well-placed to deliver capacity.
Full-year revenues set to top £150m, says Numis
Annual profits at Numis Corporation are on course to come in "materially" higher than the prior year, the City stockbroker said on Monday.