Small Caps
SDX Energy completes initial drilling phase in Morocco
Middle East and North Africa-focussed SDX Energy announced the successful completion of the initial three-well phase of its 2021 drilling campaign in Morocco on Monday, which would comprise up to a total of five wells over the year.
MyHealthChecked buys personalised health firm Nell Health
Consumer home-testing healthcare company MyHealthChecked announced the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding share capital of Nell Health, which provides genetic testing and personalised nutrition services, for initial consideration of £1. 202m.
Zephyr Energy signs drilling contract with Cyclone
Rocky Mountains-focussed oil and gas company Zephyr Energy updated the market on its project in the Paradox Basin of Utah on Monday, where it is preparing to spud the State 16-2LN-CC appraisal well.
Noel well briought on-stream by i3 Energy
UK and Canada-focussed oil and gas company i3 Energy updated the market on its operations on Monday, reporting that following the completion of construction and tie-in operations at the A-52-G horizontal well on its Noel acreage in northeast British Columbia had been brought on-stream on 17 June.
City Pub says trading has been 'encouraging' since April reopening
Pub operator City Pub Group said on Monday that trading since the reopening of pubs on 12 April had been "encouraging" at 90% of 2019 levels across the 42 locations that it has reopened to date.
Cambridge Cognition selected as cognitive assessment partner for large at-home study
Cognitive assessment software provider Cambridge Cognition has been selected as the cognitive assessment partner for a large at-home study, its second such award in the last two months.
Croma Security FY results tracking ahead of prior year, dividend to be raised
Security services provider Croma Security Solutions said on Monday that it was now "clear" that it would "achieve results ahead of the previous year", adding that its final dividend was "expected to reflect this".
Escape Hunt trading 'encouraging' since reopening
Escape rooms operator Escape Hunt said on Monday that trading in the five weeks ended 20 June had been "encouraging" in both its established and new sites.
Quadrise reports progress with new 'bioMSAR' product
Heavy fuel oil and biofuel alternative supplier Quadrise updated the market on progress with its new, “cleaner” low carbon fuel ‘bioMSAR’, and its active ‘MSAR’ projects with Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), its industrial client in Morocco, and Greenfield in Utah on Monday.
Lookers ups 2021 forecasts on strong trading
Lookers said on Monday it expects profits in the current year to comfortably beat expectations, boosted by robust post-lockdown demand, as it briefly delayed publication of its 2020 results.
Zinnwald advances core Germany lithium project
Germany-focussed lithium development company Zinnwald Lithium updated the market on its recent developments on Monday, noting the delivery of its “key strategic goal” of achieving 100% ownership of Deutsche Lithium.
Futura Medical makes progress with topical erection gel
Pharmaceutical company Futura Medical updated the market on its topical erectile dysfunction (ED) treatment ‘MED3000’ on Monday, given it now had CE-mark approval in Europe for the treatment of ED in adult men.
FastForward puts another £1.5m into Aussie cannabis firm
Investment company FastForward Innovations has put a further AUD 2. 77m (£1. 5m) in its portfolio firm Little Green Pharma (LGP), it announced on Monday.
MediaZest losses widen in first half as second lockdown bites
Audio-visual creative company MediaZest reported a 42% fall in revenue in its interim results on Monday, to £0. 85m, which it put down to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Renalytix upbeat on new KidneyIntelX data
Renalytix announced new data demonstrating that its ‘KidneyIntelX’ product can be effective at monitoring therapeutic response and improvements in kidney health over time, in adults with type-2 diabetes.
Totally wins largest contract to date
Healthcare services provider Totally has been awarded a new contract worth up to £850,000, its largest to date.