LSE Market News

Secures £1,750,000 Loan on Attractive Terms – February 2015 Trial Date Set for Legal action Against Fitbit Fitbug Holdings Plc, the AIM listed provider of online personal health and well-being services, has announced that NW1 Investments Limited and Kifin Limited , a Kirsh Group subsidiary have together agreed to loan £1,750,000 to the Company. The Loan is repayable by 31 July 2015 and...

Update Re Drilling Campaign at Lac Dinga Potash Project African Potash, the AIM listed exploration company focused on sub-Saharan potash assets, has issued an update regarding drilling activities at the company’s Lac Dinga Potash Project in the Republic of Congo. Further to the announcement on 23 June 2014 regarding the appointment of RCT srl to undertake a maiden 1,000m diamond drill...

Directorship Change North River Resources plc, has announced the appointment of Mr. Mark Sawyer as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Mr. Sawyer is a Senior Partner at Greenstone Capital LLP and a co-founder of Greenstone Resources LP, the private equity fund which recently signed a US$12.0 million agreement with the Company to provide the project equity for its flagship project...

Well, yes – Intention to List on London’s AIM Market & Appointment of Advisors Zeta Petroleum plc (ASX:ZTA), the ASX listed oil and gas company with production, appraisal and exploration assets in onshore Romania, has announced the appointment of SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP as international broker and equity capital markets advisor to assist with its wider investor relations...

Whether you look at its share price or its operational reports, Reckitt Benckiser LSE:RB.) simply continues to impress. It’s share price finished up today by 2.66%, a gain of 135.00 pence from Friday’s close of 5,070. Shares closed today at 5,205 after opening at 5,170 and reaching an intra-day high of 5,250, just shy of its record high closing of 5,270, which was reached on 16...

Start of the Monsoon Season Mytrah Energy, the India-based independent power producer, has said that following the installation of an additional 65 MW of assets, its portfolio of operating wind assets now stands at 524.85 MW. This additional generating capacity represents a 15% increase since the Company reported its annual results on 17 March 2014 and a 70% increase since 31 December 2013...

At 16 minutes past 9:00 am GMT yesterday, 24 July 2014, Carillon (LSE:CLLN) announced that it had won a contract with the Ministry of Defense worth £2.8 billion. Carillon’s share price barely budged, despite analysts describing the deal as a game changer for the company. The contract for maintaining and upgrading military facilities was won as part of a joint venture with Amey, a...

Investors responded enthusiastically today to the announcement of the preliminary results for Renishaw’s (LSE:RSW) fiscal year ending 30 June 2014. Recording both record quarterly and annual revenues along with a 17% increase in pretax profits sent the Renishaw share price through the roof with an incredible 22.52% (331.00 pence) increase to 1,801.00. Even before the market had opened...

The share price of BHP Billiton (LSE:BLT) reached its highest peak since 19 February 2013, closing at 2,066, up 0.58% on the day after having reached 2,084 early this morning after the markets opened. A remarkably exceptional annual production report help to boost the BHP share price. When we are talking about a 0.58% increase in value for a company whose market cap is already greater than...

Update on Mexico Energy Reform: Senate Approves Key Bills Astar Minerals, further to the Company’s announcement on 16 July 2014, has said that the Mexican Senate has now approved the key bills with regards to the legislation required to reopen Mexico’s vast energy industry to the private sector. The bills have now been passed to the Lower House of Congress for final approval which...