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KCR Residential raising £3.1m through share issue
KCR Residential announced on Friday that it intended to issue around £3. 1m by way of an issue of ordinary shares at, or credited as fully paid at, 70p per ordinary share.
Minds + Machines launches batch of new domains into China
Internet top-level domain operator Minds + Machines Group has received approval from MIIT - the Chinese regulator - for the future release of a new batch of top-level domains (gTLDs) into China - . fashion, . fit, . yoga and . luxe.
Creo Medical Group raises up to £48.5m in placing
Medical device company Creo Medical Group has conditionally raised up to £48. 5m before expenses, it announced on Friday, by way of three share placings by Cenkos Securities at 125p per ordinary share.
Inspired Energy tops sector index in first quarter
Inspired Energy was celebrating on Friday, after energy consultancy Cornwall Insight ranked it as the leading third party intermediary in the industrial and commercial sector index rankings for the first quarter.
Providence completes farm-out of part of licence to Total
Ireland-based oil and gas exploration company Providence Resources updated the market on Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 2/14 on Friday, confirming that, having received approval from the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, the farm-out comprising the assignment of 35% equity and transfer of operatorship of the licence to Total E&P Ireland had now completed.
SolGold makes good drilling progress at Cascabel
SolGold updated the market on drilling programs at Alpala and Aguinaga, at its Cascabel project in Northern Ecuador on Friday, reporting that extension drilling at the Alpala Central 'high-grade core’ was expected to extend the high-grade mineralisation along the lower and northeast margins of the deposit.
Prospex upbeat on work programme at Tesorillo
Prospex Oil and Gas updated the market on the ongoing work programme to test known gas bearing sandstone sequences at the Tesorillo Project in the Cadiz Province of southern Spain on Friday.
Asia report: Most markets higher as trade concerns subside
Most markets in Asia finished higher on Friday, piling on to the gains seen on Thursday and following a solid technology-led session on Wall Street overnight.
Akastor sees solid revenue growth in second quarter
Akastor posted its second quarter results on Friday, reporting revenue of NOK 873m, with growth of 25% from the previous year’s continuing operations, which saw revenue of NOK 1. 153bn, though that was inclusive of AKOFS Offshore.
Demand for digital Domino's ordering drives growth at DP Eurasia
DP Eurasia updated the market on its trading for the six months ended 30 June on Friday, reporting continued top-line growth amid “strong” digital engagement.
Negative investment performance pushes AuM southwards at Ashmore
Specialist emerging markets asset manager Ashmore Group updated the market on the quarter ended 30 June on Friday, reporting that assets under management fell $2. 6bn during the period, comprising net inflows of $2. 6bn offset by negative investment performance of $5. 2bn.
Halfords nabs new CFO Loraine Woodhouse from Waitrose
Halfords Group announced the appointment of Loraine Woodhouse as its chief financial officer on Friday, which would take effect from 1 November.
Antofagasta subsidiary sells transmission lines business for $117m
Antofagasta confirmed on Friday that its subsidiary Mineral Centinela was selling Centinela Transmisión - the company which holds its electricity transmission lines.
Workspace sees good first quarter demand, DCC adds acquisitions on both sides of pond
London open The FTSE 100 is expected to open 40 points higher on Friday, having closed up 0. 78% at 7,651. 33 on Thursday.
US close: Stocks finish higher as inflation edges north
US stocks bounced back from the previous session's losses on Thursday, as investors eyed the latest reading on inflation.