AFR.L Share News (AFR)

8 Nov 2010

The Footsie drifted lower over the lunchtime session, hitting a new low for the day, as the afterglow of the Fed's quantitative easing boost begins to...

8 Nov 2010

Leading shares are mixed but still trending lower, with cautious investors banking a few profits after the UK market rose more than 3% last week. US ...

8 Nov 2010

After the tumultuous events of last week London has paused for breath, with Footsie making only slight gains early on. The G20 summit will make headl...

8 Nov 2010

Two of Afren's crew on one of its Nigerian rigs have been wounded in an attack by militants and five of its staff have been taken hostage, the oil gro...

21 Oct 2010

Shares in the oil and gas company Afren soared as First Hydrocarbon Nigeria, in which it holds a 45% stake, acquired a 45% interest in the Delta Stat...

21 Oct 2010

Afren moves ahead after buying a stake in a Nigerian oil field from Shell and Total, helping cement its position in the country. Debenhams is going w...

8 Oct 2010

London-based oil group Afren has completed the acquisition of Black Marlin Energy, an East African oil exploration company. In line with Afren's pan...

1 Oct 2010

Shares in Homeserve have fallen further after yesterday's update. The home maintenance specialist says interim profit is expected to be higher than la...