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11 Mar 2011 17:18

Boss' s wife splashes out on Standard Life shares

The wife of Standard Life's chief executive has spent nearly £300,000 on a stake in the insurer, the day after the company announced it had a "good" 2010. Caroline Nish, wife of David, bought 125,000 shares at 2,24p a time, taking the couple's stake to about 550,000 shares. The UK's fourth-largest

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11 Mar 2011 16:41

London close: Japan gloom stifles rally

The devastating earthquake in Japan this morning overshadowed today's trading but shares struggled to climb into the blue and finished just a few points short. The tsunami resulting from the earthquake has already killed a large number of people in Japan, with police in the port of Sendai reporting

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11 Mar 2011 14:29

London afternoon: Rally runs out of steam

An attempt at continuing the late-morning rally fizzled out over the lunch time session, but prices are not as soft as might be expected given the array of bad news out there, such as the Japanese earthquake, the Libyan situation and the continuing concerns about European sovereign debt. The insura

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11 Mar 2011 12:21

London midday: Japan earthquake casts shadow

The earthquake in Japan is casting a shadow over trading today and the FTSE 100 sits just a few points above 5,800 now. The insurance sector has been hit by worries over the possible effects of the Japan earthquake. Aviva, Legal & General and Prudential are suffering losses. The damage caused by th

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11 Mar 2011 09:07

London open: Footsie recovers early losses

London is trying to stage a rally after the rout on Wall Street yesterday over the situation in Libya, sovereign debt in the eurozone and overnight a huge earthquake in Japan. Bus and train group FirstGroup remains on track to hit full-year to earnings and cash targets, but warns it's been a bumpy

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11 Mar 2011 08:03

Aga makes hot profits

Expensive cooker maker AGA Rangemaster dished up a big increase in profits last year as sales picked up during the second half. Profit before tax swelled to £19.9m from £0.5m the year before, though £16.3m of that was down to a one-off curtailment gain after the firm froze final salaries in the pen

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14 Jan 2011 17:40

Small caps round-up: Aga, Smiths News, Abbeycrest

Shares in upmarket cooker maker AGA Rangemaster rose 15% Friday as the group increased sales of AGA and Rangemaster cookers in November and December. Revenues for the year ended 31 December were up 5% on the £245m reported in 2009, while net cash grew £5m to £33m. Exports of Rangemaster cookers gr

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16 Dec 2010 17:13

Managers back Goals Soccer

Members of the management team at Goals Soccer Centres considered today's trading update an opportunity to buy - over £200,000 of shares in total. The five-a-side football pitch operator said trading has been resilient, though the recent snowfall means the company is unlikely to meet its 2010 profi

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19 Nov 2010 16:57

London close: Late recovery not quite enough

Shares recovered heading into the weekend but not enough to haul the leading share index into the blue. Outsourcing giant Capita, which yesterday said revenue growth in the second half of 2010 had been subdued due to government cuts in public spending, suffered more falls today. Miners continue to

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19 Nov 2010 15:53

Sector movers: Household goods hot despite Aga disappointment

The household goods sector is one of today's best performers despite shares in Aga going cold after an update. Sales picked up at upmarket cooker maker Aga over the key autumn sales period, though the weak housing market is a concern. "We are encouraged by the performance of our brands - Rangemast

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19 Nov 2010 15:31

London afternoon: Stocks still struggling

A poor start on Wall Street has done nothing to help a recovery in London where the leading index is stuck near 5,700. Outsourcing giant Capita, which yesterday said revenue growth in the second half of 2010 had been subdued due to government cuts in public spending, is suffering more falls today.

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19 Nov 2010 07:52

Aga encouraged despite housing concerns

Sales picked up at upmarket cooker maker Aga over the key autumn sales period, though the weak housing market is a concern. "We are encouraged by the performance of our brands - Rangemaster is having another successful year and we are pleased to see Aga volumes increasing," the firm said, though it

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7 Jul 2010 16:00

UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Photo-Me Eyes "Futuristic" Photos Boost

Dow Jones smallcap news is on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps PHOTO-ME INTERNATIONAL PLC (PHTM.LN), a photo booth operator, said a significant proportion of future revenue is set to come from its "futuristic" photo boot

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7 Jul 2010 12:30

UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Aveva Eyes Boost From BP Gulf Spill

Dow Jones smallcap news is on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps AVEVA GROUP PLC (AVV.LN), a maker of engineering software, said Wednesday that safety concerns following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will likely increase de

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7 Jul 2010 09:30

UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: DS Smith To Acquire France's Otor

Dow Jones smallcap news is on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps DS SMITH PLC (SMDS.LN) Wednesday said it agreed to acquire a French packaging business from Carlyle Group LP for EUR247 million to bolster its presence in co

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