Angle Share News (AGL)

Judges Scientific said trading activity during the six-month ended 30 June remained robust and benefited from a healthy opening order book, strong order intake and favourable exchange rates. Order intake during the half-year was much stronger than in the comparable period of 2009.Terra Catalyst Fund, the Cayman Islands-registered investment company focused on listed property companies and funds in Europe, reports that its largest single investment, the Netherlands' Spazio, has been successfully disposing of properties despite uncertainty in European property markets.Irish distributor DCC said it traded ahead of the prior year and expectations in the quarter to June 30.Venture management firm Angle is at its best in a month following strong progress at NeuroTargets, its 25% portfolio company specialising in the relief of neuropathic pain.NeuroTargets, which has licensed the intellectual property to the University of Bristol, has today been promised a second phase funding of a further £3.8m by the Wellcome Trust, bringing the total to £4.3m. Specialist currency manager Record is weaker after revealing assets under management equivalents (AuME) sank to $29.5bn in the first quarter from $34bn at the end of March. Client outflows rose to $1.7bn from £1.3bn in last three months of the previous financial year, while exchange rate moves accounted for $0.6bn of the decline, market moves $1.7bn and the pooled fund investment performance £0.5bn.Ford intolerance tester Omega increased sales to end March by 14% to £6.2m (2009: £5.4m). Adjusted profit before tax up 9% to £0.59m (2009: £0.54m), though pre-tax profits fell to £210,000 from £267,000. Trading in the first three months of the year is in line with current management expectation." it added.India Star Energy has completed a placing of 282m new shares at 0.35p per share raising £986,000.Invista Foundation Property Trust's NAV fell 2.3% to 51.2p per share at 30 June 2010 from three months earlier, blamed on a £3.9m adverse movement in its interest rate swaps. It will pay an interim dividend of 0.88p in respect of the period 1 April to 30 June 2010.Recruiter Work Group expects to report an operating profit (before exceptional costs) for the six month period ended 30 June 2010. Net fee income for the period was £5.6m, 3% up on the corresponding period last year. Management is also confident that full year expectations will be met.