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UPDATE 1-Anite revenue to improve as handset-testing unit recovers

* Sees revenue improving in second half * First-half pretax profit drops 64 pct * Revenue falls 6 pct * Shares rise as much as 6.6 pct By Abhirup Roy Dec 9 (Reuters) - Anite Plc said it expected an improvement in its core handset-testing business to boost revenue in

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps lag AIM-listed shares

Junior-listed AIM shares rise 0.5 percent, ahead of the FTSE small cap index and the mid-caps, up 0.2 percent, and the blue chips , which edge 0.1 percent lower. Technology firm Anite rises 4.6 percent in volume of 1.2 times its 90 day average after it said that first-half trading was ahead

Anite first-half profit sinks after contract delays

Anite said pre-tax profit for the six months to the end of October slumped 64 per cent after contract delays at its main handset-testing division. The group, which provides software solutions to the international wireless and leisure travel industries, said pre-tax profit fell to £5.1m during the

Monday broker round-up UPDATE

Alternative Networks: FinnCap takes target price from 390p to 430p and retains a buy recommendation. Investec ups target price from 390p to 440p maintaining a buy recommendation. Anite: Panmure Gordon shifts target price from 142p to 143p and keeps a buy recommendation. Canaccord Genuity upgrades f

Anite first-half profit falls 64 pct on contract delays

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Software company Anite Plc reported a 64 percent drop in first-half profit, hurt by contract delays in its core handset-testing business. The company, which provides handset-testing systems to wireless companies and reservation software to the travel industry, said it exp

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DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Anite Senior Executives Acquire Shares

Anite directors stock up after profit warning

Directors at Anite made a round of share purchases on Wednesday, the biggest of which was made by Chairman Clay Brendish and Non-Executive David Hurst-Brown. Brenish acquired 28,250 shares at 91.00p, costing him a total of £25,708, while Hurst-Brown bought up 50,000 shares at 89.50p for a total of

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Anite Directors Purchase Shares

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Anite Executives Get Incentive Plan Shares

UPDATE 1-Spirent says customer delays to hurt fourth-quarter revenue

Oct 24 (Reuters) - British telecoms testing company Spirent Communications Plc said fourth-quarter revenue would be $12 million lower than it had estimated due to a delay in customers taking delivery of its products. The company, which tests ethernet networks and 3G and 4G wireless networks

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Anite Executives Purchase Shares

BROKER RATING CHANGES: Britvic Raised By 3 House; TUI Cut By UBS

London close: Stocks rally on hopes over 11th-hour deal in Washington

Stocks swung sharply into positive territory on Wednesday afternoon with the FTSE 100 hitting a four-week high on that US leaders can come to a deal to raise the debt ceiling before tomorrow's deadline. Despite a weak start, the FTSE 100 finished up 22.48 points at 6,571.59, its highest level since

London midday: Stocks slip as optimism over US deal begins to fade

London's FTSE 100 pulled back from a three-week high on Wednesday morning as a deal to avert a US default remained elusive with just one day to go before the government hits its borrowing limit. Matt Basi, Head of UK Sales Trading at CMC Markets, said that the proximity of the deadline was "giving