AQP.L Share News (AQP)

Aquarius Platinum's Asset Sale Is Off After Regulatory Delay

London midday: Stocks erase losses on mining strength, Synergy soars

After a weak start, UK stocks had erased losses by Monday lunchtime, helped by decent gains in the heavyweight mining sector and a takeover offer for Synergy Health. London's FTSE 100 was trading 0.3% higher at 6,358 by around midday, bouncing off a low of 6,302 reached in early deals. UK equities

London open: UK stocks fall for fifth day, but miners advance

There was no let-up in the selling pressure on Monday as the UK stock market resumed its sell-off despite a strong performance by the mining sector. After falling 2.7% last week, the FTSE 100 was down a further 0.4% at 6,314 in early trading, falling for the fifth session in a row. If the index ends

Aquarius Platinum announces fatality at Kroondal, suspends operations

One of Aquarius Platinum's employees at the Kroondal mine in South Africa was killed in an accident at the weekend, the mining group announced on Monday. Pedro Tafulane Nhabinde, a team leader working at the Kwezi shaft at Kroondal, was fatally injured in a fall of ground incident on Saturday. "The

UK MORNING BRIEFING: London Shares Slide At Open On Eurozone Worries

Aquarius Platinum Suspends Kwezi Shaft Operations Following Fatality

Thursday broker round-up UPDATE

Amec: UBS raises target price from 1100p to 1215p upgrading from neutral to buy. Aquarius Platinum: Citi lowers target price from 26p to 22p maintaining a neutral rating. Arrow Global: Panmure Gordon ups target price from 335p to 360p and keeps a buy recommendation. Barr (AG): Numis ups target pri

Nigel Rudd Adds Aquarius Platinum To List Of Chairmanships

Aquarius Platinum hires heavyweight Rudd as new chairman

Aquarius Platinum has announced the appointment of Sir Nigel Rudd as its chairman designate ahead of the departure of incumbent chairman Nicholas Sibley in February next year. Rudd will take up the position at the start of November before taking the full role at the beginning of March. He is curren

Sector movers: Precious metal miners fall as gold sinks after FOMC

Heavy falls in the prices of gold and silver saw precious metal miners drop on Thursday after the Federal Reserve lifted its outlook for interest rates. While the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday maintained its pledge to keep short-term interest rates near zero for a "considerable time" af

Bezant Resources Appoints Non-Executive Chairman

Tuesday broker round-up UPDATE

African Barrick Gold: Investec ups target price from 212p to 260p upgrading from sell to hold. Al Noor Hospotals: Jefferies cuts target price from 1155p to 1125p and maintains a buy recommendation. Aquarius Platinum: Citi shifts target price from 22p to 26p and keeps a neutral rating. BHP Billito

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

African Minerals: Canaccord Genuity cuts target price from 170p to 150p, while keeping its buy recommendation. AMEC: Credit Suisse reduces target price from 1250p to 1150p retaining a neutral rating. Nomura reduces target price from 1450p to 1250p staying with its buy recommendation. UBS cuts targe

Aquarius Platinum Pretax Loss Narrows On Reduction In Impairments

Spirit Pub non-exec increase stake by a third

Tony Rice, a non-executive director of Spirit Pub Company, has bought £152,506-worth of shares, increasing his stake by around a third. The addition of the 206,984 shares, which were bought at 73.68p apiece, take Rice's holding to 810,000 shares. The purchase comes a few weeks after the group to