AVN.L Share News (AVN)

PZ Cussons Chairman raises stake above 54,000

The Chairman of consumer products company PZ Cussons has acquired just over 3,000 shares, increasing his stake above 54,000. Richard Harvey purchased the shares at 411p a piece for a total spend of £12,371, just a few days after the company said its results for the last quarter were in line with ex

Update-Moody's assigns Caa1 CFR to Avanti Communications Group Plc; positive outlook

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Avanti Communications Places USD370 Million Bond

Vedanta Deputy Executive Chairman trades in 50,000 shares

Navin Agarwal, the Deputy Executive Chairman, of mining group Vedanta, on Thursday disposed of 50,000 shares, reducing his stake to 167.53m. The director sold the stock at 1,174p a time, earning himself £587,000. This week the company welcomed Tom Albanese, the former Chief Executive of Rio Tint

Soon-to-retire Informa CEO sells up

Informa's out-going Chief Executive, Peter Rigby, has reduced his stake by 285,372 shares ahead of his retirement from the B2B business information and publishing group later this year. The shares were sold at 532.42p each, pocketing the director £1.5m. Rigby announced his plans for retirement on

DIRECTOR DEALING - Avanti Director Buys 55K Shares At Below-Market Price

Sainsbury Group Development Director adds 6,000 shares to stake

Luke Jensen, the Group Development Director of Sainsbury, purchased 5,944 shares for him and his wife. The transaction was split into 2,971 shares for himself, bought at 3,974p a time, and 2,973 shares for his wife, bought at 3,972p. Jensen, who joined Sainsbury and the operating board in June 2

UK Winners & Losers: Airlines Gain As Oil Prices Drop Overnight

Avanti Communications Revenues Boosted By New Satellite Launch

Avanti Comms upbeat about backlog after in-line annual results

Annual results from satellite operator Avanti Communications met recently-downgraded estimates on Tuesday morning, with shares rising strongly after the firm gave an upbeat outlook and said it turned cashflow positive before the end of the financial year. Revenues increased 65% year-on-year from £1

Sector movers: Telecoms jump as Vodafone-Verizon talks resume

Telecoms were the best performers of the day on Thursday as a surge in the price of sector giant Vodafone provided a boost. Vodafone, one of the largest listed companies in London, saw shares rise 8.5% to 205.3p before the close of trade after confirming that it is back in talks with partner Verizo

Highland Gold Chairman spends big after recent share-price weakness

The Non-Executive Chairman of Russia-focused resources group Highland Gold Mining invested over one million pounds in the firm one day after the stock reached a 52-week low. As has been the case with the wider mining sector, the share price has suffered since the start of the year as commodity pric

Avanti execs top up stakes after profit warning

Two executives at AIM-listed satellite operator Avanti Communications took advantage of a plummeting share price on Wednesday to raise their stakes in the company. The move came after the firm warned that annual revenues would be below market consensus forecasts due to the timing of certain contrac

Avanti Communications says annual revenues will miss forecasts

Satellite operator Avanti Communications Group said annual revenues were below market consensus due timing of certain contracts. The company expects revenue to be £10m below analysts' expectations for the year ended June 30th, according to a trading update on Wednesday. Based on a company-collat

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps down 0.3 pct around mid-session

UK small caps are down 0.3 percent into mid-session, while junior-listed AIM shares fall 0.4 percent, both outperforming a 1.3 percent drop on the mid-caps. Shares in Avanti Communications drop 32 percent after the satellite operator says revenues for the year to end-June "are likely to be