BlackRock World Mining Trust had a good first quarter, outperforming the HSBC Global Mining Index with a 12% increase in its undiluted net asset value (NAV) per share. The HSBC Global Mining Index rose by 11% over the same period.Undiluted NAV per share (cum income) at the end of March stood at 736.56p, while on a capital only basis it stood at 736.09p. The share price's discount to NAV at the end of March stood at 15.6%, based on the capital only NAV per share.Short term borrowings at the end of the first quarter were £40.7m, and the trust's gearing was 3.0%.The trust's objective is to maximise total returns to shareholders through a global portfolio of mining and metal securities. Up to 10% of the assets may be invested in physical metals. The company is managed by Evy Hambro of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited.
LONDON (Alliance News) - Blackrock World Mining Trust PLC Thursday reported a 27% drop in its net asset value per share for 2013. The investment trust held its final dividend at 14.00 pence per share for the year, as it reported a net asset value per share of 499.39 pence, down from 685.75
Data centre services group Telecity saw its shares dive after predicting 2014 revenue would be below that forecast by analysts following a good set of results for 2013. Liberum issued a 'sell' rating on the company saying the guidance was five per cent below its guidance.
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Bashar AL-Rehany, an Executive Director of Euromoney, the international publishing business, this week sold 22,485 shares, reducing his stake to 14,791.
The £252,500 disposal, which was made on behalf of his wife, saw the shares sold at 1,123p a piece.
The sale was made on Thursday, the same day
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BlackRock World Mining Trust announced that is has formed a non-binding agreement on the key commercial terms of a royalty investment.
The deal, which has been formed with Avanco Resources, relates to a $12m net smelter return investment on Avanco's whole licensed area in Carajas, Brazil.
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The BlackRock World Mining Trust has published a portfolio update disclosing heavy exposure to the Anglo Australian mining group Rio Tinto.
The Trust, which reported that over the last year the portfolio had registered a small drop in its undiluted net asset value (NAV) of -15.1%, stood by its hold
Industrial metals and mining stocks were on the rise on Monday with iron ore group London Mining surging after announcing a royalty transaction this morning.
Shares in London Mining were nearly 18% higher today after saying that asset management firm BlackRock World Mining Trust is to buy a small s
Asset management firm BlackRock World Mining Trust is to buy a small stake in London Mining's Marampa licence in Sierra Leone.
Blackrock will acquire a two per cent revenue-related royalty from any iron ore sales over the life of the mine, paying $110m in cash. The transaction will be immediately
March was the cruellest month for BlackRock World Mining Trust as its investments in mineral stocks took a bath.
The group reported a 7.6% fall in net asset value (NAV) in March, although the end-March figure still stands 4.3% higher than the end-2011 figure.
Furthermore, the performance in March
Kevin Chidwick, Chief Financial Officer of Admiral, the FTSE 100 car insurance group, has sold off a chunk of shares awarded to him through the firm's senior executive restricted share plan.
Chidwick, 48, offloaded 34,207 shares at 1,179.00p each for a total of £403,301. The director also retained