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Tungsten Corp non-exec almost doubles stake

Michael Spencer, a significant investor in Tungsten Corporation, almost doubled his stake in the cloud-based invoicing business this week. Spencer, who is also the founder of ICAP, paid 253p a share, spending £1.9m in total. His stake in the company now stands at 1.83m shares. The transaction

T Clarke Raises Payment Delay Concerns

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps close 0.8 percent higher

The FTSE Small Cap index closes 0.8 percent higher, outstripping the midcaps, up 0.2 percent, and the blue chips, up 0.5 percent. Xenetic Biosciences lurches 13.2 percent higher after the bio-pharmaceutical company says it has successfully completed Phase I, the initial safety trial for Mye

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-UK small caps rise 0.2 percent

The FTSE Small Cap index advances 0.2 percent, while the midcaps climb 0.1 percent, and the blue chips are 0.4 percent higher. T Clarke firms 7.1 percent after the building services group issues an in-line trading update, with Panmure Gordon lifting its rating on the stock to "buy". P

Friday broker round-up UPDATE

Afren: Westhouse Securities initiates with a target price of 160p and a buy recommendation. Ashmore Group: Credit Suisse raises target price from 375p to 440p upgrading from underperform to neutral. Barratt Developments: Citigroup increases target price from 245p to 315p leaving its neutral rating

TClarke unveils annual profit decline in tough construction market

UK building services contractor TClarke reported a 75 per cent drop in annual pre-tax profits on Tuesday, reflecting market challenges and property disposal. Profit before tax for the year ended December 31st, 2012, came to £1.2m, down from £4.9m the previous year which benefited from a £2.2m prop

TClarke reports increased cash flows for 2012

TClarke's trading continued in line with expectations last year, with a rise in net cash flows, the building services company said Friday. Ahead of the preliminary results for the year ended December 31st, the group reported net cash of £5.4m, compared to £0.6m the year before. The company advance

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Environmental Recycling Technologies, which owns the rights to the Powder Impression Moulding (PIM) process which is capable of converting mixed waste plastics into commercially viable products, has confirmed that its US parent application, entitled 'Process for Forming Plastic, Apparatuses for Form

Tuesday broker round-up

AB Foods: Nomura cuts target from 1,400p to 1,380p, buy rating kept. BBA Aviation: Jefferies keeps buy rating and 250p target. Big Yellow: Goldman Sachs upgrades to conviction buy, target lifted from 360p to 390p. Devro: Investec keeps buy rating and 355p target. Diageo: Investec lifts target fr

T. Clarke jumps on order book news

T. Clarke, the building services company, says its forward order book has improved and now stands at £190m with over 50% of this year's requirement secured. It says it has won several high profile contracts including the famous "walkie-talkie" at 20, Fenchurch Street in the City. The total area amo

Friday preview: Cash the key for T. Clarke

T.Clarke, the building services group, said in mid-November it was on track to meet market expectations for the full year and in Panmure Gordon's opinion it had better deliver, or face the wrath of the market. "After some disappointing updates, the company needs to start delivering again. While ma