Tue, 21st Aug 2012 11:48
LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares in LPA Group PLC rose 11% Thursday after it said that following a quiet start to the year orders had picked up in the three months ended February 28, in a statement ahead of its annual general meeting. The LED lighting, electronic and electro-mechanical syste
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - Publisher Pearson is the biggest faller on the FTSE 100 Thursday after it issued a profit warning, saying trading had been weaker than it expected, particularly in North America, its main market. The Financial Times owner and publisher of education books said it had
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers within the main London indices midday Thursday. ------- FTSE 100 - WINNERS London Stock Exchange, up 1.1%. The company said its third-quarter revenue increased by 52% year-on-year, buoyed by recentl
Read moreLONDON (Alliance News) - LED lighting and electronic systems firm LPA Group PLC Thursday said pretax profit increased in its most-recent full year, despite UK sales dragging revenue down 3.9% The firm posted pretax profit of GBP1.8 million for the period ended September 30, 2013, up from GB
Read moreRumours of Burberry's impending fall from grace may have been a bit premature, as the stock bounced back this morning after a reassuring update. "Against record prior year comparatives, Burberry delivered 8% total revenue growth and 10% retail growth in the first half, albeit slowing in the second
Read moreLighting, power and electronics system manufacturer LPA has won two lighting contracts totalling 0.7m pounds. The company also said that trading in the final quarter of the year ended September 30th remained strong, with current expectations likely to be met or exceeded. Trading since then had a
Read moreLighting, power and electronics system manufacturer LPA has returned to the black after sales of LED lighting leapt 47% in the year ended September 30th. Profit before tax was £0.4m, compared to a loss for the same period a year ago of £0.46m. Revenue was also up, rising 17% from £14.7m to £17.3m.
Read moreStocks finished with hefty gains after the Greek parliament voted to pass austerity measures. The vote had been widely expected, but nevertheless prompted a large sigh of relief from investors. In stocks news, most excitement was in the FTSE 250, with Charter International now the top riser the en
Read moreStocks are posting big gains as investors pin their hopes on the Greek parliament voting in favour of austerity measures later today. Most excitement is in the FTSE 250, with Charter International now the top riser the engineer Melrose said it had approached its rival about making a 780p offer yest
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