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London midday: Footsie clings on

Fri, 25th Mar 2011 12:08

Footsie just about kept its head above water in the morning session but index heavyweight BP was a major drag after last night's news about the blocking of its $16bn joint venture with Rosneft.Broker commentary is behind the share price movements of the Footsie's best and worst performers.Reckitt Benckiser is wanted after Bank of America Merrill Lynch upgraded the stock of the Cillit Bang maker to "buy" from "neutral", while Autonomy is in the red after JP Morgan issued a note in which it opined that the software giant's earnings quality is "poor and deteriorating".George O'Connor at Panmure Gordon remains a fan, however, pointing to a read across from US database software colossus Oracle which, in O'Connor's words, "came out with a blistering set of third quarter results after the US close yesterday"."The results bode well from the enterprise software sector generally, with Autonomy as the prime candidate for a positive read-across. Autonomy is closing the period (end March) and shares should begin the traditional 'lift' - Oracles results are a likely catalyst for the 'lift' to begin. Shares are trading on a current year P/E of 20.3x - the bottom end of the traditional range - and are pretty much where they normally are given the intra quarterly pattern," O'Connor says.African Barrick Gold has had further successes with its drilling programme on the Nyanzaga project in Tanzania. Infill drilling continues to show good continuity of gold mineralisation throughout the Tusker deposit with further wide zones encountered on several sections.Euromoney Institutional Investor, the business publisher and exhibitions organiser, is trading in line with expectations and will make at least £40m in the half-year to 31 March. "Sales trends over the past three months have been broadly positive, particularly for the events businesses for which the third quarter is the most important of the year," the firm said Friday.Canary Wharf owner Songbird Estates' recovery continued in the second half of last year as property values picked up and occupancy rose to 97.1%. Online gaming company 888 said that the Nevada Gaming Commission has approved the relationship between Dragonfish, 888's business-to-business arm, and Caesars Interactive Entertainment. The ruling relates to state law in Nevada that covers Nevada gaming companies conducting gaming outside the state of Nevada.Online gaming software specialist Cryptologic has launched a full strategic review, which will include whether to put itself up for sale.Europe-focused Aurelian Oil & Gas has run into problems at the Siekierki multi-frak well Trzek-2 where the stabilised flow rate is now likely to be less than originally expected. The firm, which had been predicting a flow rate of about 8m standard cubic feet per day of gas, said the test had been delayed by two weeks due to mechanical problems.North Sea oilfields operator Xcite Energy is not fazed by tax changes in the Budget this week. According to the company's calculations, the increased benefit of the heavy oil tax allowances will have a material offsetting effect on the increased supplemental corporation tax charge. Xcite's loss before tax in 2010 widened to £2.45m from £0.78m in 2009 as the company invested heavily in its drilling programme. HMV, the entertainment media retailer, had bears rushing to cover their short positions as it confirmed press speculation that is exploring strategic options in respect of Waterstone's and HMV Canada. FTSE 100 - RisersReckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) 3,158.00p +3.07%GKN (GKN) 199.70p +2.89%Invensys (ISYS) 350.80p +2.81%International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG) 230.10p +2.49%WPP (WPP) 770.50p +1.85%Schroders (Non-Voting) (SDRC) 1,403.00p +1.67%Lonmin (LMI) 1,697.00p +1.62%Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 1,870.00p +1.36%Investec (INVP) 470.80p +1.36%Schroders (SDR) 1,766.00p +1.32%FTSE 100 - FallersAutonomy Corporation (AU.) 1,610.00p -1.95%G4S (GFS) 247.90p -1.47%ITV (ITV) 81.40p -1.33%Kingfisher (KGF) 258.20p -1.22%Marks & Spencer Group (MKS) 354.10p -1.12%Resolution Ltd. (RSL) 286.20p -1.07%Inmarsat (ISAT) 599.50p -0.99%Next (NXT) 2,023.00p -0.98%Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC) 932.50p -0.96%BP (BP.) 476.50p -0.91%FTSE 250 - RisersAfrican Barrick Gold (ABG) 549.00p +3.78%Savills (SVS) 369.10p +3.33%Lamprell (LAM) 315.00p +3.28%SVG Capital (SVI) 246.10p +2.97%CPP Group (CPP) 290.00p +2.91%Sports Direct International (SPD) 195.80p +2.89%Travis Perkins (TPK) 1,037.00p +2.67%FTSE 250 - FallersTaylor Wimpey (TW.) 42.07p -2.86%Persimmon (PSN) 467.10p -2.48%CSR (CSR) 369.80p -2.20%Bovis Homes Group (BVS) 455.40p -2.00%Barratt Developments (BDEV) 114.50p -1.72%Bellway (BWY) 698.00p -1.62%Homeserve (HSV) 442.90p -1.62%- - -jh
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4 Jan 2011 07:54

More good news for Xcite

North Sea oilfields operator Xcite Energy said its 9/3b-6z well on the Bentley field has been successfully suspended for potential future use as a production well. In addition to the successful well flow test announced on 21 December 2010, high quality down hole pressure, temperature and sample dat

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21 Dec 2010 11:04

Xcite demonstrates potential of Bentley field

Xcite Energy, the developer of heavy oil assets in the North Sea, has rallied on news the flow test of the 9/3b-6z horizontal well on the Bentley field has been successfully completed. The firm's value soared over 20% Tuesday morning after the flow rates demonstrated the commerciality of the field

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20 Dec 2010 10:32

Small caps round-up: African Eagle, Xcite, Dunedin Smaller Co's

African Eagle is up again as a new economic model for the Dutwa nickel project in Tanzania turned out to be a "significant" improvement over the results of the scoping study 18 months ago. Independent Perth based consultant Simulus gives a pre-tax net present value (NPV) of US$650m at a discount ra

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15 Dec 2010 14:48

Small caps round-up: Firestone Diamonds, UBC Media

Firestone Diamonds' first diamond tender at its new sales office in Gaborone, Botswana, sold 14,673 carats for gross proceeds of about $1.6m, with the first sale of diamonds from the main pipe at Liqhobong making $98/carat "We are very pleased that the prices achieved for both Liqhobong and BK11 p

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1 Nov 2010 11:34

Xcite's North Sea well to exceed expectations

Xcite Energy, the developer of heavy oil assets in the North Sea, saw net assets increase to £52.9m at 30 September, from £24.1m at 31 December 2009. Cash balances stood at £27.8m, compared to £0.54m at the end of September last year. However, its pre-tax losses increased to £212,716 for the quarter

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28 Oct 2010 08:12

Premier Oil and gang expand North Sea portfolios

Premier Oil has been awarded five new licences in the 26th UK Licensing Round, including several blocks close to its existing interests in the Central North Sea. The company, which already has a 35% interest in the potentially huge Catcher field, said the wins, announced yesterday by the Department

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25 Oct 2010 17:26

Small caps round-up: Abbeycrest, City of London Investment, Impax...

Jewellery maker Abbeycrest has swung to a pre-tax loss of £0.46m for the half year from a pre-tax profit of £1.26m last year. For the six months ended 31 August 2010, group revenue increased by 5% to £18.8m from £17.9m previously. However, this was largely due to the effect of the rising gold price

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20 Jul 2010 16:42

London close: Flat finish for FTSE 100

There was plenty of movement in both directions Tuesday, but Footsie closed just a few points lower. Government spending cuts and their effect on the profits on the big players in the public sector is the day's big story after Cable & Wireless Worldwide warned that the coalition government's emerge

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20 Jul 2010 14:25

London afternoon: Cautious note from De La Rue

Footsie lost more ground over the lunch time session with barely a fifth of the blue-chip index's constituents remaining in the red, and many of those are miners. Government spending cuts and their effect on the profits on the big players in the public sector is the day's big story after Cable & Wi

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20 Jul 2010 12:35

Small caps round-up: Acta, Hampson, Leni Gas & Oil ...

Clean energy products group Acta has signed an agreement to supply generators that produce clean hydrogen to Girelli Bruni, a company that installs equipment on forecourts of petrol stations in Italy. Aerospace group Hampson has appointed US national Norman Jordan, chairman and chief executive of L

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20 Jul 2010 12:10

London midday: Public sector specialists hit

Sovereign debt worries are haunting investors again after Hungary cut back its treasury bill offering by 10bn forints to 35bn. European stock markets took a step back on the news while expectations of a weak opening on Wall Street has also sparked some selling. Cable & Wireless Worldwide is the bi

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20 Jul 2010 07:42

Xcite Energy Contract For The Ocean Nomad Semi-Submersible Rig

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Xcite Energy PLC (XEL.LN), said Tuesday that Xcite Energy Resources Ltd has entered into a binding contract for the Ocean Nomad semi-submersible rig to drill the 9/3 billion-R well on the Bentley field. MAIN FACTS: -With an expected spud date around the middle of Septembe

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20 Jul 2010 07:00

PRESS RELEASE: Xcite Energy Limited ("Xcite Energy" or the "Company") Rig Contract-Ocean Nomad

ABERDEENSHIRE, UK--(Marketwire - July 19, 2010) - This Announcement Is Not for Release, Publication or Distribution in or Into the United States Xcite Energy is pleased to announce that Xcite Energy Resources Limited ("XER") (TSX-V: XEL) (LSE: XEL) (AIM: XEL) has entered into a binding contract

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2 Jul 2010 07:09

Xcite Energy Pact To Drill Bentley Field 9/3b-R Well

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Xcite Energy Ltd (XEL.LN), said Friday that it has entered into an agreement for the Ocean Nomad semi-submersible rig to drill the 9/3b-R well on the Bentley field, with an expected spud date around the end of August subject to the current rig program. MAIN FACTS: -The Co

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2 Jul 2010 07:04

PRESS RELEASE: Xcite Energy Limited ("Xcite Energy" or the "Company") Rig Contract-Ocean Nomad

ABERDEENSHIRE, UK--(Marketwire - July 01, 2010) - This Announcement Is Not for Release, Publication or Distribution in or Into the United States. Xcite Energy (TSX-V: XEL)(LSE: XEL)(AIM: XEL) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement for the Ocean Nomad semi-submersible rig

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