Wed, 07th Dec 2011 10:29
UK small caps are flat, outperforming the wider market, with junior-listed AIM shares and blue chips down 0.2 percent, while mid-caps drop 0.3 percent. Aquarius Platinum sheds 2.6 percent after the company announces a fatal incident at the Kroondal mine in South Africa. Zytronic, whi
Read moreTouch sensors and optical filters maker Zytronic reported an improved trading performance during the second half of its financial year and now expects full year results to be ahead of market expectations. Pre-tax profit for the year ended September 30th is now expected to be approximately £1.9m on
Read moreUK small caps close up 0.8 percent, outperforming the mid-caps and the blue chips, which gain 0.6 and 0.7 percent, respectively. Shares in Fusionex International rise 3.9 percent as the enterprise software firm reports an 18 percent increase in its gross profit for the six months to March.
Read moreTouch sensors and optical filters maker Zytronic rose to a 52-week high on the day of its annual general meeting where company Chairman, Tudor Davies, revealed that sales in the current financial year are ahead of last year. "The board is pleased to report that in the first four months of the finan
Read moreF&C Asset Management chairman Edward Bramson's interests have been consistently buying shares in the past week, while F&C chief executive Alain Grisay has made a significant disposal. Bramson was appointed chairman of F&C last month after a shareholder coup but his investment vehicle SIGA LP had
Read moreJohn Kennair is not seeking re-election to the board of AIM-quoted Zytronic after the controversy over his secret payments to Romag. Kennair, who used to be the chairman of Zytronic which was demerged from Romag in 2000, was originally seeking re-election at the AGM on 10 February. Kennair owns 0
Read moreShares of Zytronic, maker of touch sensors and optical filters, shot ahead after it posted a surge in full year sales and revealed record orders. A particularly strong second half boosted results for the full year. The group saw orders rise to an all time high of £19.8m compared to £16.1m the year
Read moreSovGEM doubled in price on its return from suspension today following publication of an admission document linked to the reverse takeover by Hanson Westhouse. Shares in the China-focused group soared to 18.5p at one stage from 8p when trading halted on 6 May. Hanson boss William Staple, who'll be
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