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Think ntog will have a few shakes along the way...........but i see 1.6- 2p from the updates shortly..........

Yes been in ntog for about 2 years,but ive topped up a few times this week.........

Worst week ive had for a long time.........

Harvey Nash has recommended a 10% increase in final dividend to 1.635p per share.

The group said current trading is in line with company expectations and it looks forward to expanding its geographical footprint in Asia in the coming year.

Commenting on current trading CEO Albert Ellis said, "We are seeing the benefits of our focus both on high growth technology markets and on the robust economies of Northern Europe." "We made significant market share gains which delivered an increase in operating profit of 19% in the UK despite the widely reported weakness in the recruitment market and a 59% increase in operating profit in Europe against a background of uncertainty over the euro zone. All of this growth is organic.

UK & Ireland exceeded expectations with operating profit up 19%, while Germany and the Nordic region underpinned a 59% rise in operating profit from Europe. The group, which operates from 39 offices in the US, Europe and Asia, said total revenue for the year ended 31 January 2012 rose to £533m from £422m the year before while pre-tax profit rose 35% to £8.5m. Gross profit climbed 15% to £78.5m and operating profit surged 41% to £9m.

Recruitment consultancy and IT outsourcing service provider Harvey Nash revealed a robust set of annual results amid strong demand from its UK and Nordic markets. The group said it gained significant market share in the Nordics and the UK, with robust demand for flexible labour continuing despite uncertainty in the euro zone.

Creston said its most recent acquisition, The Corkery Group, is performing well.

Operating cash flow remains good and after funding the initial cash consideration of £3.8m for The Corkery Group acquisition and the cash charges for the restructuring, start-ups and acquisition related costs, the group expects to be broadly debt free at the year-end and in a net cash position as at 27 April 2012, both ahead of expectations.

Creston, which posted a profit warning in January, said it has now completed the necessary actions to reduce its operating costs.

Communications group Creston confirmed that headline pre-tax profit for the full year is expected to be in line with company expectations. In an update on trading for the year ended 31 March 2012 it said full year revenue is expected to reach £75m, up 11% from the previous year. Like-for-like revenue is marginally ahead of the same period last year.

"This is allied to its strategy of international expansion where the Company continues to see steady growth, principally in Australasia and the Middle East, where significant new contracts have been won," it added.

ILX said it continues to focus on developing its e-learning digital capability and the building of recurring revenue streams from its software products.

In a company update ILX said, "Despite the continued challenging market conditions, especially in the UK, ILX has experienced overall revenue growth due to the strength of its overseas operations."

AIM listed e-learning software and business training provider ILX said it is confident trading for the year ended 31 March 2012 will meet market expectations. Increased revenue is expected to give an operating profit of around £1m.

Human tissue services group Asterand saw its value go through the floor after it announced it had called off a sale of the business. Shares fell almost 40% after the firm said it had instead signed letters of intent to sell each of its two businesses, BioSeek and the non-BioSeek Tissue Based Solutions business, separately. This would then lead to a solvent liquidation of the group to return cash to shareholders, according to the company. "The board's current estimation, based on the letters of interest from the buyers and the current share price, is that the maximum payout to shareholders is unlikely to show a significant premium to the share price as of the close of business on 26 April 2012," Asterand said. To add to the bad news the firm announced pre-tax losses of $6.6m for 2011

Those caveats have not stopped the stock rising 9.4% in morning trading. WCN has doubled in value over the last 12 months.

The firm says it expects full year revenues to exceed the prior year, although the growing headcount and investment, particularly in security, will see costs rise. WCN also says that the size of the projects it is now dealing with will make profits more "erratic"

Recruitment software provider World Careers Networks (WCN) says a rise in licence fee and 'implementation' income boosted revenues and profits in the six months to the end of January. Turnover increased by 30% to £3.51m compared to £2.69m in the first half of 2011. At the same time overheads rose by £440,000 resulting in profits before tax of just under £1.1m, an increase of 53% on the £0.71m reported for the first half of last year.