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Commenting on the trading update, Shufang Zhuang, Executive Director and the Group's founder, commented: "Since the Group's admission to AIM in August this year, we have continued to trade very strongly and are pleased to report that we now expect our full year results to be materially ahead of current market expectations. "We are continuing to see a growing demand for both our logistics services and inventory solutions businesses. ChainTek has the scale, customer base and service offering to deliver consistent growth in future years and we look forward to continuing our development to become the leading provider of logistics services in China."

Overall trading remains robust, and the Board is confident that its complementary and growing inventory solutions business will increase customers' reliance on ChainTek and allow it to move further up the customer value chain. As at 30 September 2012, the Group had a net cash position of RMB286.4 million (approximately £28.6 million). The Group stated at the time of IPO that it would seek debt funding to complete funding for new distribution centres and investment in developing the Group's IT systems. Discussions regarding this funding are progressing and the Group will update the market in due course.

Trading Update China ChainTek United Holdings Co., Ltd (AIM: CTEK), the provider of logistics services to manufacturers of fast moving consumer goods in China, is pleased to give the following trading update for the nine month period ended 30 September 2012. Financial information contained in this announcement for the nine month period is unaudited. Trading since the Group's admission to AIM in August 2012 has exceeded management's expectations and results for the full year ended 31 December 2012 are now anticipated to be materially ahead of current market expectations. For the nine month period to 30 September 2012, revenue was RMB260.3 million (approximately £26.0 million). This performance has been driven primarily by the continued strength of ChainTek's logistic service operations, representing 86.0% of the period's revenues, and the Group is pleased to announce that it has secured additional clients in further sectors including food, building materials, toiletries and paper industries. EBITDA for the period was RMB 202.4 million (approximately £20.2 million), Gross Profit was RMB221.0 million (approximately £22.1 million) and PBT was RMB199.6 million (approximately £20.0 million).

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Seymour Pierce maintained its "buy" recommendation on medical device manufacturer Surgical Innovations (SUN), with a 14p target price. The group has shipped the first batch of its PretzelFlex minimally invasive surgery retractor instruments and the broker noted that a second batch is to be shipped in December 2012. Seymour Pierce highlighted the eight year distribution agreement with CareFusion, giving the company exclusive rights to sell the new instrument, as a reason to be optimistic for investors

Shore Capital upgraded its "hold" recommendation on Staffline (STAF) to "buy" with a target price of 229p after the recruitment company secured the acquisition of Select Appointments. The broker believes this is a positive step towards establishing the brand nationwide and cited plans to triple the amount of branches operating under the Select brand as being positive news for potential investors. Shore Capital added further justification to its claim by suggesting that back office services for further expansion will be met by existing operations, adding minimal additional cost to the business

Investment group Old Mutual's (OML) banking subsidiary Nedbank Group announced a 9% increase in net interest income to 14.5 billion pounds for the third quarter ended 30th September, with non-interest income up by 14% at 12.4 billion pounds. The increase in revenues was largely attributed to a growth in fees and commissions, while insurance and trading incomes also grew significantly, by 27.1% and 28.3% respectively. As a result of the performance the firm believes that it is on target to meet its earnings target for the year

Commenting Tom Burnet, Chief Executive Officer of Lo-Q plc said: "I am pleased that we have continued to deliver strong, profitable growth this year by delivering on the goals we set when the year first began. We have driven sales across our entire product suite and signed agreements that add new, global operators to our client base. We have laid the groundwork for future expansion in to Asia, which has the potential to be a hugely exciting market for us over the long-term. And, we have also pushed ahead with some our newest innovations, signing up our first customer for Q-smart. As the theme park operating season comes to a close, operators are once again turning their attentions to the infrastructure investments that will sustain and improve their park visitor experience next year. As in previous years, we expect this decision-making period to result in further positive news from Lo-Q in the months ahead."

Operational achievements This year has seen Lo-Q deliver on a number of important operational milestones. Strong sales momentum has continued, particularly in new product areas and with new customers. The Company has also made further progress in securing the partnerships and trials that will support its future expansion in to new markets and verticals. The Company's Q-band water park product, for example, has now been successfully installed in 11 water parks in North America and has seen encouraging increases in customer adoption during the summer as park guests became increasingly familiar with the product and its benefits. Progress with Q-smart - the Company's new smartphone-based system - has also been encouraging for two reasons. First, this year has seen Lo-Q secure its first Q-smart customer in the shape of an installation at Walibi Holland, one of The Netherlands' top theme parks. Secondly, this particular Q-smart agreement has opened the door to a new, top-tier customer relationship for Lo-Q with Compagnie des Alpes: the park's owner and a major player in the tourism and leisure industries in Europe. This new relationship is one example of the good progress Lo-Q has made this year both in building and converting its sales pipeline, particularly within large global operators. A further example came earlier this month in the shape of an initial deal signed between Lo-Q and a new, significant US theme park operator customer. The Company continues to believe that in many cases it has a significant, long-term opportunity to expand its footprint within this global operator community. Lo-Q has also continued to focus this year on the opportunity open to it in the Asian market place: the fastest-growing theme and water park market globally. To that end, in April Lo-Q signed a landmark partnership agreement with Sanderson Group - an Australian multi-national corporation with over 23 years' experience in delivering high quality, themed tourist attractions - that will see both firms collaborate on the promotion, sale and support of Lo-Q's products in the region.

Trading Update - Lo-Q to deliver profit before tax in line with expectations and net cash slightly ahead of expectations - - Strong year-on-year growth in revenue achieved despite some weather impact - Lo-Q (AIM: LOQ), the AIM listed provider of virtual queuing systems for theme parks, water parks and major attractions, is pleased to provide an update on trading for the financial year ended 31 October 2012. Financial performance Lo-Q has delivered strong year-on-year growth this year in revenue, profit before tax and net cash. This strong growth has been driven by further increases in revenue derived from existing sites and from the 'switch-on' of new mandates won during the year. This growth has been delivered in spite of challenging weather conditions in key markets. This includes the hottest July on record in North America; the wettest summer since national records began in the UK and much of Europe; and the recent arrival of Hurricane Sandy, currently impacting America's east coast. As a result, Lo-Q expects to report a full year revenue performance that is broadly in line with market expectations. Profit before tax is expected to be in line with market expectations and the Company's closing net cash position will be slightly ahead of expectations.

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Quarterly Production Report Q3 2012 Highlights · Group copper production was 179,800 tonnes in Q3 2012 and 515,800 tonnes in the first nine months of 2012, a 3.8% increase compared with the previous quarter and an 11.5% increase compared with the first nine months of 2011. This was mainly due to higher production at Esperanza as a result of steadily increasing throughput levels following the start of operations in 2011. · Copper production for the 2012 full year is still expected to be approximately 700,000 tonnes. · Gold production was 77,400 ounces in Q2 2012 and 213,500 ounces in the first nine months of 2012 compared with 72,600 ounces in the previous quarter and 125,000 ounces in the first nine months of 2011 also reflecting the higher throughput at Esperanza. · Molybdenum production at Los Pelambres was 3,000 tonnes in Q3 2012 and 9,500 tonnes in the first nine months of 2012. The 30.1% increase in production in the first nine months of 2012 compared to 2011 reflects the particularly high molybdenum grades in the current year. · Group cash costs (net of by-product credits) in Q3 were 99.3 cents per pound, in line with the previous quarter's costs. Cash costs excluding by-product credits decreased slightly to 157.1 cents per pound in Q3 2012 compared with 158.2 cents in the previous quarter. · Group cash costs (net of by-product credits) in the first nine months of 2012 were 99.0 cents per pound, a 4.7 cent decrease compared with 103.7 cents per pound in the first nine months of 2011. This decrease mainly reflected an increase in by-product credits as a result of the higher gold production at Esperanza as well as to a lesser extent increased molybdenum production at Los Pelambres.

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N+1 Singer kept its "buy" recommendation on Wolfson Microelectronics (WLF) with a target price of 230p. The broker noted that the group's third quarter revenues grew by 32% to 53 million dollars (33 million pounds) with the audio hubs sector growing 53% year-on-year. The broker highlighted the fact that the microelectronic company has added new large customers with whom it can expect to grow its supply chain. Singer forecasts fourth quarter revenues of between 50 and 60 million dollars (31.1 and 37.4 million pounds).

Panmure Gordon reiterated its "buy" rating for Lookers (LOOK) while upgrading its target price from 79p to 90p. The broker justifies this by citing the car dealer's growth in market share across its motor division and emphasising the strong performance in the new car division which outperformed the wider market by 2%. The company's reduction in debt also impressed the broker, particularly in the context of acquisition spend this year. As a result, Panmure lowered its full year debt position forecast from 60.6 million pounds to 48.4 million pounds

Seymour Pierce maintained its "buy" recommendation on Aggreko (AGK) with a target price of 2,500p. The broker believes that hurricane Sandy will propel storm related revenues to similar levels seen after Hurricane Gustav (2008) and hurricane Katrina (2005), when trading profits were 6.9 million pounds and 8.9 million pounds, respectively. Seymour Pierce admitted that the temporary power provider does not have a business model to fully capitalise on events in the U.S but believes the company is in a position to do well as a result of the hurricane.

GECR 95P TARGET Interim Results - In-line with Expectations e-Therapeutics has announced interim results which are in-line with our expectations. The drug discovery and development company also revealed that following the re-evaluation of development considerations and of the commercial opportunity, its pre-clinical topical agent ETX1153a will be discontinued. Nevertheless, with the group making significant progress in the last six-months - advancing its cancer drug candidate ETS2101 into two phase I clinical trials - and on track to advance at least one new candidate into development by the end of 2013, our stance remains buy

Emerging markets lender Standard Chartered's third-quarter results were broadly in line with expectations, according to Nomura, but 'a touch below if we are nit picking'. Nevertheless, the broker has maintained its 'buy' rating and 1,600p target price for the shares, saying that the business is "motoring away as expected".

Duncan Soukup, Chairman of Thalassa, said: "Completion of the Contract was as a result of the effort and professionalism of offshore personnel and onshore support teams, coupled with the dedication of the partners involved. The data from which not only has been able to prove the concept for the P-Cable system, showcasing how it can be used in an efficient and intelligent way, but hopefully will act as a catalyst to new opportunities for Thalassa".

WGP Survey Ltd/Spring Energy - Contract Completion Further to the Company's release on 11 June 2012, the Board of Thalassa is pleased to announce the successful completion by WGP Survey Ltd ("WGPS") of the seismic data acquisition survey on the Norwegian Continental Shelf for Spring Energy Norway AS ("Spring Energy"), www.springenergy.no (the "Contract"). The completion of the Contract, which comprised the acquisition of six valuable high-resolution 3D data sets over 134 km2 of shallow target anomalies in the Barents Sea, was carried out despite being severely affected by very poor weather in the North Atlantic. The Board is pleased to report that, following the successful survey in unusually challenging conditions, the Company is now in discussions with Spring Energy and other potential clients regarding possible repeat business and expanded operating opportunities in 2013. WGPS is a joint venture between WGP Group Ltd ("WGP") and P-Cable 3D Seismic AS ("P-Cable"), www.pcable.com. The Contract was the first piece of work carried out by WGPS and aptly demonstrates the significant potential that the P-Cable technology will afford to Thalassa's clients. The press release from WGPS can be found at www.wgp-group.com.