The FTSE 100 index closed Tuesday up 0.4% to 7628 points, amid a
positive performance among its global peers, pushed by British
American Tobacco and the mining sector despite weakness in oil and
natural-gas prices. Abrdn shares lead the index top performers,
closing up 4.4% and chaining its second day in positive terrain
after announcing a GBP150 million share buyback program on Monday,
followed by retailer Ocado, which bounced from yesterday's fall and
closed up 4.0%, and Melrose Industries, up 2.7%. British American
Tobacco shares closed 1.5% higher after the group backed its 2023
outlook.
COMPANIES NEWS:
Unilever Starts Search for New Chair, FT Reports
Unilever has begun the search to replace Chairman Nils Andersen,
the Financial Times reports.
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British American Tobacco Backs 2023 Guidance, Existing
Strategy
British American Tobacco on Tuesday reiterated 2023 guidance for
revenue and earnings growth, and backed its existing strategy.
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AB Foods to Buy National Milk Records for GBP48.0 Mln
Associated British Foods said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy
National Milk Records for 48.0 million pounds ($59.7 million) as
part of a plan to expand its agri-food business.
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Property Franchise Expects to Meet Full-Year Views; Early 2023
Revenue Flat on Year
Property Franchise said Tuesday that it remains confident in
meeting its full-year expectations, with revenue and management
service fees for the first four months of 2023 flat on year.
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N. Brown Group Swung to FY 2023 Pretax Loss On Inflationary
Pressure, Allianz Settlement
N. Brown Group said Tuesday that it swung to a pretax loss in
the fiscal 2023, mainly due to a continuing adverse market
environment and a settlement to Allianz following a legal dispute,
and that it expects the inflationary environment to continue to
hurt results.
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Paragon Banking Upgrades FY 2023 Guidance, Buyback
Paragon Banking Group on Tuesday updated its fiscal 2023
guidance for mortgage lending volumes and net interest margin as it
launched a second 50.0 million pound ($62.2 million) share buyback
program for the year.
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Argo Blockchain Swung to 1Q Pretax Loss; Mulling Options to
Improve Balance Sheet
Argo Blockchain on Tuesday reported a swing to pretax loss for
the first quarter of 2023, reflecting lower revenue and mining
margins and a reduction in foreign exchange gains, and said it was
evaluating options to strengthen its balance sheet.
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Zephyr Energy Raises GBP3.15Mln to Fund Project in Utah
Zephyr Energy said Tuesday that it has raised 3.15 million
pounds ($3.9 million) via a share placing and subscription and will
use the money for capital expenditure at its Paradox Basin project
in Utah, U.S.
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Chemring 1H Pretax Profit Fell on Lower Revenue; Backs
Guidance
Chemring Group said Tuesday that pretax profit for the first
half of fiscal 2023 fell as revenue in the countermeasures and
energetics division was hurt by delays to order intake, and backed
its guidance for the year.
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Gooch & Housego 1H Pretax Profit Rose on Revenue Growth
Gooch & Housego on Tuesday backed its guidance for fiscal
2023 after posting a rise in first-half pretax profit following
growth across its markets during the period.
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Billington Says 2023 Performance Is in Line With Market
Views
Billington Holdings on Tuesday said it has started 2023
positively and that it is performing in line with market
expectations.
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FireAngel Safety Shares Drop on GBP12.2 Mln Open Offer, Placing
and Subscription
FireAngel Safety Technology shares fell Tuesday after it said it
plans to raise up to around 12.2 million pounds ($15.2 million)
through an open offer and a placing and subscription of shares,
using proceeds to reduce net debt and for working capital.
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XLMedia Completes Personal Finance Asset Portfolio Disposal
XLMedia on Tuesday said it has sold off its entire personal
finance asset portfolio as it disposed of its Money Under 30 domain
and website.
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Gfinity Shares Fall on Partial Athlos Sale; Esports Division
Closure
Shares in Gfinity fell Tuesday after the company said it has
sold 72.5% of its Athlos subsidiary to Tourbillon Group UK for 1
pound ($1.24), and that it is closing down its esports
division.
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Ethernity Networks Secured Components for Fibre Controller
Contracts
Ethernity Networks on Tuesday said it secured the supply of
components allowing it to fulfill its fibre controller contracts
and bring in $3.3 million in revenue in 2023.
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Croma Security Solutions Shares Rise on GBP6.5 Mln Subsidiary
Sale
Shares in Croma Security Solutions Group rose Tuesday after it
said it had conditionally agreed to sell its subsidiary Vigilant
Security (Scotland) to M&W Security for 6.5 million pounds
($8.1 million) plus intercompany balances of GBP1.1 million
repayable to the company.
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Woodbois Agrees with Sydbank to Repay Outstanding $2.8 Mln by
End-December
Woodbois said Tuesday that it has agreed with Sydbank that its
outstanding balance of around $2.8 million will be repaid by no
later than Dec. 29.
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B.P. Marsh & Partners to Return up to GBP13 Mln to
Shareholders Over Three Years
B.P. Marsh & Partners on Tuesday set out a plan to return up
to 13 million pounds ($16.2 million) to shareholders over the next
three years via dividends and share buybacks.
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FireAngel Mulls Sale of Company, Shuffles Board Amid Widened
2022 Pretax Loss
FireAngel Safety Technology said Tuesday that its 2022 pretax
loss widened, named a new chief executive and chair and said it
will undertake a strategic review that may involve a sale of the
company.
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APQ Global Shares Fall on Widened 2022 Pretax Loss
Shares in APQ Global fell Tuesday after the company said its
2022 pretax loss widened after booking a higher loss on financial
assets at fair value, and that the dividend remained on hold until
further notice.
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Oxford Metrics Shares Rise on Higher 1H Pretax Profit Due to
Strong Demand
Oxford Metrics shares rose Wednesday after the company said
first-half pretax profit rose significantly, and that it was
well-placed to beat full-year market expectations.
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Brand Architekts Chairman Roger McDowell Taking Temporary
Leave
Brand Architekts Group said Tuesday that Chairman Roger McDowell
is taking a sabbatical for family health reasons with immediate
effect.
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Genuit Group CFO Paul James Plans to Step Down by End of
September
Genuit Group said Tuesday that Chief Financial Officer Paul
James intends to step down this year to take up a role at a
privately-owned company.
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Team17 Group Appoints Steve Bell as New CEO from January
Team17 Group said Tuesday that it has appointed Steve Bell as
chief executive officer from January, replacing Debbie Bestwick who
will step down at the end of this year.
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Marwyn Acquisition Co. II Names Will Self as New CEO
Marwyn Acquisition Co. II said Tuesday that it has appointed
Will Self as chief executive officer, effective immediately.
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AFC Energy's Chief Operating Officer Jim Gibson to Step Down
Hydrogen technology company AFC Energy said Tuesday that Chief
Operating Officer Jim Gibson intends to step down from his role at
the end of his contractual notice period and as executive director
from Friday.
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Accsys Technologies New CEO Jelena Arsic Van Os to Start on July
1
Accsys Technologies on Tuesday said that Jelena Arsic van Os
will take up the chief executive role on July 1.
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TomCo Shares Fall on Changes to Tar Sands Takeover Option
Shares in TomCo Energy fell Tuesday after the company said it
has agreed to certain amendments with Tar Sands to the exclusive
takeover option held by TomCo's subsidiary Greenfield Energy, which
owns a 10% interest in Tar Sands.
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Shell's Home Energy Retail Unit to Exit UK, Netherlands and
Germany
Shell said Tuesday that its home energy retail unit will pull
out of the U.K., Netherlands and Germany, with a sales process
already underway.
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Camellia to Sell BF&M Stake for $100.0 Mln
Camellia said Tuesday that it will sell its entire interest in
associate company BF&M to Bermuda Life Insurance Company for a
total consideration of $100.0 million.
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