Hotel Chocolat update satisfies investors
AIM-listed specialist retailer Hotel Chocolat saw its share price rise by 8.54% after group sales rose by 3% over the year ended 28th June.
AIM-listed specialist retailer Hotel Chocolat saw its share price rise by 8.54% after group sales rose by 3% over the year ended 28th June.
Thursday’s biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were Unilever (LON:ULVR) and Sage Group (LON:SGE).
The price of shares in Sage Group climbed by 4.13% after it reported a 4.1% rise in total organic revenues for the nine months to 30th June.
AIM-listed Strix Group saw its share price rise by 3.59% after it reported a resilient performance during the six months ended 30th June.
Shares in FTSE 250 sugar firm Tate & Lyle rose by 1.96% despite the firm reporting a 5% drop in revenues during the three months ended 30th June.
Fresnillo (LON:FRES) and Kingfisher (LON:KGF) were yesterday’s big winners on the FTSE 100.
The price of shares in FTSE 100 retail firm Kingfisher climbed by 11.42% after the firm reported a strong rebound in demand during the second quarter.
Shares in Computacenter jumped 12.15% after the company announced that adjusted H1 pre-tax profits were substantially up on the comparative period.
AIM-listed infection control specialist Tristel saw its share price drop by 8.39% even as revenues rose by 21% during the year ended 30th June.
Shares in AIM-listed drug researcher Synairgen climbed by 9.52% today after it expanded on yesterday’s announcement of clinical trial results.