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Plus500 falls after “exceptional” first-half results

Online contracts-f0r-difference specialist Plus500 increased its first half revenues by 147% as active customers more than doubled over the period.

Clarkson raises dividend despite slow first half

Shipping services provider Clarkson saw revenues contract by 2.67% to £152.6 million during the six months ended 30th June.

Sports Direct buys House of Fraser

Clothing retailer Sports Direct International has purchased House of Fraser out of administration for a £90 million cash consideration.

Kodal Minerals shares rise but management denies material reason

Shares in miner Kodal Minerals rose by 17.90% to 0.23p and management said that they were still awaiting the mineral…

EKF Diagnostics climbs on new contracts

AIM-listed EKF Diagnostics announced that performance has been ahead of management expectations despite currency headwinds.

Card Factory struggles in first half

FTSE 250 retailer Card Factory reported that, while total sales grew 3.2% during the first half, like-for-like sales fell 0.2%…

Savills shares drop as slow market hits profits

Estate agency Savills revealed that pre-tax profits for the first half fell by 18% as it continued to spend on acquisitions…

Angus Energy and Alba get boost after planning approval

Shares in AIM-listed Alba Mineral Resources  and Angus Energy climbed by 2.52% to 0.54p and 16.06% to 10.42p respectively.

UDG Healthcare drops as it sells subsidiary

Medical service provider UDG Healthcare saw its shares drop by 9.76% to 739.50p despite results for the year to date…

Hill & Smith shares and profits plummet

Shares in FTSE 250 infrastructure firm Hill & Smith Holdings dropped as bad weather and project delays threatened profits.