Shares in landscaping products specialist Marshalls shot up by 13.54% to 479.60p after the company’s pre-tax profits for the first half grew by 12%.
Shares in AIM-listed Randall & Quilter rose by 1.54% to 165p after it announced three new underwriting partnerships this morning.
FTSE 100 retail firm Kingfisher increased sales by 3.4% during the quarter ended 31st July with the improvement driven by a strong UK performance.
AIM-listed digital chemistry outfit DeepMatter saw its shares climb by 9.29% to 3.82p after the firm announced three new deals.
Shares in Hikma Pharmaceuticals climbed by 8.38% to 1,785p (as of 12:30 BST) after group revenues rose by 11% during the first half of the year.
FTSE 250 infrastructure firm Balfour Beatty has reported pre-tax profits of £50 million for the first half, a 150% improvement over H1 2017.
The Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Insilico Medicine, and Juvenescence announced that they have formed Napa Therapeutics to develop drugs against an aging-related target.
FTSE 100 miner Antofagasta increased revenues by 3.6% to $2,120.7 million as higher realised prices outweighed lower volumes in copper markets.
Digital insurance outfit Esure has agreed an all cash recommended offer with a subsidiary of funds managed by Bain Capital.
AIM-listed Fusion Antibodies has warned that trading this year has been slower than expected, as competition has led to lower prices and delayed contracts.
