Defence firm Meggitt (LON:MGGT) announced it had secured a $21 million contract with the Defense Logistics Agency in Richmond, Virginia, to supply fuel cell equipment for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter until 2022.
Shares in Indivior (LON:INDV) surged 74.3p to 365.5p (as at 10:34 BST) after a US court granted a preliminary injunction to prevent Dr Reddy’s Laboratories from selling a generic version of Indivior’s Suboxone Film.
Lionsgold (LON:LION) has announced the appointment of Michael Anthony Corcoran as its interim chairman and non-executive Director.
Credit checker Experian (LON:EXPN) said revenue grew 9% in the three months to 30 June, down from 12% in the preceding three months but up from 8% for the past financial year as a whole.
Recruiter Hays (LON:HAS) said like-for-like net fees grew a record 15% in the quarter to 30 June.
Printing specialist Xaar (LON:XAR) is to invest alongside Nasdaq-listed additive manufacturing company Stratasys in the formation of a new company called Xaar 3D.
The bidding war for Sky (LON:SKY) stepped up a notch late on Wednesday as Comcast increased its bid to 1,475p per share from a previous offer of 1,250p.
ASX-listed Zenith Minerals (ASX:ZNC) has identified two strong conductive zones using ground-based magnetotelluric (MT) geophysical surveys at its Zacatecas lithium brine project in Mexico.
Shares in double-glazing firm Safestyle (LON:SFE) tumbled 9.2p to 40.5p (as at BST) after it reported its third profit warning of the year.
Investors toasted house builder Barratt Developments (LON:BDEV) after it said it expected pre-tax profits to come in at a record £835 million.
