Ebiquity lifted by pre-close statement

Shares in AIM-listed marketing and media consultancy Ebiquity (LON:EBQ) soared 21.15% to 31.50 (as of 15:05 GMT) as it said that results for the year ended 31st December met expectations despite issues in the media practice.

Interim CEO Alan Newman commented: “We are pleased to have met expectations in the last year in terms of profitability and grown high potential areas of our business. We continue to re-engineer the business to deliver profitable growth and seize market opportunities that reinforce our position as the leading, independent global media and marketing consultancy, including those arising from the closure of Accenture’s media auditing practice“.