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Stock market reports

• London midday: Stocks extend gains amid trade hopes; payrolls eyed
  Fri 06 December 2019 11:40
  (Sharecast News) - London stocks had extended gains by midday on Friday, underpinned by signs of progress in Sino-US trade relations and some encouraging house price data, as investors awaited the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
• Asia report: Markets finish higher ahead of US payrolls
  Fri 06 December 2019 11:34
  (Sharecast News) - Markets in Asia finished higher on Friday, as investors continued to try and make sense of the latest developments on the US-China trade front, while looking ahead to the US payrolls data later in the global day.
• Europe midday: Markets climb as China cuts tariffs, German data in focus
  Fri 06 December 2019 11:17
  (Sharecast News) - European stocks were higher at lunchtime on Friday after China dialled back some of its tariffs on US goods, while German factory data missed expectations.
• Europe open: Markets rise as China waives tariffs, German data eyed
  Fri 06 December 2019 08:35
  (Sharecast News) - European stocks were higher on Friday morning after China dialled back some of its tariffs on US goods, while German factory data missed expectations.
• London open: Stocks edge up as investors eye payrolls report
  Fri 06 December 2019 08:18
  (Sharecast News) - London stocks edged higher in early trade on Friday as investors awaited the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.

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Press round-up

• Friday newspaper round-up: Eddie Stobart, Uber, property funds, Saudi Aramco
  Fri 06 December 2019 07:24
  (Sharecast News) - The Eddie Stobart transport business, famed for its red and green lorries, is teetering on the brink of collapse with its future due to be decided at a key shareholder vote in London on Friday. The vote will pit William Stobart, the thi
• Wednesday newspaper round-up: Labour plans, diversity, Alphabet, Zopa
  Wed 04 December 2019 07:32
  (Sharecast News) - Labour's plan to renationalise large chunks of the economy risks years of disruption that could delay Britain's transition to a low-carbon economy, a thinktank has said. The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned that taking water, energy

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Company news

• 3i Infrastructure to sell UK projects portfolio for ?194m
  Fri 06 December 2019 12:37
  (Sharecast News) - 3i Infrastructure has agreed to sell its UK projects portfolio to various buyers including funds managed by Dalmore, Semperian and Innisfree for around £194m.
• Associated British Foods maintains outlook for decent growth
  Fri 06 December 2019 07:34
  (Sharecast News) - Associated British Foods reiterated its outlook for the new financial year on Friday, reporting that its AB Sugar division was set to "benefit materially" from the increase in EU sugar prices in the last year, and from further cost redu
• Stonegate takeover of EI Group raises local concerns, CMA says
  Fri 06 December 2019 07:31
  (Sharecast News) - The Competition and Markets Authority said on Friday that Stonegate's proposed £1.3bn takeover of pub chain EI Group raises competition concerns at a local level.
• Berkeley profits slide as Brexit woes hit property sales
  Fri 06 December 2019 07:20
  (Sharecast News) - Interim profits at Berkeley Group fell by a third as Brexit worries continued to plague the housing market, although the company said the fall was in line with forecasts.
• Tiffany falls short on earnings and revenues
  Thu 05 December 2019 16:08
  (Sharecast News) - Luxury jeweller Tiffany posted quarterly earnings and revenues that both fell short of estimates on the Street on Thursday.

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Directors' dealings

• Director dealings: Plus500 co-founder ups stake
  Thu 05 December 2019 16:13
  (Sharecast News) - Plus500 revealed on Thursday that co-founder Alon Gonen had snapped up 500,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed investment outfit.
• Director dealings: Reach CEO ups stake
  Wed 04 December 2019 16:45
  (Sharecast News) - Reach revealed on Wednesday that chief executive Jim Mullen had acquired 100,000 ordinary shares in the media firm.

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Sector review

• Sector movers: Miners pace gains, BT down as investors 'in no rush'
  Mon 15 July 2019 17:53
  (Sharecast News) - Miners and industrial metals names paced gains at the start of the week, boosted by a slate of solid economic data out China referencing the month of June.
• Sector movers: Dovish Fed and dip in US dollar feed strength in oil services and miners
  Wed 10 July 2019 13:10
  (Sharecast News) - In his semiannual Monetary Report to the House Financial Services committee, Jerome Powell outlined how weak economic growth overseas and uncertainty around trade might negatively impact the US even as inflationary pressures were limite

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Aim and small cap news

AIM bulletins

• Secure Property transfers Bulgaria assets to Arcona Property Fund
  Fri 06 December 2019 15:02
  (Sharecast News) - South eastern Europe-focussed property company Secure Property Development & Investment (SPDI) announced the transfer of all of its Bulgaria 'Boyana' assets to Arcona Property Fund on Friday, in exchange for the issue to SPDI of 315,591
• St James House warns on working capital as it focuses on cards business
  Fri 06 December 2019 14:55
  (Sharecast News) - St James House updated the market on its trading and recent developments on Friday, reporting that its payments division has seen orders for prepaid cards exceed 13,000 in November, with 700 delivered and activated as at the end of the
• Formation puts ?10m raised in May into Ireland development sites
  Fri 06 December 2019 14:49
  (Sharecast News) - Formation Group announced on Friday that it is investing the £10m it raised in May, through its subsidiary Market Equities, into a number of property development sites in Ireland.
• Duke Royalty increases dividend again after solid first half
  Fri 06 December 2019 14:47
  (Sharecast News) - Alternative capital solutions provider Duke Royalty reported a 119% improvement in revenue in its interim results on Friday, to £5.9m.
• Walcom Group warns shareholders on its ongoing viability
  Fri 06 December 2019 14:24
  (Sharecast News) - Walcom Group updated the market on its working capital position on Friday, saying that under the terms of an existing bank facility, and as it had anticipated, a short-term bank loan of CNY 1m (£0.11m) is due for repayment by the compa

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Small cap bulletins

• TruFin trades in line, launches tenders offer
  Wed 04 December 2019 12:49
  (Sharecast News) - FinTech investment outfit TruFin has continued to trade in line with the expectations since its last trading update in November, with all subsidiaries experiencing good demand for their solutions.
• Pebble raises ?135m as it joins AIM
  Mon 02 December 2019 14:33
  (Sharecast News) - Promotions specialist Pebble Group has raised over £100.0m after floating on Aim, the London Stock Exchange's junior market.

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