At Friday’s close, the stock market in London showed more activity compared to New York. The FTSE 100 ended the day down by 0.22%. The top performer was the mining firm Antofagasta, which rose by 3.6%, closely followed by another mining company, Fresnillo, with a 3.4% increase.
The largest decline was seen in the gambling firm Entain, which fell by 5.5%, with equipment rental company Ashtead trailing with a 4.5% decrease. In the meantime, the FTSE 250 fell by 0.35%. Hochschild Mining led the gainers, up by 5.7%, with Premier Foods, the company behind Mr Kipling, rising by 3.7%.
The AIM All-Share Index, which tracks small-cap stocks, remained mostly stable this week, showing a slight increase of 0.3% by Friday afternoon.
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| Share Talk Weekly Energy Sector News Round-Up, Sunday 19th May 2024
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| Trader’s Café With Zak Mir: The Week In Small Caps, Sunday 19th May 2024
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| Traders Cafe with Zak Mir: Bulletin Board Heroes, weekend Edition, Saturday 18th May 2024
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| Kavango Resources (LON:KAV) Show Gold Over 0.5g/t Over 40m At Hilside, Zimbabwe
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| BizTech Academy and Zaks Traders Café video podcast, Saturday 18th May 2024
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| Share Talk Weekly Small Cap Movers & Shakers, Saturday 18th May 2024
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| Canada’s intelligence head cautions that TikTok could be utilized by China for espionage purposes on its users.
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| Malcy’s Blog – Oil price, Savannah Energy, Chevron & finally
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| Thames Water has no value, according to its largest investor.
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| UK Energy bills to drop to their lowest in two years.
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| Traders Cafe with Zak Mir: Bulletin Board Heroes, Friday 17th May 2024
Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most followed small caps on the London stock market. Today’s charts are FTSE 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Gold, Asiamet, Angus |
| SP Angel Morning View -Today’s Market View, Friday 17th May 2024
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| Unicorn Mineral Res. (LON:UMR) TR-1: Notification of Major Holdings
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| FireAngel SafetyTech – Offer Update – Update on NSIA Condition
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| Harland & Wolff Group Holdings PLC (AIM: HARL) was thrust into uncertainty earlier this week
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| Cornish Metals Inc. (AIM/TSX-V:CUSN) unaware of any operational or corporate reason for the price movement.
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| Xi Jinping moves quickly to rejuvenate the Chinese real estate sector
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| What happened overnight – Friday 17th May 2024
Asian stocks declined after Federal Reserve officials indicated that high interest rates might persist, despite initial signs of easing inflation. On Wednesday, data revealed a deceleration in US consumer price |
| RNS Hotlist with Zak Mir: CUSN, WCAT, HUM, ENET, ORCP & FMET
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| Oracle Power PLC (AIM:ORCP) Drilling starting at Northern Zone Gold Project
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| Fulcrum Metals PLC (LON:FMET) Sale Of Uranium Projects Update
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| Harland & Wolff’s auditors have cautioned that the company may not be viable without a £200 million loan guarantee
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| Dow Jones hits a new record high of 40,000 this afternoon
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| Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX, ETR:CHV) departure from the North Sea after 55 years
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX, ETR: CHV), a leading oil company, announced its plans to divest its remaining assets in the North Sea, marking its departure from the region after 55 |
| Traders Cafe with Zak Mir: Bulletin Board Heroes, Thursday 16th May 2024
Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most followed small caps on the London stock market. Today’s charts are FTSE 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Gold, Asiamet, BT, |
| Thames Water’s biggest shareholder steps down from board
The primary investor in Thames Water, Omers Infrastructure, has removed its representative from the board as the utility continues to struggle with a significant £18bn debt. Michael McNicholas, a managing |
| RNS Hotlist with Zak Mir: BEN, HZM, BA, PFD, TAP, AXL, VAL, WCAT, TGR & UPL
Bens Creek (BEN) and Horizonte Minerals (HZM) both companies delivered the following RNS: At the request of the company, trading on AIM for the under-mentioned securities has been temporarily suspended from 16/05/2024 7:30am, |
| Phoenix Copper raises US$80m in bond finance, entirely subscribed by a single investor.
Phoenix Copper (AIM: PXC, OTCQX ADR: PXCLY) has successfully filled a US$80 million corporate copper bond issue with a single investor, NIU Invest, a European private equity firm. This subscription |
| Angle PLC (AIM:AGL OTCQX:ANPCY) Study of ovarian cancer CTCs using Parsortix
ANGLE PLC (AIM: AGL, OTCQX: ANPCY), a leader in liquid biopsy technology, has reported encouraging results from a study using its Parsortix system to predict progression-free survival among ovarian cancer |
| Horizonte Minerals Plc (AIM/TSX:HZM) placed into administration – AIM – Suspension
Horizonte Minerals Plc (AIM/TSX: HZM) has been unable to secure interest in the full financing needed to complete its 100% owned Araguaia Nickel Project (“Araguaia” or the “Project”). After a |
| Scirocco Energy PLC (AIM:SCIR) Cancellation of Listing on AIM
Scirocco Energy (AIM: SCIR), the AIM Rule 15 cash shell, today provides an update with regards to the cancellation from trading on AIM (“Cancellation”) following shareholder approval for the Cancellation at |
| What happened overnight – Thursday 16th May 2024
Asian stock markets surged following Wall Street’s record highs, sparked by a U.S. inflation report that suggested a more moderate inflation rate, increasing the likelihood of two interest rate cuts |
| Bens Creek Group (AIM:BEN) Suspension of shares from trading on AIM
Redemption Notice received from ACAM LP in relation to ACAM Loan Notes and Suspension of shares from trading on AIM Further to the Company’s announcement on 29 April 2024, Bens |
| Arrow Exploration (AIM:AXL; TSXV:AXL) Arrow Announces the Spud of the CNB HZ-1 Well
Arrow Exploration Corp. (AIM: AXL; TSXV: AXL) the high-growth operator with a portfolio of assets across key Colombian hydrocarbon basins, is pleased to announce the spud of the Carrizales Norte |
| Vinanz Limited – Issue of Escrowed Equity and Total Voting Rights
Vinanz Limited (US OTCQB: VINZF and London AQSE: BTC), the London listed Bitcoin mining company focusing on decentralised deployment of Bitcoin mining clusters in multiple data facilities throughout the US and Canada, advises that it has |
| Harland & Wolff (AIM:HARL) Times Article & Recent Speculation
Times Article & Recent Speculation Regarding the Export Development Guarantee (“EDG”) Application Harland & Wolff Group Holdings plc (AIM: HARL), the UK quoted company focused on strategic infrastructure projects and physical asset |
| GameStop and AMC continue to climb on the third day of the meme stock craze.
GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE: AMC) continued their upward trajectory in pre-market trading on Wednesday, sustaining the latest surge in meme stock activity. GameStop rose 14.2% |
| Traders Cafe with Zak Mir: Bulletin Board Heroes, Wednesday 15th May 2024
Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most followed small caps on the London stock market. Today’s charts are FTSE 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Gold, Ajax, Audioboom, |
| Clontarf Energy PLC (AIM:CLON) Bolivia Lithium Update
Bolivian Brines Qualification for 3rd Phase of the 2024 Convocatoria Clontarf Energy plc (AIM: CLON), continues to progress its activities in Bolivia, and is pleased to report the following update: Further |
| Raspberry Pi gears up for a £500 million IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
The British company Raspberry Pi, renowned for its compact computers popular with hobbyists and novice programmers, plans to pursue a listing on the UK stock market, providing a notable lift |
| Copper prices reached a new high, surpassing $5 per pound for the first time.
Copper prices for the May and June U.S. contracts both reached $5 per pound this week. This surge is fueled by ongoing and anticipated demand for data centres and electricity. |
| i3 Energy PLC (AIM:I3E) Q1 2024 Operational and Financial Results
i3 Energy PLC (AIM: I3E, TSX: ITE, OTC: ITEEF) reported a strong first quarter with improved cash flow, largely influenced by significant corporate activities. The company announced a free cash |
| RNS Hotlist with Zak Mir: VAST, SALT, CRTM, SVML, SYME, I3E, GMET, ABDX & BMV
Raspberry Pi Ltd, a company involved in low-cost, high-performance computing, announced that it is considering an initial public offering and that it intends to publish today a registration document. The Company |
| Helicopter pilots have gone on strike, leaving oil rig workers stranded in the North Sea.
Hundreds of oil rig employees are currently stranded due to a strike by helicopter pilots who transport workers to and from numerous North Sea sites. The strike at Bristow Helicopters |
| What happened overnight – Wednesday 15th May 2024
Asian stocks generally advanced following a rally on Wall Street that pushed the Nasdaq Composite to a new record high. The markets were buoyed by remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman |
| Acuity Risk Management (AIM:ACRM) Secures 3-Year £500,000 Contract & Partnership with BSI Group
Acuity (AIM: ACRM), the software group, is delighted to announce that its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Acuity Risk Management Limited (`ARML’) which supplies the award-winning STREAM software platform for the |
| European Green Transition (AIM:EGT) Sample Results from the Olserum REE Project
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| Malcy’s Blog – Oil price, Zephyr Energy, Union Jack Oil, Touchstone Exploration, Serica Energy & finally
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| US has hiked tariffs on key Chinese imports
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| Traders Cafe with Zak Mir: Bulletin Board Heroes, Tuesday 14th May 2024
Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most followed small caps on the London stock market. Today’s charts are FTSE 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Gold, African Pioneer, |
| Ondo InsurTech PLC LON:ONDO) Result of Placing
Ondo InsurTech plc (LSE: ONDO), a leading company in claims prevention technology for home insurers, is pleased to announce that further to the Company’s announcement released at 4.35 p.m. on |
| SP Angel Morning View -Today’s Market View, Tuesday 14th May 2024
Anglo moves to refocus group to copper and iron ore to fend off BHP Copper strengthens as speculators wager on deficits and Chilean truckers suffer banditry MiFID II exempt information |
| Anglo American (LON:AAL) announces major restructuring to streamline its portfolio and reduce expenses.
Following the rejection of a second acquisition proposal from BHP, Anglo American PLC (LSE: AAL) has announced a significant restructuring of its portfolio and strategy. The FTSE 100 company plans |
| RNS Hotlist with Zak Mir: ANA, CTL, ARS, NWT, ENSI, CMET, TXP, CEL, PXEN & KAV
Ananda Developments (AQSE: ANA), a company focused on becoming a leading provider of CBD-based medicines for chronic inflammatory pain conditions, recently presented to life science industry leaders at the 10th LSX |
| Caspian Sunrise plc (AIM:CASP) Proposed Sale of the BNG shallow structures for $83 million
Introduction The Board of Caspian Sunrise is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to grant exclusivity to Absolute Resources LLP (“Absolute Resources”) a Kazakh registered company, in |
| Prospex Energy plc (AIM:PXEN) Final Results
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| What happened overnight – Tuesday 14th May 2024
Asian stock markets displayed mixed performance in subdued trading as US stock indexes showed minimal movement, pending the upcoming release of inflation data. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index briefly |
| Amaroq Minerals Ltd. (AIM, TSXV, NASDAQ Iceland: AMRQ) Q1 2024 Financial Results
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| Kavango Resources (LON:KAV) BOTS – KCB landmark drill contract signed
Kavango Resources plc (LSE: KAV), the Southern Africa focussed metals exploration company, is pleased to announce that it is has placed a drill contract for the first phase of stratigraphic drilling on |
| Union Jack Oil PLC (AIM: UJO; OTCQB:UJOGF) Dividend Declared
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| Ondo InsurTech PLC (LON:ONDO) Proposed Placing and Open Offer
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| UK holidaymakers face potential summer holiday travel chaos
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| Shares of memestocks rally as the key influencer makes a comeback on social media.
Keith Gill, famously known as “Roaring Kitty,” the figurehead of the pandemic meme stock frenzy, returned to the social platform X after a three-year hiatus, causing a spike in certain |
| Traders Cafe with Zak Mir: Bulletin Board Heroes, Monday 13th May 2024
Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most followed small caps on the London stock market. Today’s charts are FTSE 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Gold, Acuity, Capital |
| SP Angel Morning View -Today’s Market View, Monday 13th May 2024
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| Amur Minerals Corporation (AIM:AMC, OTC:AMMCF) Proposed Reverse Takeover
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| The week of 13th-17th May 2024- UK on course to cut interest rates in June
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| RNS Hotlist with Zak Mir: TGR, MDZ, CER, KIST, MMM, BBSN, TMG, KEFI, GMET, GDP, AMC, NSCI, JOG & HUD
Tirupati Graphite (TGR), the specialist Flake Graphite company, announced its response to the notice of requisition on behalf of a group of underlying shareholders representing c. 5.8% of the issued ordinary |
| Brave Bison Grp PLC – Possible All Share Offer for The Mission Group plc
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| Golden Metal Resources (LON:GMET) Pilot Mountain – Drilling Operations Underway
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| Wages increased more in the past 12 months than they did in the preceding 16 years.
Despite a productivity crisis affecting Britain’s workforce, wages have seen more growth over the past 12 months than in the preceding 16 years, according to research from the Resolution Foundation. |
| What happened overnight – Monday 13th May 2024
Asian stocks reached a 15-month peak this week, amid anticipation of inflation data that could accelerate or delay potential rate reductions in the US. In addition, data on Chinese economic |
| Traders Cafe with Zak Mir: Bulletin Board Heroes, Sunday 12th May 2024
Zak Mir takes a charting look at some of the most followed small caps on the London stock market. Today’s charts are FTSE 100, Dax, Dow, Bitcoin, Gold, Aptamer, Alkemy, |
| Trader’s Café With Zak Mir: The Week In Small Caps, Sunday 12th May 2024
It is all too easy in life to do an Ian Hislop and make a living out of taking potshots at the failings or alleged failings of others. This is |
| Share Talk Weekly Stock Market News Review, Sunday 12th May 2024
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| BizTech Academy and Zaks Traders Café video podcast, Saturday 11th May 2024
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| Bank of England official acknowledges ‘consistent and significant’ mistakes
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| Share Talk Weekly Small Cap Movers & Shakers, Saturday 11th May 2024
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