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IN BRIEF: Valterra Platinum beefs up board with two appointments

Valterra Platinum Ltd - Rosebank, Johannesburg-based company formerly called Anglo American Platinum Ltd - Appoints Deborah Gudgeon and Thoko Mokgosi-Mwantembe as independent non-executive directors, with...

Thu, 17/07/2025 - 13:23


DFS expects full-year profit at top end of guidance as margins improve

DFS Furniture PLC on Thursday said it anticipates reporting profit at the top end of its guidance range for its most recent financial year, driven...

Thu, 17/07/2025 - 12:59


Invesco Asia Dragon Trust underperforms against benchmark after merger

Invesco Asia Dragon Trust PLC on Thursday said it underperformed against its benchmark index during its most recent financial year as it was hurt by...

Thu, 17/07/2025 - 12:28


Dunelm sticks to profit guidance as sales rise amid ‘muted’ conditions

Dunelm PLC on Thursday reported a rise in sales in financial 2025 and guided for profit in line with consensus, the UK retail expands in...

Thu, 17/07/2025 - 12:16


Lunchtime market roundup: Ocado shines; easyJet falls on cost caution

London’s FTSE 100 traded higher on Thursday afternoon, while a broader dollar recovery and tepid UK unemployment data kept a lid on the pound.

The...

Thu, 17/07/2025 - 12:14


Irish trade surplus grows 10% in May; surplus with US up around 4%

Ireland’s trade surplus climbed in May, boosted in particular by intra-EU trade, data published by the Central Statistics Office showed Thursday.

The country’s trade surplus rose...

Thu, 17/07/2025 - 11:53


Premier Foods posts sales rise but gravy, soup hit by warm UK weather

Premier Foods PLC on Thursday said Mr Kipling birthday tarts performed strongly in its first financial quarter, while gravy, stock and soup proved less than...

Thu, 17/07/2025 - 11:44


Future on track to meet expectations as US advertising market recovers

Future PLC shares jumped on Thursday as it said it expects to meet market expectations for the year as US advertising returned to growth in...

Thu, 17/07/2025 - 11:25


Big Yellow first-quarter revenue rises despite market uncertainty

Big Yellow Group PLC on Thursday reported revenue growth for the first quarter of its current financial year despite ‘macroeconomic uncertainty’, as it continues to...

Thu, 17/07/2025 - 11:19


AIM WINNERS & LOSERS: Empyrean jumps; MyHealthChecked wins Boots deal

The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Thursday.

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AIM - WINNERS

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Empyrean Energy PLC, up almost four-fold to 0.079 pence from 0.020p...

Thu, 17/07/2025 - 11:04


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