Recent Sector News

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  Solid State emerges as winner from tough times

  Component distributor Solid State has emerged as an unlikely winner from the tough economic conditions of the past two years.

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  Liquid Analysis from H2O Markets: Premier Farnell's Bear Trap

  H20's chart specialist Eku Kobayashi takes a look at Premier Farnell and discovers a classic bear trap formation.

  
  
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  Jetion – bright prospects for Chinese solar module maker

  So, investors currently looking for growth from solar exposure must identify those firms that have plenty of cash on their balance sheets as well as strong cash flows. We think Chinese firm Jetion qualifies as just such a company.

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  China Shoto has an Undemanding valuation with high growth potential

  Based in Taizhou City in Jiangsu Province, on the east coast of China and only 200km from Shanghai, China Shoto is the largest manufacturer of lead acid-based back-up batteries in the country.
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  China Shoto brings lead batteries to AIM

  The company raised £5 million net of expenses by way of placing approximately 4.6 million shares at 130p per share giving the company a market capitalisation of £26 million. The proceeds will be used to build a new battery plant in China and to increase the company?s holding to 51% in FTD Ltd, as turbine engine design and refurbishing company.