Builders and building materials
FTSE 100, Wall Street tick up on tariff deals optimism
Stocks gained on speculation of deals between the US and its neighbours to scale back Trump's tariffs
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Netcall PLC
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Netcall plc is a leading provider of intelligent automation and customer engagement software. The Group’s Liberty software platform with Intelligent Automation and Customer Engagement solutions helps over 600 organisations in financial services, insurance, local government and healthcare to transform their businesses more efficiently, empowering them to create a leaner, more customer-centric organisation. Netcall's customers span enterprise, healthcare and government sectors. These include two-thirds of the NHS Acute Health Trusts and leading corporates such as Legal and General, Lloyds Banking Group, ITV and Nationwide Building Society. The company’s low-code, contact centre and omnichannel messaging solutions allow customers to connect data silos, fix disconnected processes, create better solutions and do it faster to deliver better outcomes. The result is improved customer engagement without launching big, expensive transformation programs.
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Netcall raises guidance after landing 'landmark contract'
The unnamed customer has selected Liberty Create, Netcall's low-code offering, and Liberty RPA to build and deploy powerful business applications across its global operations,
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Fragrant Prosperity lit up by prospect of a cannabis deal as it changes tack
A look at some of the major movers on the London market on Wednesday
Netcall adds robotic process automation to platform with Oakwood acquisition
The software group said the purchase will broaden its digital transformation offering and make its Liberty platform a “one-stop shop” for process automation and customer engagement solutions
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IQGeo climbs as it predicts growth of over 100% in first half
A look at some of the day's major movers in London on Tuesday
Netcall surges as 100% lift in cloud services boosts first half profits
The customer engagement software firm reported a pre-tax profit for the six months ended 31 December of £420,000, up 49% on the prior year
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Direct Line to report higher 2018 profits despite large weather-related claims
The day ahead includes full year results from Direct Line and GVC along with a trading update from Ashtead
Netcall sees revenues weighted towards the second half, shares drop
The customer engagement software provider said its transition toward a cloud-based recurring revenue model has continued to accelerate
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 closes higher after fairly unevenful traading; May gets cabinet support
The FTSE 250, a more UK company focused index, added around 328 points to 19,131
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Bellway to provide gauge of the strength of the housing market
Bellway's prelims look like they will be the main event although it is rumoured theme parks group Merlin is scheduled to issue a trading update - probably what it loses on the roundabouts it will gain on the swings.
Housebuilders in focus as Barratt Developments and Bellway update on trading
The week ahead includes full year results from Bellway and ASOS, interims from Gear4Music and trading updates from Barratt Developments, Segro, Unilever, Domino's Pizza and Rentokil
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 closes in positive territory despite Trump trade war fears
Around 3.50pm, the FTSE 100 index was up 13 points at 7,160
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Paddy Power Betfair expected to show strong online growth
Whenever a CFO serves notice to quit, as Paddy Power's Alex Gersh did this week, shareholders tend to get a bit nervous
FTSE 100 finishes in the red; Tusk says still no progress in Brexit talks
If the 7,300 level were a fence, Footsie would have spent the whole day sitting on it
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Hurricanes paint sombre backdrop to cruise group Carnival 's third quarter
Carnival and Thomas Cook issue trading updates tomorrow with the devastating Caribbean hurricanes likely to be key features of both
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SEEing is believing
Netcall to hit full year targets
The software provider says final results for the 12 months to June are expected to fall in line with market expectations
Hardware & electrical equipment
SoftBank bid for ARM Holdings paves way for more overseas takeovers
Bid for ARM Holdings could spark more bids for UK firms after pound falls
Netcall bags first contract under new gov't agreement
Netcall shares nudged higher as it revealed it had won its first communications contract under the UK's government's new procurement scheme announced in September.
Netcall lands new local authority contract
The five-year SaaS deal is for Netcall’s Liberty Customer Experience Manager (CXM), which is part of what the company describes as a ‘multichannel customer engagement suite’.
Investments and investor services
Tuesday's agenda: Wolseley to highlight strength of US economy
Wolseley and Boohoo.com lead the companies reporting on Tuesday...
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Week Ahead: Sainsbury's to update on the trolley wars
Sainsbury is likely to report continued hard times for the grocers.
Sirius races to lead AIM after York Potash green light
AIM's stand-out small cap this week was Sirius Minerals
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FTSE 100 slides as investors take money off the table ahead of the Greek referendum
The FTSE 100 closed at 6,586, down 45 points on the day and 168 points on the week.
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 struggles as China and Greece weigh
The FTSE 100 was 25 points lower at lunch to 6,604
Eckoh's £88mln Netcall bid fails as major shareholder rejects deal
Eckoh had offered 1.25 shares and 13p cash for each Netcall share, equivalent to almost 64p per share.
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Risers & fallers: CSF Group, Gulf Keystone Petroleum, Golden Saint, Nakama, Plant Impact, Provexis
Here are some of the main news-driven movers on Friday
Investments and investor services
Most followed: Debenhams, Eckoh, IKEA, Netcall, Standard Life
By 'eck ... two telephone software specialists are mulling joining forces. By IKEA ... the Swedish flat-pack furniture specialist is considering setting up camp on the UK high street.