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Arkle Resources PLC is an AIM listed company focussed on creating shareholder value through gold and zinc exploration and resource development in Ireland. The company was established in 2004 by veterans John Teeling and James Finn, with over 40 years’ experience gained in the exploration and mining industry in Ireland and elsewhere. The company gained admission to the London Stock Exchange in 2007, and subsequently discovered the Stonepark zinc deposit with, then joint venture partner, Teck Ireland Ltd.
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London blue-chip shares closed Wednesday at a more than one-year high, AIM paper had its best level in over two years, and mid-caps briefly beat pre-Brexit levels
Shares in GSK rose 25p, or 1.5%, to 1692p after it reported a 4% rise in group sales to £6.5bn
The FTSE 100 Index gained 29.16 points to about 6181 by lunchtime
The blue chip index is up around 54 points at the time of writing to 6,205, with miners doing well
Chairman Terry Grammer said the investment showed the group's interest in natural resource exploration in Ireland
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Connemara Mining Company had more good news, Eland Oil & Gas Plc expects to complete flow testing and Fastjet halted its application for an air operator’s licence.
FTSE AIM All-share added 0.19% to 732.6, while FTSE100 was three points better at 6,367, another new high for the year.
The more it drills, the better the Inishowen prospect looks
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House builder Persimmon slides after griping about planning delays in an otherwise upbeat trading update
Strong share price gains, if not exactly common, are at least now occasionally happening.
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FTSE100 finished down on Thursday but small cap shares did better. FTSE100 closed down 24.74 to 6,136, while the FTSEAIM 100 added 0.44% to stand at 3,387 and the wider FTSE AIM All-share gained a tad - 0.22%- to stand at 717.020.
UK small caps are heading north mid-morning, in contrast with bigger Footsie, with Connemara Mining PLC the runaway winner.... .
Shares in Ascent Resources are, ironically, down 15%.
World trade recorded a 13.8%yoy decline (US$ terms) in 2015, marking the first contraction since 2009.
