Small caps recover from oil woe as drug M&A talk swirls
Small caps pare losses but Footsie drops nearly 20 points
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LON:CHAR
Chariot is an Africa focused energy group with two core business streams: Upstream Oil and Gas and Renewable Power. Chariot’s Upstream Oil and Gas pillar is focused on building out a full value chain growth business within Africa. Alongside securing a footprint in Angola, Chariot holds a diverse portfolio in Morocco and is pursuing a range of new ventures across production, development and exploration opportunities. Chariot’s Renewable Power business is focused on providing competitive, sustainable and reliable energy through building, generating and trading renewable power in South Africa as well as progressing the development of its power-to-mining projects on the continent. Chariot is also continuing to advance its green hydrogen asset, Project Nour in Mauritania.
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Broker upgraded the Africa and Brazil-focused oil explorer to a speculative buy
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Mining bulls were hailing Janet Yellen's cuatious comments about interest rate rises as a weaker dollar sparked demand for mining shares
Mining stocks are surging ahead, dragging the Footsie higher
Major share price risers and fallers in London at 4pm
Small cap shares, notably resource stocks, along with Footsie were making ground at the open.
ENI has taken a 40% stake in the Rabat Deep exploration project, leaving Chariot with 10%. In return it will pay Chariot’s share of costs for the proposed JP-1 exploration well, anticipated in 2017.
The FTSE AIM 100 Index rose 3.04 points to 3272 by mid-afternoon
The programme will explore some 2,600 square kilometres in the group’s central blocks, 2312 & 2412A.
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The day's small cap news was dominated by the latest UK oil & gas licensing round.
Chariot, which expects to end 2015 with about US$39mln of cash, said its team is looking to “balance the risk profile with assets of suitable fit.”
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Betfair gets an upgrade to buy from hold from Deutsche Bank, which raised its price target to 4,200p.