Below are some of the main news-driven share price changes today.
RISERS
CSF Group (LON:CSFG), up 21.4%. The data centre operator’s full-year losses reduced sharply to 32.0mln renminbi from RM129.8mln the year before.
Nakama Group (LON:NAK), up 11.4%. Fund manager Miton Group has lifted its stake in the recruiter to 8.85% from a standing start.
Plant Impact (LON:PIM), up 9.4%. The crop productivity firm had a growth spurt of its own after announcing the launch of BANZAI, a new product that improves cocoa yields under stressful growing conditions. The product was developed in conjunction with Arysta LifeScience.
FALLERS
Provexis (LON:PXS), down 14.5%. Shares in the food ingredient firm tumbled to 0.5p after it raised £280,000 through a placing of shares at 0.45p a pop.
Golden Saint Resources (LON:GSR), down 8.1%. The share price reaction the company’s quarterly operational update was initially positive, but the shares headed south in the afternoon.
Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LON:GKP), down 7.2%. The Kurdistan-focused oil producer announced non-executive director Uthaya Kumar has resigned, while fellow non-execs Dr Joseph Stanslaw and Maria Darby-Walker have decided not to seek re-election at next week’s annual general meeting.
Here are some of the main news-driven movers on Friday morning......
RISERS
Phorm Corp (LON:PHRM), the global Internet technology firm, rose over 23% as investors hailed second quarter results, which showed higher revenues in Russia.
BP (LON:BP.) extended gains from yesterday, up 1.41% today, after it reached a £12bn settlement in the US for the 2010 Gulf oil spill and JP Morgan upgraded the stock to "overweight" from 'neutral".
Optimal Payments (LON:OPAY) share s rose over 7% as it revealed trading to end June remained strong as it continues to head to London's main market and FTSE 250. Completion of its €1.1bn acquisition of rival Skrill remains subject to regulatory approval by the UK's FCA, which is expected to be made no later than the end of this month, the group said.
FALLERS
Royal Bank of Scotland (LON:RBS), down 1.42% after reports said it faced a US$13bn claim concerning mortgage bond allegations before the financial crash of 2008.
Troubled software group Ubisense (LON:UBI) plunged 10.41% as it issued another profit warning after more contract delays in its solutions arm. Interim revenues from the solutions business will be “some way short” of a year ago as a result, it said.
Netcall (LON:NET), down 6.36% as it emerged Eckoh, the payments tech firm, had pulled out of its bid for the company.