Below are some of the main news-driven share price changes today.
RISERS
Boxhill Technologies PLC (LON:BOX), up 9.4%. First quarter sales were strong and in line with expectations.
EKF Diagnostics Holdings PLC (LON:EKF), up 6.3%. Harwood Capital LLP acquired 532,781 EKF shares as investment manager to North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust (NAIT). Christopher Mills, the company's non-executive chairman, is a partner and Chief Investment Officer of Harwood and a director and shareholder in NAIT.
Smart Metering Systems PLC (LON:SMS), up 5.1%. The company has signed a framework agreement with First Utility, the largest independent UK-based energy supplier serving electricity, gas and dual fuel customers, as its preferred domestic smart meter asset provider.
FALLERS
PV Crystalox Solar PLC (LON:PVCS), down 12.4%. The arbitration meeting to sort out the company’s dispute with one of the world’s leading photo-voltaic companies that was due to take place in July will now take place in November or December.
GW Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:GWP), down 4.8%. The company has selected infantile spasms (IS) as the fourth target indication for its Epidiolex orphan paediatric epilepsy development programme.
SyQic PLC (LON:SYQ), down 3.1%. The put-up-or-shut-up deadline for the potential bid for the company by chief executive Jamal Hassim and MMV Investments has been extended.
Below are some of the main news-driven share price changes at 12.30pm.
RISERS
Tlou Energy Ltd (LON:TLOU, ASX:TOU), up 9.4%. The Government of Botswana has proposed that the delivery of 100 MW of coal bed methane (CBM) power be incorporated into its future generation supply plans, which Tlou says validates its CBM strategy.
Independent Resources plc (LON:IRG), up 6.7%. IRG, along with joint venture partner Nostra Terra, is on track to start receiving a revenue share from the recently acquired stake in the East Ghazalat operation in Egypt.
Clear Leisure PLC (LON:CLP), up 6.7%. The company has lobbed out its 9.9% stake in Ascend Capital at 909p a share, raising £50,000.
FALLERS
Churchill Mining PLC (LON:CHL), down 14%. The tribunal ruling on Churchill’s spat with Indonesia as indicated it expects to pass down its ruling in September.
London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG), down 12%. The online trading firm has sent out a circular regarding a proposed capital reorganisation, subscription and open offer.
Strategic Minerals PLC (LON:SML), up 11%. The company has raised £429,000 through the issue of shares at 0.3p each.
Below are some of the main news-driven share price changes at 9.45am.
RISERS
Nostra Terra Oil & Gas Company PLC (LON:NTOG), up 15%. The company is on track to start receiving a revenue share from the recently acquired stake in the East Ghazalat operation in Egypt.
Futura Medical PLC (LON:FUM), up 15%. The AGM statement went down well. "We are very pleased with recent progress in the commercialisation of our product pipeline," chairman John Clarke said.
TP Group PLC (LON:TPG), up 15%. The specialist technology, engineering and managed solutions group said CEO Phil Cartmell bought 424,000 shares at 3.375p a pop yesterday. Executive director Simon Kings bought 150,000 shares at 3.46p each.
FALLERS
Chemring Group PLC (LON:CHG), down 22%. Interim losses widened to £4mln from £1.3mln the year before for the defence group. Revenues were depressed by the late start of a big contract.
Photo-Me International plc (LON:PHTM), up 16%. The prodigious cash generation of Photo-Me prompted the photo booths operator to declare a £10.6mln special dividend as well as allowing it to hike the annual pay-out by a fifth. The market seemed decidedly ungrateful.
Senior PLC (LON:SNR), down 13%. The manufacturer of high technology components and systems underwhelmed with a pre-close trading update that signalled weaker performance from truck and oil & gas markets.