London's largest share price rises and falls at 4pm
RISERS
Mercia Technologies PLC (LON:MERC) up 12% to 55.5p. Three of its tech investments: Edge Case Games, a free-to-play, games-as-a-service business nDreams, a virtual reality videogames developer and publisher and Soccer Manager, a developer of online football management games are going great guns it said.
McCarthy & Stone (LON:MCS) up 7% to 174.2p. Trading and reservations have bounced back following a post-Brexit dip said housebuilder. Forward orders are almost back to last year’s level.
Peel Hotels plc (LON:PHO) up 4% to 121p. Revenue per room rose by 2.9% and profits by tax by 19% in the half year to 14 August.
FALLERS
Gulf Keystone Petroleum PLC (LON:GKP) down 16% to 1.88p. Kurdistan-focused oil company to issue 21.9bn new shares following the debt/equity conversion arrangement.
Vast Resources PLC (LON:VAST) down 8% to 0.35p. Miner raises US$2mln through issue of interest free convertible loan notes with commitment to issue a further US$3mln worth.
Armadale Capital PLC (LON:ACP) down 5% to 3.1p. Junior explorer issues 3mln shares to two directors who have retired and 2.5mln to drilling contractors.
London's largest share price rises and falls at 1pm
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Prairie Mining Limited (LON:PDZ) up 46% to 17.5p. Company has acquired the Debiensko hard coking coal project, a fully permitted, "mine ready" in Silesia, Poland. It marks Prairie's entry into the hard coking coal sector.
Greatland Gold PLC ( LON:GGP) up 17% to 0.17p. Drilling has got underway at the Ernest Giles gold project in Western Australia. Programme will take around six weeks to complete.
Bluebird Merchant Ventures Limited (LON:BMV) up 6% to 73.6p, Company has received offer that proposes a injection of new capital at a premium to acquire a controlling interest.
FALLERS
MIdatech Pharma PLC (LON:MTPH) down 7% to 122.8p. Anglo/US oncology product specialist is to raise £12mln through a placing and open offer via a bookbuild.
Eurasia Mining plc (LON:EUA) down 17% to 0.89p. Shares weaken after doubling Monday on the US$176mln plan to develop a platinum mine in Russia near the Finnish border.
London's largest share price rises and falls at 9.30am
RISERS
React Energy PLC (LON:REAC) up 43% up 5p. Renewables group signs heads of agreement to re-finance its 4Mw Newry bomass project. A total of £11.2mln will be injected through React to get the plant up and running.
N Brown PLC (LON:BWNG) up 16% to 204.4p. Shares rally strongly as mail order and online retailer sees interim profits fall less than expected. Dividend is held and retailer said it will meet expectations for the year.
RWS Holdings PLC (LON:RWS) up 11% to 280p. Patent translation group enjoys its best ever year with revenues at least 28% higher and profits 34% to the good.
FALLERS
Entu (UK) PLC (LON:ENTU) down 12% to 21.5p. Underlying profits for the year to October expected to be between £3.6mln and £4mln, with an improved performance in energy generation offset by delays in benefits of the May restructuring of Home Improvements.
Nanoco Group PLC (LON:NANO) down 8% to 54.3p. Losses rise to £12.6mln in year to July but quantum dot company sees lots of potential from its agreements with Dow, Merck and Wah Hong.
Redstone Connect PLC (LON:REDS) down 4% to 1.57p. Decent interim numbers from telecoms group. Underlying profits up 50% to £0.9mln with ongoing revenues a touch higher at £20.8mln.