IG Group (LON:IGG) today announced its interim results for the six month period ended 30 November 2010.
Net trading revenue rose 9% to £156.7 million, while adjusted earnings per share climbed 5% to 16.1 pence.
Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) released a trading statement for the year to 31 December 2010. Underlying operating profit and profit before tax were ahead of the upgraded expectations set in the November IMS due to outperformance in North America.
Chemring Group (LON:CHG) said that revenues in the year to 31 October 2010 jumped 18% to £597.1 million. Underlying profit before tax rose 14% to £116.8 million.
Noventa (LON:NVTA) has today issued 330,670 ordinary shares at a price of 10.7 pence per share to certain members of the current board of directors and to a consultant to the Company who have elected to receive a proportion of their remuneration from Noventa in the form of new ordinary shares.
Horizonte Minerals (LON:HZM) has signed a heads of agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the Vila Oito and Floresta nickel laterite projects located in the Carajás Mineral District of northern Brazil from Canadian-listed Lara Exploration.
Stratex International (LON:STI) has acquired a new exclusive exploration licence in the prospective Afar region in eastern Ethiopia where it has identified further epithermal-style veining, alteration and mineralisation.
African Aura Mining (LON:AAAM) has appointed Peter Taylor as chief operating officer with immediate effect.
Westminster Group (LON:WSG) has secured a new contract to provide specialist consultants to undertake a risk assessment and security survey to one of India's oldest and most revered temples.
Medusa Mining (LON:MML) announced an update of the Co-O Mine surface drilling results for previous holes MD 273 and MD 280 to 289 and new holes MD 290 to 299, and results from underground drilling and regional drilling around the Co-O Mine.
“These new results from the Co-O Vein system and continued delineation of the Royal and North Tinago vein sets reinforce the earlier results showing additional potential for growth at and around Co-O.
“Early indications are that infill drilling and development are confirming the Royal Vein set's continuity,” said managing director of Medusa Mining Geoff Davis.
Regal Petroleum (LON:RPT) today provided an update with regard to the interest expressed by Heamoor in its announcement of 13 December 2010, and a potential alternative proposal to the recommended cash offer made by Energees Management Limited at a price of 24 pence per Regal share.
“The Board of Regal is engaged with Heamoor and Geo-Alliance with the goal of securing for Regal shareholders a superior offer to the Energees Offer.
“...the Board of Regal continues to recommend the Energees Offer until such time as a superior firm offer is put forward to Regal shareholders,” said Regal.