Proactive news headlines: ReNeuron, Thor Mining, Critical Metals…
A look at some of the day s major headlines from the Proactive newswire
ReNeuron Group PLC (LON:RENE) said it has appointed Stefano Pluchino as its chief scientific officer with immediate effect.
Thor Mining PLC (LON:THR) is to receive A$300,000 from the South Australian government to help develop the Alford East Copper-Gold project.Anglo Asian Mining PLC (LON:AAZ) posted record revenues in 2020 in spite of disruption to its operations in Azerbaijan from Covid-19 and an outbreak of fighting with Armenia.
Critical Metals PLC (LON:CRTM) has agreed terms for its first potential acquisition, with a deal to buy a majority stake of a copper-cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Samarkand Group plc: Strategic Investment by leading international express delivery company
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Samarkand Group plc: Strategic Investment by leading international express delivery company
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Proactive news headlines: Samarkand Group, Live Company, MGC Pharmaceuticals, Greatland Gold.
A glance at some of the day s highlights from the Proactive Investors newswire
Samarkand Group PLC (LON:SMK) said it has acquired Zita West Products Limited (ZWPL), a UK nutritional supplement brand for the fertility and pregnancy market, as well as a 51% stake in mother and baby nutritional product and probiotics maker Babawest Ltd for a total consideration of around £2.4mln.
Live Company Group PLC (LON:LVCG) said it has acquired a 16.3% stake in Start Art Global Ltd, an online and digital art sales platform that it said also had the potential for the creation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
FTSE 100 consolidates early gains; US indices to open mostly lower
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FTSE 100 consolidates early gains; US indices to open mostly lower
The rising oil price has lifted BP and Royal Dutch Shell and they in turn have lifted the Footsie
FTSE 100 rises 58 points
US indices to open on the back foot
Oil price rise underpins Footsie s rise
US indices are expected to open mostly lower except for the narrowly-based Dow Jones 30-share index.
The Dow is tipped to edge 19 points higher to 23,132 but the more broadly-based S&P 500 is seen giving up 4 points at 4,189 while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is expected to slide 20 points to 13,759p.
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FTSE 100 closes in the red, Wall Street fares no better
On the plus side, we ve got this far without rehashing the old Star Wars May the fourth joke . d oh!
FTSE 100 dips 47 points
Wall Street follows world markets lower
Ocado the weakest blue-chip
5.15pm: Both sides of the Atlantic struggling
The FTSE 100 ended Tuesday down 47 points, 0.7%, at 6,923, despite a promising start to the day. The FTSE 250 lost 167 points, 0.7%, to 22,330.
Markets have been rocked by a wave of volatility on an otherwise inconspicuous day, with sharp declines in the DAX and Treasury yields, and cryptos giving way to dollar and gold gains, IG Senior Market Analyst Joshua Mahony wrote. .Airlines have received a welcome lift as Europe moves closer to resuming non-essential travel, with the UK government expected to spell out exactly what countries fall into each category of the traffic light system. Nonetheless, the resumption of flights does bring its risks, with more infectiou