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Here’s a wrap of some of Thursday’s news you may have missed. Just click on the company name to see the details behind the headlines.
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- The Dow Jones and the FTSE had their best January since 1994 and 1989, respectively.
- AstraZeneca reported a 15% drop in revenue for the full year to $27,973 million. AZN closed at 3,053.0, down 99.5.
- BSkyB turned in higher than forecast profits for the first half of its fiscal year and increased its dividend by 20%. BSY share price rose by 7.5 to close at 817.5.
- BTG Group said that it expects year end revenues at the top of expectations. BTG closed the day at 332.0, up 11.5.
- Carnival announced that it is initiating a stock repurchase program to support resales at a later date. CCL share price was 2,561.0 at closing, down 39.0.
- Chemring’s new CEO, Mark Papworth, has doubled his stake in the company to 100,000 shares, equivalent to 0.15% of shares in issue. CHG closed up 7.8 at 283.6.
- Cranswick brought home the bacon with an 8% increase in Q3 sales. CWK shares were up 22.0 to 960.0 at the closing bell.
- Diageo issued a spirited report announcing a 9.0% growth in operating profit for the last six months of 2012. DGE closed at 1,877, up 24.0 on the day.
- Faroe Petroleum announced discovery of a significant gas condensate in the Norwegian Sea. FPM shares closed down 4.0 to 134.0.
- Lamprell revealed that negotiations with its lenders are going well, but that the company is still expected to post a loss in line with expectations for 2012. LAM share price jumped by 5.31%, up 6.5 to 129.00.
- Mobile Streams star continued to rise as it reported a 173% increase in revenues for the last six month along with a marked growth in EBITDA. MOS closed up 3.125, just shy of 10% at 34.875.
- Paragon Group closed its books on the last quarter of 2012 with a 16.7% increase in operating profits, reaching £23.7 million. PAG ended the day at 281.1, down 3.3.
- Rank Group reported that is had fallen short of first half expectations due to “the challenging economic environment.” RNK closed at 150.4, down 2.5.
- Shell reported a 13% gain in profits for Q4 year-on-year. RDSB shares dropped 68.0 to 2,294.00. RDSA shares dropped 64.5 to 2,241.0.
- Scottish and Southern Energy announced that it expects up to a 5% increase in pre-tax profits for the year ending 31 March 2013. SSE shares rose 3.0 to 1,419.0.
- Talvivaara Mining said that it will be laying off nearly 1/3 or its employees for individual 90 day terms between 18 February and 30 June. TALV closed at 89.5, down 8.0 on the day.
- Tethys Petroleum reported that is has effectively doubled the net price of oil that it is selling in Kazakhstan. TPL share price jumped 4.35% to close at 36.0.
- Vedanta Resources announced that its oil and gas production increased by 21% year-on-year for the nine months ending 31 December. VED shares rose 40.0 to close at 1,204.
