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NORTHCOTE ENERGY LTD. (NCT.LN) said it has raised 2.80 million
pounds via a discounted share placing, which will be used to pursue
investment opportunities in the Mexican energy sector and for
general working capital.
At 1049 GMT shares were down 0.04 pence, or 13%, at 0.2
pence.
SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC (SPT.LN), a network services company,
said it swung to a first-quarter loss as delayed orders weighed on
sales.
Shares -2.8 pence, or 3.2%, at 84 pence.
FERRUM CRESCENT LTD. (FCR.LN), a mining group, jumped after it
said it is in line for a financing package to progress its
Moonlight iron ore project.
Shares +0.2 pence, or 33%, at 0.8 pence.
DEKELOIL PUBLIC LTD. (DKL.LN), an oil palm production company,
said total crude palm oil production during the four months ended
April 30 has already surpassed 14,242 tons, the production level
achieved in 2014.
Shares +0.4 pence, or 34%, at 1.4 pence.
KALIMANTAN GOLD CORPORATION LTD. (KLG), a mining group, said it
has now received the key Indonesian government permit required to
immediately commence its planned 2015 work program at the Beruang
Kanan copper project.
Shares +0.2 pence, or 15%, at 1.4 pence.
TAIHUA PLC (TAIH.LN), a pharmaceutical company, said this year's
forsythia harvest will be worse-than-hoped due to frost.
Shares -0.6 pence, or 22%, at 2.3 pence.
ELECO PLC (ELCO.LN), the construction software group, posted a
rise in yearly earnings on higher revenue.
Shares -2.3 pence, or 8.5%, at 24 pence.
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