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IN BRIEF: Gemfields earns USD52 million from "robust" auction

19th Oct 2026 07:58

Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Generates USD52.0 million at an auction of rough rubies held this month, slightly down from USD53.0 million at the sale in February. Only two auctions have taken place this year. Rubies are extracted from Mozambique-based Montepuez Ruby Mining Ltda, in which Gemfields owns 75%. "The results achieved at this auction reflect robust demand across the range of sizes and qualities offered, with particularly strong prices for larger, fine-quality rubies," says Adrian Banks, Gemfields' managing director of product & sales. This underscores the premium customers place on these "exceptionally rare and precious rubies", Banks adds. Read More

LONDON BRIEFING: GSK hails "positive" data; Volex in record half-year

19th Oct 2026 07:57

(Alliance News) - LondonMetric reports growth in rental income over its first half, GSK posts promising results from a drug trial while Volex expects annual profit at the upper end of market forecasts. Meanwhile, Abenojar Tungsten, set to list later this month, could be worth more than GBP600 million. Read More

LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 to edge lower after New York slump

19th Oct 2026 06:57

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open slightly lower on Monday, after a sizeable rise last week, having shaken off worries hanging over the tech sector in New York. Read More

IN BRIEF: Roadside Real Estate shareholders sell 7%; CEO ups holding

19th Oct 2026 06:55

Roadside Real Estate PLC - Abingdon, England-based investor in roadside property such as petrol stations and convenience stores - Shareholders including Davina Dickson and James Dickson sell 12.8 million existing shares, a 7.2% stake, at 51.00 pence per share in a placing worth GBP6.5 million. The two Dicksons no longer have any stake in the company. Roadside Real Estate Chief Executive Officer Charles Dickson buys 5.5 million of the shares via Tarncourt Capital Ltd. CEO Dickson now is interested in 78.1 million Roadside Real Estate shares in total, a 43.8% stake, both directly and via Tarncourt. The overall concert party now includes only CEO Dickson and David Holdsworth and holds 50.04% in total. Read More

GBP3,575 jump in average price tag on British home in October

19th Oct 2026 06:04

(Alliance News) - The average price tag on a home jumped by more than GBP3,500 month-on-month in October, but the market is still price sensitive, with prices "virtually flat" compared with a year earlier, according to a property website. Read More

Repairing Brexit damage should be priority for UK PM – BCC boss

17th Oct 2026 10:07

(Alliance News) - Repairing the economic damage of Brexit should be the top priority for the prime minister, the boss of the British Chamber of Commerce said. Read More

TRADING UPDATES: Steppe Cement revenue rises; Tortilla fundraise

16th Oct 2026 22:39

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday, and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More

EARNINGS AND TRADING: PHSC says Chair Young to step down at year-end

16th Oct 2026 18:31

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings reports and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More

LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE forges ahead but banks stutter on tax threat

16th Oct 2026 17:02

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 made further strong gains on Friday as Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey played down inflation fears, although banks missed out amid fears of a tax hit. Read More

IMF warns UK Chancellor Healey to consider not raising bank taxes

16th Oct 2026 16:57

(Alliance News) - Britain should cut public spending rather than raise taxes on banks, the International Monetary Fund has warned. Read More

IN BRIEF: Octopus AIM VCT and VCT 2 announce merger talks

16th Oct 2026 16:30

Octopus AIM VCT PLC and Octopus AIM VCT 2 PLC - venture capital trusts - Enter discussions regarding a possible merger. Says this would be "intended to create a larger and more efficient AIM-focused VCT with greater scale and deliver cost synergies". Their boards believe such "synergies" would benefit existing and prospective shareholders. Also, AIM VCT says it intends to launch a new offer for subscription in respect of the 2026-27 and 2027-28 tax years, following the merger. The merger would be completed through a scheme of reconstruction, with smallest party AIM VCT 2's assets and liabilities being transferred to AIM VCT. AIM VCT 2 shareholders would receive new shares in AIM VCT as consideration. Read More

Capricorn Energy "indefinitely" adjourns DNO takeover meetings

16th Oct 2026 16:30

(Alliance News) - Capricorn Energy PLC on Friday announced the indefinite adjournment of the court and general meetings regarding a proposed acquisition by DNO ASA. Read More

Sorted Group swings to first-half profit as it seeks reverse takeover

16th Oct 2026 14:57

(Alliance News) - Sorted Group Holdings PLC on Friday reported a swing to pretax profit for the first half, as it continues to seek a reverse takeover following the sale of its delivery software business. Read More

PM offers Scotland more powers to move past 'old politics of conflict'

16th Oct 2026 14:45

(Alliance News) - UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he wanted to "move beyond the old politics of conflict" as he offered to work with the SNP to deepen devolution in Scotland. Read More

UPDATE: Not backing away from Jackdaw and Rosebank decisions - UK PM

16th Oct 2026 14:10

(Alliance News) - The UK government is "not backing away" from its much-anticipated decisions on the Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas fields, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said. Read More

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