(Alliance News) - Clarkson PLC on Thursday announced the acquisition of Zuma Labs Ltd, which it expects to expedite Zuma's strategy to expand the market reach of its flagship product Venetian. Read More
(Alliance News) - Kistos Holdings PLC on Thursday said its anticipated transition of operatorship of the Greater Laggan Area offers near-term infill drilling opportunities, as it posted an output increase for 2025. Read More
(Alliance News) - Quartix Technologies PLC on Thursday reported increased annualised recurring revenue for 2025, and said overall revenue and profit increased more than expected. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Thursday, despite a rise in defence stocks, as poorly-received updates from Tesco and AB Foods weighed on the FTSE 100. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - Central Asia Metals PLC on Thursday reported full-year 2025 production within guidance at its Kounrad copper operation in Kazakhstan and Sasa zinc-lead mine in North Macedonia, while issuing lower copper but higher zinc and lead production guidance for 2026 and announcing a share buyback. Read More
(Alliance News) - Beauty Tech Group PLC on Thursday said it is confident in its outlook for 2026 amid new product launches in the first quarter. Read More
Caledonia Investments PLC - London-based trust investing in public and private companies globally - Diluted net asset value on a cum-income basis is 556.0 pence on December 31, the end of Caledonia's financial third quarter, down 1.8% from 566.3p on September 30. The company notes that NAV as of the end of December was reduced by the GBP19 million interim dividend that is being paid on Thursday. NAV total return in the financial year to date is 3.2% on a portfolio return of 3.5%. The portfolio return would have been 5.6% if excluding a GBP54 million reduction in NAV due to currency movements. Caledonia's portfolio consists of GBP983.3 million in public companies, GBP906.7 million in private capital, GBP893.8 million in funds, and GBP148.2 million in net cash and other assets as of December 31. Read More
(Alliance News) - Cerillion PLC on Thursday announced its largest ever contract, with Oman's Telecommunications, the country's first telecommunications services provider also known as Omantel. Read More
Johnson Service Group PLC - Cheshire, England-based textile services - Completes GBP25.0 million share buyback launched with its interim results in September. The buyback, conducted by Investec Bank, saw the purchase for cancellation of 17.7 million shares, 4.5% of the company's total as of September. The shares were purchased at an average price of 141.05 pence. Johnson Service has bought back a total of GBP90.3 million shares since its first such programme in September 2022. Read More
Softcat PLC - Buckinghamshire, England-based provider of IT infrastructure products - Starts share buyback worth up to GBP45 million on Thursday. The buyback will be run by JP Morgan Securities PLC and is expected to be completed during the first half of 2026. Softcat says the buyback "reflects the board's continued confidence in Softcat's long-term prospects" and the company's strong cash generation. The repurchased shares will be cancelled. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Thursday. Read More