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21st Jan 2026 13:13
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Goldstone Resources Ltd - Ghana-focused gold explorer - Calls extraordinary general meeting for February 5 in London to approve several significant share issues. Goldstone raises GBP2.0 million from a subscription by an investor for 200.0 million new shares at 1 pence each. Goldstone does not name the subscriber and says each share comes with a warrant for one more new share at the same price, exercisable over the next two years. The new shares will represent 15.2% of the enlarged total. Around GBP1.4 million of the net proceeds will be used to accelerate Goldstone's exploration programme at the Homase mine in Ghana. Read More
(Alliance News) - Rachel Reeves has announced GBP1.5 billion of private investment in Britain as she attends a Davos conference overshadowed by US President Donald Trump's threat of a trade war. Read More
(Alliance News) - OptiBiotix Health PLC on Wednesday said it has received four large orders from Taiwan's Meelung Trading Co Ltd helping deliver a record start to financial 2026. Read More
(Alliance News) - Keir Starmer accused Donald Trump of changing his stance on the UK's Chagos Islands deal with "the express purpose of putting pressure on me and Britain" over the government's position on Greenland. Read More
Eqtec PLC - London-based provider of syngas technology and engineering services for converting waste into sustainable energy and biofuels - Calls extraordinary general meeting for February 12 in Dublin to seek approval for a capital expansion and a name change. Eqtec proposes to change its name to Forgent PLC, saying this will give the company a "clearer identity" as it expands its business strategy to include "complementary assets central to global electrification". Meanwhile, it says the capital expansion is needed to provide flexibility to raise funds to pursue the new strategy. It will see the authorised share capital of the company increased by EUR1.5 million to EUR226.5 million from the creation of 15.00 billion new shares. Eqtec says Rebel Ion Ltd, which holds an 18.25% stake in the company, will vote for the plans, as will all Eqtec directors. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were mostly lower at midday on Wednesday, as the FTSE 100 resumed its decline as investors continued to mull developments at Davos amid strained relations between the US and its allies. Read More
(Alliance News) - CC Japan Income & Growth Trust PLC on Wednesday announced a higher net asset value total return as it said that Japan will continue to be a favourable environment for investors. Read More
(Alliance News) - Workspace Group PLC on Wednesday reported broadly stable occupancy rates, but a lower rent roll in its third quarter, maintaining it had made strategic progress. Read More
(Alliance News) - Permanent TSB Group Holdings PLC on Wednesday said that its application to use its new internal ratings-based mortgage models has been approved, a decision it called an "extremely positive outcome." Read More
(Alliance News) - Serica Energy PLC on Wednesday reported a fall in oil equivalent production for 2025 but says output has since jumped significantly. Read More
RTW Biotech Opportunities Ltd - Guernsey-based investor in the life sciences sector - Notes GSK PLC's announcement on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire RAPT Therapeutics Inc. Says RAPT, a Californian biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for inflammatory and immunologic diseases, represented 0.15% of its net asset value as of December 31. The all-cash transaction values RAPT at USD2.2 billion, with shareholders to receive USD58 per share. RTW says the price represents a 65% premium to RAPT's closing price on Monday. Read More
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd - Hong Kong-based holding company with interests in retail, property, hotels and motor dealerships - Chief Executive Officer Lincoln Pan buys 13,600 shares at average USD73.70, worth USD1.0 million, in Singapore on Monday and Tuesday. Pan has been buying Jardine shares since taking over as CEO last month, buying shares worth about USD4.5 million in total in December and January, including the latest purchase. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Drax Group PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire Edinburgh-based energy asset optimiser Flexitricity Ltd from infrastructure investor Quinbrook in a GBP36 million deal, with completion expected in the first quarter of 2026. Read More