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4 February 2012

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1PM SPECULATIVE BUY 12/01/2012

Small-ticket finance provider 1PM (OPM) has achieved a higher profit in the six months to November than in the whole of its previous financial year.

Tags: AIM market, Growth company, Maria Hampton, Small ticket leasing, WH Ireland

Sector: Financial Services

Companies: 1pm

Mothercare SELL 12/01/2012

Mother and baby retailer Mothercare (MTC) has reported a 3% slide in like-for-like sales amidst an 'increasingly competitive consumer environment'.

Tags: British retail, GCI Sells, Selling to families

Sector: General Retailers

Companies: Mothercare

Orosur Mining REDUCE 12/01/2012

South American gold miner Orosur (OMI) blames a first-half production shortfall on permitting delays for underground mining in Uruguay.

Tags: AIM market, Chile gold, David Fowler, Permit delays, Uruguay gold

Sector: Mining

Companies: Orosur Mining

Angel Mining ADD 11/01/2012

Angel Mining (ANGM) hopes to reach monthly production of 1,500 to 2,000 oz soon after its largest gold pour yet from Nalunaq in Greenland. 

Tags: AIM market, Greenland Gold, Nalunaq, Nicholas Hall, Zinc and lead

Sector: Mining

Companies: Angel Mining

Xtract Energy HOLD 11/01/2012

Drilling has started at the P2-10 gas prospect in Holland, where Xtract Energy (XTR) has a 5% royalty on gas sales.

Tags: AIM market, Chevron, Danish oil prospects, Dutch gas, Luna project, Peter Moir

Sector: Oil & Gas Producers

Companies: Xtract Energy

Smiths News HOLD 11/01/2012

Newspaper distributor Smiths News (NWS) has unveiled an upbeat first-quarter update amid progress in its newly acquired Dawson business.

Tags: Acquisition trail, Acquisitions and total sales, Newspaper business, Support services

Sector: Support Services

Companies: Smiths News

Interserve BUY 11/01/2012

Support services and construction heavyweight Interserve (IRV) is enthusiastic about the strength of its overseas markets.

Tags: Business in Australia, Business in the Middle East, Doing business in Saudi Arabia

Sector: Support Services

Companies: Interserve

Gulf Keystone Petroleum HOLD 10/01/2012

Note the strength of Gulf Keystone Petroleum GKP), up 37% this morning on renewed hopes of a bid or major new partner in its Iraqi Kurdistan projects.   

Tags: AIM market, Bid rumours, Iraqi Kurdistan, Shaikan discovery, Todd Kozel

Sector: Oil & Gas Producers

Companies: Gulf Keystone Petroleum

West African Minerals SPECULATIVE BUY 10/01/2012

West African Minerals (WAFM) hopes to establish a maiden iron ore resource of 250-to-500m tonnes this summer for projects in Sierra Leone. 

Tags: AIM market, Cameroon iron ore, James Mellon, Sierra Leone iron ore, Stephen Dattels

Sector: Mining

Companies: West African Minerals (formerly Emerging Metals)

Game Group AVOID 10/01/2012

Videogames retailer Game Group (GMG) reported a 12.9% slide in like-for-like sales over the Christmas period as it warned of a possible breach of its banking covenants.

Tags: Banking convenants, British retail, GCI avoid, Videogames business

Sector: General Retailers

Companies: Game Group

Games Workshop BUY 05/01/2012

Wargames retailer Games Workshop (GAW) has achieved a solid interim performance, thanks to robust demand and a surge in royalty income.

Tags: Good dividend, Growth company, Hobbies, Main market, Warhammer 40K

Sector: Leisure Goods

Companies: Games Workshop Group

Domino's Pizza HOLD 04/01/2012

Ubiquitous fast food retailer Domino's Pizza (DOM) continues to win over the sceptics, with further evidence that the nation's love for its products remains strong.

Tags: Main market, Pizza delivery, Red or Black, Stuffed crust

Sector: Travel & Leisure

Companies: Domino's Pizza UK & IRL

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French Connection woes continue
03/02/2012

Clothing retailer French Connection (FCCN) expects profits to be below expectations after warning of 'disappointing' trading.

Tags: British retail, French Connection, GCI Sells

Sector: General Retailers

Companies: French Connection

Silverdell lands new contracts 03/02/2012

Asbestos consulting specialist Silverdell (SID) has been awarded new work valued at a total of £3.65 million, and reckons there is more in the pipeline.

Tags: AIM market, Framework agreement, Growth company, New contracts

Sector: Support Services

Companies: Silverdell

PLUS Markets up for sale 03/02/2012

Share market operator PLUS Markets Group (PMK) is to conduct a formal sale process to identify potential partners or backers.

Tags: AIM market, Amara Dhari, Cyril Theret, PLUS Markets

Sector: General Financial

Companies: PLUS Markets

Nyota scoops £9.7m 03/02/2012

Gold hopeful Nyota Minerals (NYO) has raised £9.66 million at 6p to pursue its Tulu Kapi and Northern Block projects in Ethiopia.

Tags: AIM market, Centamin Egypt, Ethiopian gold, Richard Chase

Sector: Mining

Companies: Nyota Minerals

Network recruits £19.6m bid 03/02/2012

Shares in specialist recruitment outfit Network Group (NGH) have soared 38 per cent this morning on a news of an agreed cash bid led by private equity giant Lloyds Development Capital.

Tags: Agreed bid, AIM market, Fair price, Lloyds Development Capital

Sector: Support Services

Companies: Network Group

Enterprise sells pubs for £22.9m 03/02/2012

FTSE Small Cap constituent and pub group Enterprise Inns (ETI) has sold 15 pubs to its competitors Fuller's in a deal worth £22.9 million.

Tags: FTSE Small Cap, Pub business, Sale of assets

Sector: Travel & Leisure

Companies: Enterprise Inns

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