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Norseman Gold REDUCE 24/02/2010

Western Australia-focused Norseman Gold has lowered indicated annual production and raised cost expectations after an interim profits setback.

Tags: AIM , Cash , Commodities

Sector: Mining

Companies: Norseman Gold

Concurrent Technologies STRONG BUY 24/02/2010

Reliable computer products specialist Concurrent Technologies continues to launch lucrative products and grow sales, profits and dividends with minimal fanfare.

Tags: AIM , Defensive , Growth Stocks , Technology

Sector: Technology Hardware & Equipment

Companies: Concurrent Technologies

Animalcare REDUCE 24/02/2010

Vet pharmaceuticals-to-livestock products play Animalcare is nurturing resilient organic growth, whilst staying alert to acquisitive possibilities.

Tags: AIM , Defensive , Growth Stocks , Mergers & acquisitions

Sector: Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

Companies: Animalcare

Hill & Smith Holdings REDUCE 23/02/2010

Shares in Hill & Smith, the infrastructure products-to-galvanzing play, have moved higher on news the company has clinched the largest private finance initiative (PFI) street lighting contract in the UK.

Tags: Deals & contracts , Dividends , Full list , Growth Stocks

Sector: Industrial Engineering

Companies: Hill and Smith

Petra Diamonds SPECULATIVE BUY 22/02/2010

Petra Diamonds awaits the full impact of recovering rough diamond prices after turning $95m (£61.5m) interim losses into $34m pre-tax profits.

Tags: AIM , Commodities , Emerging markets , Turnaround

Sector: Mining

Companies: Petra Diamonds

CVS Group STRONG BUY 22/02/2010

Consolidating the fragmented UK veterinary market, CVS has delivered resilient, record half-year results despite downturn and a dramatic cold snap.

Tags: AIM , Defensive , Growth Stocks , Mergers & acquisitions

Sector: General Retailers

Companies: CVS

Pressure Technologies HOLD 22/02/2010

Cylinders specialist Pressure Technologies recently disappointed and delighted in equal measure, issuing a profits warning and announcing an attractive acquisition on the same day.

Tags: AIM , Dividends , Mergers & acquisitions , Profit warnings

Sector: Industrial Engineering

Companies: Pressure Technologies

Arian Silver SPECULATIVE BUY 18/02/2010

Arian Silver is poised to start production at San Jose in Mexico after raising £3.5m from Canadian investment group Sprott and others.

Tags: AIM , Commodities , Emerging markets

Sector: Mining

Companies: Arian Silver Corporation

Discovery Metals ADD 18/02/2010

Botswana copper play Discovery Metals expects an off-take deal with a major potential investor within a month.

Tags: AIM , Commodities , Deals & contracts , Emerging markets

Sector: Mining

Companies: Discovery Metals

Enfis Group AVOID 18/02/2010

Bombed-out Enfis, the loss-making efficient lighting concern, has reduced its cash burn rate and reviewed its strategy.

Tags: AIM , Cash , Growth Stocks , Restructuring , Turnaround

Sector: Electronic & Electrical Equipment

Companies: Enfis

Costain BUY/HOLD 17/02/2010

Costain, the cash-rich construction and engineering contractor operating in resilient markets including waste, nuclear and water, has cheered with a raft of highways sector contract wins.

Tags: Cash , Deals & contracts , Defensive , Full list

Sector: Construction & Materials

Companies: Costain Group

Pennant International SPECULATIVE BUY 17/02/2010

Technological training solutions provider Pennant has clinched a contract to develop a Virtual Reality Parachute Trainer for the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) arm of the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Tags: AIM , Deals & contracts , Growth Stocks , Turnaround

Sector: Software & Computer Services

Companies: Pennant

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