Plc News

Acuity builds momentum with new contracts and Risk OS launch ahead

Acuity reported a significant improvement in first-half profitability, reducing operating losses to £10,000, alongside lower debt and stronger forward contracted revenues. Recent wins worth more than £300,000 in annual recurring..

September 9, 2026

Criterium Energy signs facility sharing agreement for Indonesia gas development

Criterium Energy has secured access to the Teluk Rendah Gas Plant and a 60-kilometer sales pipeline under a facility sharing agreement with Jindi, advancing commercial preparations for first gas from..

September 9, 2026

Switch Metals advances maiden Tantalum Resource Estimate at Issia

Switch Metals has completed initial MRE-1 and MRE-2 pitting programmes at its Issia Project in Côte d’Ivoire, with preliminary XRF screening indicating coltan mineralisation across 54% of the first 2.5..

September 9, 2026

James Cropper reports strong start to year; FY26 expected in line with market expectations

James Cropper, the Advanced Materials and Paper & Packaging group, reports a strong start to the year in its 22‑week trading update to 28 August 2026, with Advanced Materials revenue..

September 9, 2026

Elemental receives Mexican antitrust approval for Vizsla Royalties acquisition

Mexico’s antitrust agency has cleared Elemental Royalty Corporation’s acquisition of Vizsla Royalties, marking the final regulatory milestone ahead of the expected closing of the transaction...

September 9, 2026

Finseta to announce H1 2026 interim results on 16 September 2026

Finseta, a payments solutions company offering multi-currency accounts via its proprietary platform, will publish its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026 on Wednesday 16 September..

September 9, 2026

Corero Network Security H1 2026: Revenue +42%, EBITDA turns positive, ARR +12%

Corero, a DDoS protection specialist, announced unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2026, showing revenue up 42% to $15.5 million, EBITDA improvement to $2.6 million, ARR growth..

September 9, 2026

Drax appoints Joep van Beurden as non-executive director

Joep van Beurden will join the Drax Board as a non-executive director from 1 October 2026, bringing extensive leadership and international business experience...

September 8, 2026

Trifast trading remains in line with expectations ahead of AGM

Trifast said current-year trading remains in line with market expectations despite macroeconomic pressures, with the Group continuing to focus on margin improvement, cash generation and strategic execution...

September 8, 2026

Genflow Biosciences’ SLAB trial meets primary endpoint in aged dogs

Genflow Biosciences says its SLAB clinical trial has met its primary endpoint, with detailed results due to be presented in Toronto in October...

September 8, 2026

Interviews

BlackRock World Mining Trust: Copper, Gold and AI Are Rewriting the Mining Cycle (video)

BlackRock World Mining Trust has benefited from strength in gold and copper, but its managers are now repositioning for the next phase. Thomas McMahon of Kepler Partners explains why exposure..

August 28, 2026

Cooks Coffee: 110 Stores, New Franchise Deals and a Pipeline Showing No Sign of Slowing (video)

Cooks Coffee CEO Aiden Keegan discusses the expansion of the Esquires estate to 110 stores, a pipeline of new franchise agreements and openings, and why the company sees further room..

August 26, 2026

Corero Network Security: Revenue Jumps 42% as Tier 1 Win and DDoS Demand Build Momentum (video)

Corero Network Security has delivered a sharp improvement in first-half performance, with revenue up 42% and EBITDA moving from a $1.4 million loss to a $2.6 million profit. CFO Chris..

August 21, 2026

Nuformix Plc NXP002 Data Strengthens Path Towards Toxicology and Partnering (video)

Dr Dan Gooding discusses therapeutically relevant lung exposure, fibrosis-related pathway engagement, the potential therapeutic window, toxicology planning and the company’s continuing discussions with prospective pharma partners...

August 21, 2026

Law Debenture: Why AI fears and a UK takeover wave are reshaping Laura Foll’s portfolio (video)

Law Debenture’s Laura Foll explains how the trust’s unusual structure has helped drive long-term outperformance...

August 14, 2026

Ferro-Alloy Resources: US Interest, a Near-$1bn Phase One NPV and a New Rare Earths Upside (video)

Ferro-Alloy Resources CEO Nick Bridgen discusses a project now moving beyond feasibility and deeper into engineering, financing and commercial discussions...

August 12, 2026

Lawsons Group: Employee Ownership, Fair Tax and a Strategy to Invest While Others Retreat (video)

Lawsons Group is reshaping its ownership structure while keeping its long-standing independence at the centre of the business. Group Finance Director Chris Harrison explains why employee ownership, Fair Tax accreditation,..

August 12, 2026

Oriole Resources: 28.4g/t Gold at Niambaram Strengthens the Case for a Bigger Cameroon Gold District (video)

A 28.4g/t gold result at Niambaram is adding weight to Oriole Resources’ belief that Cameroon’s Eastern CLP could contain more than a collection of isolated prospects...

August 12, 2026

Arbuthnot Banking Group: £10bn Target Hit Two Years Early as Franchise Growth Accelerates (video)

Arbuthnot Banking Group (LON:ARBB) has reached its £10bn client balances target two years ahead of schedule, with record deposits, wealth management assets and specialist lending underlining what Hardman & Co..

August 11, 2026

Hercules Plc: £21m Power and Energy Workload Signals a Bigger Growth Engine (video)

Hercules Plc has established a dedicated Power and Energy division as it prepares for rising investment across the UK electricity network...

August 4, 2026

FTSE 100

AstraZeneca’s Etcamah approved in US for ESR1-mutated advanced breast cancer

The FDA has approved Etcamah (camizestrant) with a CDK4/6 inhibitor for HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer after detection of an emerging ESR1 mutation, based on Phase III SERENA-6 results showing..

September 7, 2026

Standard Life H1 operating profit rises 25% as 2026 targets remain on track

Standard Life reported £563m of adjusted operating profit and £745m of operating cash generation in H1 2026, with all full-year targets on track...

September 7, 2026

LondonMetric reports £105m of portfolio investment activity

LondonMetric has completed or agreed £105 million of investment activity since July, including £85 million of asset sales, while progressing £140 million of further acquisitions focused on long-let properties...

September 3, 2026

Ithaca Energy to join FTSE 100 Index

Ithaca Energy has confirmed its promotion to the FTSE 100, effective 21 September 2026, following FTSE Russell’s latest index review...

September 3, 2026

M&G delivers 15% rise in adjusted operating profit in first half of 2026

M&G reported adjusted operating profit of £435 million for the six months ended 30 June 2026, up 15% year on year, alongside £2.4 billion of net inflows from open business..

September 3, 2026

BP appoints Ian Tyler as Chair

Ian Tyler has been appointed Chair of bp with immediate effect, after serving as Interim Chair since May 2026. Dame Amanda Blanc will step down from the board once a..

September 2, 2026

FTSE 250

Harworth accelerates shift to powered land and industrial & logistics as H1 valuations fall

Harworth Group reported a 3.7% negative total accounting return for the first half of 2026 as residential market weakness weighed on valuations. The Group is accelerating plans to exit residential,..

September 9, 2026

Playtech comments on publication of Spectrum Report

Playtech says the newly public Spectrum Report corroborates several findings from Black Cube’s investigation into Evolution, including concerns over prohibited markets, compliance practices and customer monitoring...

September 9, 2026

Oxford Nanopore to participate in September investor conferences

Oxford Nanopore will take part in the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Conference and RBC Capital Markets Pharma Services & Life Science Tools Virtual Conference in September, with fireside chats available..