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- As of 0820 GMT, Playtech shares were up 1.78% at 497.50p, while 888 shares were 1.99% higher at 308.0p. The value of investments can go down in value as well as up, so you could get back less than.
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- Playtech mentioned in the official announcement that the company is planning to take advantage of the broad experience of Mattingley to focus on growth. Founded in 1999, Playtech is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has nearly 6,400 employees across 24 countries.
StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 surrendered gains through the course of the day on Tuesday, ultimately closing down 0.1% at 6,748.86 amid strength in sterling
The S&P 500 made a lacklustre return after US markets were closed for Presidents Day yesterday, falling 0.1% to 3,930.71 by 4.30pm UK time.
BHP gained 1.5% to £22.61 as it reported a 13% rise in first-half pre-tax profit to $8.83 billion, as revenue was boosted by higher iron ore and copper prices.
The world's biggest mining company hiked its interim dividend 55% to 101p per share. Its bottom line profit fell, though, on a higher tax expense.
Miner and commodities trader Glencore rose 2.4% to 289p after it said it would resume dividends in 2021 with a payout of 12c per share.
Glencore's positive dividend news came despite it racking up net losses for 2020 of $1.90 billion, compared to losses in 2019 of $404 million, as revenue slid 34%.
Outsourced services provider Serco jumped 5.7% to 126.6p on news that it had agreed to acquire Whitney, Bradley & Brown, a provider of advisory and engineering services to the US Military, for $295 million from an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital.
Serco said the deal would be immediately accretive to earnings -- enhancing its underlying earnings per share by around 10% in 2022 -- and funded through existing debt facilities.
Self-storage group Safestore climbed 3.8% to 810.5p, having upgraded its annual earnings guidance after its first-quarter revenue rose 11%, amid an improvement in occupancy levels and storage rates.
Safestore's adjusted earnings per share for the year through October were now expected towards the top of the range of analysts' forecasts, which currently ranged from 31.2p to 34.6p.
Gambling technology provider Playtech added 1% to 489.8p following news that it had signed licencing agreements with Greenwood Racing, which owns and operates the Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
Playtech said the agreements included licensing of Playtech products to Greenwood companies in the states of Michigan, Indiana, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Real estate company LXi REIT shed 0.8% to 127.4p as it detailed plans to raise gross proceeds of about £75 million through the placing of shares at a discount.
New LXi REIT shares would be issued at 124.50p each, representing a discount of 3% to the closing price on Monday.
Disease test-kit supplier Omega Diagnostics gained 16.3% to 93p following the publication of positive research that had analysed the performance of a Covid-19 test that it is helping to produce.
Infrastructure services provider Nexus Infrastructure dropped 7.2% to 151.3p after it said the Covid-19 pandemic was continuing to hurt its Tamdown unit, with trading in line with its downside scenario for the business.
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The S&P 500 made a lacklustre return after US markets were closed for Presidents Day yesterday, falling 0.1% to 3,930.71 by 4.30pm UK time.
BHP gained 1.5% to £22.61 as it reported a 13% rise in first-half pre-tax profit to $8.83 billion, as revenue was boosted by higher iron ore and copper prices.
The world's biggest mining company hiked its interim dividend 55% to 101p per share. Its bottom line profit fell, though, on a higher tax expense.
Miner and commodities trader Glencore rose 2.4% to 289p after it said it would resume dividends in 2021 with a payout of 12c per share.
Glencore's positive dividend news came despite it racking up net losses for 2020 of $1.90 billion, compared to losses in 2019 of $404 million, as revenue slid 34%.
Outsourced services provider Serco jumped 5.7% to 126.6p on news that it had agreed to acquire Whitney, Bradley & Brown, a provider of advisory and engineering services to the US Military, for $295 million from an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital.
Serco said the deal would be immediately accretive to earnings -- enhancing its underlying earnings per share by around 10% in 2022 -- and funded through existing debt facilities.
Self-storage group Safestore climbed 3.8% to 810.5p, having upgraded its annual earnings guidance after its first-quarter revenue rose 11%, amid an improvement in occupancy levels and storage rates.
Safestore's adjusted earnings per share for the year through October were now expected towards the top of the range of analysts' forecasts, which currently ranged from 31.2p to 34.6p.
Gambling technology provider Playtech added 1% to 489.8p following news that it had signed licencing agreements with Greenwood Racing, which owns and operates the Parx Casino in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.
Playtech said the agreements included licensing of Playtech products to Greenwood companies in the states of Michigan, Indiana, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Real estate company LXi REIT shed 0.8% to 127.4p as it detailed plans to raise gross proceeds of about £75 million through the placing of shares at a discount.
New LXi REIT shares would be issued at 124.50p each, representing a discount of 3% to the closing price on Monday.
Disease test-kit supplier Omega Diagnostics gained 16.3% to 93p following the publication of positive research that had analysed the performance of a Covid-19 test that it is helping to produce.
Infrastructure services provider Nexus Infrastructure dropped 7.2% to 151.3p after it said the Covid-19 pandemic was continuing to hurt its Tamdown unit, with trading in line with its downside scenario for the business.
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Playtech ends 21-month chairman hunt with gamble on 888 boss. The gaming software group will appoint Brian Mattingley as its new chairman on Wednesday, Sky News learns.