Ascential PLC (LON:ASCL), the company formerly known as EMAP, tumbled 6.2% to 341.2p after it deferred the Money20/20 China fintech exhibition.
The exhibition had been scheduled for 4-6 December of this year.
The previous edition of Money20/20 China in 2018 generated £2.5mln of revenue. The one-off costs relating to Money20/20 China in 2019 will hit adjusted underlying earnings (EBITDA) by no more than £1.5mln.
11.30am: Essentra the latest to blame Brexit for its woes
Essentra PLC (LON:ESNT) shares dipped 2.9% to 410.6p after it blamed Brexit and a “tougher macroeconomic environment” for a dip in third-quarter revenues.
The FTSE 250-listed maker of bespoke plastic and fibre products reported that like-for-like (LFL) revenues for the three month period had fallen by 2.9%, while also declining 0.6% on an underlying basis.
Marginal expansion of Components and mid-single-digit revenue growth in the Packaging division were offset by a fall in incomes from the companys Filters arm, however, Essentra said it expected this negative trend to reverse in the fourth quarter, thanks mainly to a “significant outsourcing deal”, and as such full-year profits were expected to be “in line with consensus”.
10.30am: Angus Energy bites the bullet with Brockham and Lidsey assets
Shares in Angus Energy PLC (LON:ANGS) dived 17% to 0.95p after the company announced a £1.5mln loan note issue.
The company said it is taking pre-emptive action after deciding that it would have to make a provision for the decommissioning of the Brockham and Lidsey assets.
The UK onshore oil and gas development and production company said it is exploring the acquisition of insurance against abandonment as an alternative to long term cash reserving given the very low-interest rate environment.
9.30am: Resolute expecting its sulphide roaster at Syama to be fixed before the end of the year
Resolute Mining Limited (LON:RSG) (ASX:RSG) climbed 11% to 72p after it said the sulphide roaster at its Syama Gold Mine in Mali will be repaired soon.
The roaster was taken offline in early October due to the detection of a crack in the main external shell but should be back online in about six weeks time.
Gold miner Resolute estimates the total cost of the roaster repairs will be US$5mln. This amount is expected to be offset by operational cost savings from not operating the roaster during the repair period.
Cambridge Cognition Holdings PLC (LON:COG) surged 7.8% to 27.5p in early deals after announcing regulatory progress with a drug developed to arrest Alzheimers Disease.
Following a consultation with the US Food and Drug Administration, Biogen Inc and Eisai have announced plans to pursue regulatory approval for aducanumab, which would be the first therapy to tackle the clinical decline in early Alzheimer's disease.
If successful, this presents an opportunity for Cambridge Cognition whose CANTAB assessments are specifically sensitive to the early cognitive decline during Alzheimer's disease.
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