26 August 2026

After six days of moving up the FTSE 100 has drifted a little lower this morning, falling 18 points to 10,868.

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On a Mission!

28 July 2026 - 19p The marketing company The Mission Group has issued a trading update covering the first six months of the year which has revealed that trading was in line with expectations.  As a result the group is expecting adjusted operating profit to be some 10% above last year at...

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Update at Ultimate Products

19 August 2026 - 53.4p The leading homeware brands group, think Beldray, Salter and Kleeneze, has issued a trading update for the year to 31...

Synectics making progress!

18 August 2026 - 180p The security and surveillance group has issued its interim results for the six months to 31 May and these have...

Backing James Halstead

11 August 2026 - 131.5p We forgot to mention yesterday that the floor covering group James Halstead received a tip in the Mail on Sunday in the...

Hercules recovering strongly

3 August 2026 - 44.45p We last commented on the company in June when we recommended the shares as a buy at 29p.  We believed...

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Ashtead Technology under water!

20 August 2026 - 365p The provider of underwater or subsea equipment and services has issued a profit warning today following the continuation of the...

Dial in to Telecom Plus.

17 August 2026 - 905p The utilities provider Telecom Plus, which trades as Utility Warehouse, has issued a positive trading statement today covering the four...

Marshalls building a solid base

10 August 2026 - 180p We last commented on the building products group Marshalls back in May when we recommended the shares at 132.3p.  The company had...

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