19 March 2026

With Donald Trump seemingly upping the ante in the Middle East, so oil and gas prices have surged with fears of the negative effect on the global economy taking its toll on equity markets around the world. The FTSE 100 fell yesterday by 98.31 points and it is down another 220 points this morning in late trade.  Look out later today for the March issue of cityconfidential.

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Ramsdens Holdings – 402p

18 March 2026 - trading update The strong run in the price of gold has led to the financial services group issuing another trading update as the company is performing better than expected.  We last commented on the company last month when the company issued guidance on the adjusted pre-tax...

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Ramsdens Holdings – 402p

18 March 2026 - trading update The strong run in the price of gold has led to the financial services group issuing another trading update...

SDI Group – 71.25

17 March 2026 - company update The group has announced that a number of its subsidiary companies have won new contracts and customers recently.  Although...

Synectics – 187p

3 March 2026 - annual results The advanced security and surveillance group has announced its annual results to 30 November 2025.  These have shown that...

Hercules – 50p

3 March 2026 - NRG update The leading UK infrastructure and construction group has announced that its specialist power and energy subsidiary Advantage NRG has...

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BP – 580p

19 March 2026 - share sales It is over 15 years since shares in BP reached 600p (yes they have been there before!) and today's...

Ashtead Technology Holdings – 391p

17 March 2026 - final results The leading provider of subsea technology solutions to the global offshore energy sector has announced its annual results for...

Me Group – susp

12 March 2026 - delay in accounts The company is disappointed to announce that the company's auditors have requested more time to complete the audit...

Barratt Redrow – 315p

6 March 2026 - share tip The events in the Middle East have had a knock-on effect to various equities although some that have been...

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