The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued this and last week and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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Grit...

Firering Strategic Minerals PLC - Zambia and Ivory Coast-focused mining company - Announces that it has received $1 million in full and final settlement of...

Smarter Web Co PLC - Guildford, Surrey-based website design agency - Amends subscription agreement with Shard Merchant Capital Ltd, announced in September. The new deal...

Caledonian Holdings PLC - Bingley, England-based investment company focused on financial services - Pretax loss narrows to £595,000 in the six months that ended September...

SolGold PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to an all-cash acquisition by Jiangxi Copper (Hong Kong) Investment Company Ltd.

JCHK is the wholly-owned investment arm...

Defence Holdings PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed the appointment of a new chief executive officer, marking a key step as the defence technology...

Galileo Resources PLC on Wednesday said it swung to an interim loss, as the company lacked last year’s disposal gains which had boosted its bottom...

WH Smith PLC - Swindon, England-based travel retailer - Chief Financial Officer Max Izzard buys 20,000 shares at £6.40, worth £128,000, on Tuesday. On Friday...

Secure Trust Bank PLC on Wednesday said it has agreed to sell its Consumer Vehicle Finance business to private equity funds for just under £460...

The FTSE 100 edged lower in subdued pre-Christmas trading on Wednesday, with thin volumes keeping moves contained, though BP’s decision to sell a majority stake...