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The following is a round-up of earnings reports and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Friday and not

Stocks ended Friday and the week mostly higher, although banking stocks faltered amid fears that this month's budget will

Britain should cut public spending rather than raise taxes on banks, the International Monetary Fund has warned.

Chancellor

Octopus AIM VCT PLC and Octopus AIM VCT 2 PLC - venture capital trusts - Enter discussions regarding a possible merger. Says

Capricorn Energy PLC on Friday announced the indefinite adjournment of the court and general meetings regarding a proposed

Sorted Group Holdings PLC on Friday reported a swing to pretax profit for the first half, as it continues to seek a reverse

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he wanted to "move beyond the old politics of conflict" as he offered to work with the

Nostrum Oil & Gas PLC on Friday announced the completed sale of its Kazakhstan operations and said it has funded the full

Fidelity Asian Values PLC on Friday reported a rise in net asset value per share, but underperformed its comparative index as

Stock prices in London were generally higher on Friday midday, amid weakness for banks after a report that UK Chancellor John

(Correcting Wise Group PLC's active customers figure.)

Wise Group PLC on Friday said it expects revenue growth for its full

Iofina PLC on Friday guided for lower second-half production than previously anticipated after "many factors" caused delays

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income PLC on Friday said UK smaller companies remain attractively valued as net asset value

Ireland's goods exports fell sharply in August, driven by lower shipments to the US and other international markets, while

Jarvis Securities PLC - Tunbridge Wells, Kent-based investment manager now an AIM cash shell - Jarvis is reclassified as a

Aviva PLC - London-based insurer and asset manager operating in UK, Ireland and Canada - Chief Executive Officer Amanda

JD Sports Fashion PLC - Bury, Lancashire-based sports and outdoor clothing retailer - Senior Independent Director Kath Smith

Wise Group PLC on Friday said it expects revenue growth for its full financial year to be in the upper half of its target

The FTSE 100 declined early Friday, with banking shares in the red on tax raid fears, but wider markets were calmer as

Ithaca Energy PLC on Friday said Chief Executive Officer Luciano Vasques has decided to leave the company by the end of March

UK Chancellor John Healey is poised to tax Britain's banks more heavily in his October 28 budget, to help offset the damage

A second activist investor has taken a stake in Big Yellow Group PLC, meeting with the board and pushing it to consider

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Galliford Try Holdings PLC - London-based building and infrastructure construction company - Chief Executive Bill Hocking