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

Blackfinch Spring VCT PLC on Tuesday said it remains confident in its long-term prospects as it reported a decline in net

Alternative Income REIT PLC reiterated its called for shareholders to rebuff a takeover approach from Glenstone REIT PLC.

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London-listed stocks signalled a level of optimism at the end of Tuesday, closing higher with the price of oil down, in

Norman Broadbent PLC shares rose on Tuesday after the recruitment firm announced it had been appointed as a supplier on the

Videndum PLC - London-based provider of video content creation hardware and software - Jan Peter Tewes, Videndum's newly

CMC Markets PLC - London-based shares and spread bets trading platform - Matthew Lewis, head of Australia & New Zealand

Wizz Air Holdings PLC - Budapest-based budget airline - Non-Executive Director Stephen Johnson buys 15,000 shares at £10.58

Tialis Essential IT PLC on Tuesday said losses narrowed in the first half, despite lower revenue due to order delays, and

Eco Buildings Group PLC - London-based designer, manufacturer and builder of modular housing - Appoints Chris Gilbert as an

Adsure Services PLC - Fareham, England-based provider of audit and assurance services under TIAA brand - Non-Executive Chair

Nuformix PLC - London-based pharmaceutical development company focused on fibrosis and oncology via drug repurposing - Hires

Stock prices in London were mostly higher on Tuesday midday ahead of US ADP employment figures; however gold and oil-linked

Smarter Web Co PLC saw its shares drop on Tuesday after it announced that Jesse Myers, head of bitcoin strategy, is leaving

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd on Thursday reported a swing to half-year profit, hailing "swift action" to reduce costs.

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Tungsten West Plc announced on Tuesday it has agreed with the UK-government-owned National Wealth Fund on the terms of up to

Tanaiste Simon Harris said the Irish government does not "ignore" the advice from the State's fiscal watchdog, after it said

South32 Ltd on Tuesday reported an increase in the ore reserve and mineral resource estimates for Chile's Sierra Gorda copper

Volex PLC on Tuesday said it expects to report annual underlying operating profit ahead of current market expectations

easyJet PLC on Tuesday said it had agreed to an extended deadline to provide documents regarding its takeover by Apollo

Melrose Industries PLC on Tuesday said it is targeting late September to resume full manufacturing operations at Garden Grove

Chesnara PLC on Tuesday said integration of its largest acquisition to date was progressing at pace and highlighted "strong

Stock prices in London were higher on Tuesday morning, with housebuilders enjoying a boost following the UK government's

Exxon Mobil Corp is interested in Shell PLC's US chemical assets sale which could be worth USD8 billion, the Financial Times