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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 250 movers: Connaught rises after bullish update]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Connaught is one of the mid-cap index's best performers after the social housing maintenance specialist said it remains confident of delivering full year results in-line with management expectations after a strong start to the second half.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 100 movers: Bid talk sparks M&S revival]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Marks & Spencer is leading FTSE 100's fightback helped by the two pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TechMARK movers: SkyePharma plunges]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Drug developer SkyePharma has lost a quarter of its value as investors grow impatient at the firm's failure to make progress with plans to renegotiate or refinance its convertible bonds.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 250 movers: Strong order book boosts Morgan Crucible]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Engineer Morgan Crucible advances after it saw turnover rise by about 13% in the first half and said it expects its full year performance to be in line with forecasts. On a like for like basis, excluding acquisitions, revenue growth is expected to be 10% in the first half. The group's order books continue to be strong and are well ahead of this time last year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TechMARK movers: Antisoma gains on trial results]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Initial findings from cancer drug developer Antisoma's phase II trial of AS1411 in relapsed and refractory AML (acute myeloid leukaemia) have been well received today.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 100 movers: Broker boost for Carphone]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - With little news today, it is broker comment that is generating most activity. Carphone Warehouse still leads the index after Goldman Sachs re-initiated coverage of the mobile phone retailer with a 'buy' rating.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 100 movers: Friends Provident suffers Lombard blow]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Friends Provident led the Footsie fallers on reports that Swiss Re is no longer interested in buying the UK company's Lombard division. Swiss Life was believed to be the only insurance company interested in buying the division, with only private equity firms now remaining in the race.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 250 movers: Bradford & Bingley battered & bruised]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Bradford & Bingley is sharply lower after its leading shareholders were forced last night to step in and rescue its £400m fund raising after US private equity group Texas Pacific (TPG) walked away. TPG had agreed to inject £179m for a 23% stake in the mortgage lender but following a ratings downgrade for B&B from credit rating agency Moody's decided to pull out of the deal.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TechMARK movers: Sepura leads risers]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Sepura was today's best riser, making up for yesterday's sharp fall with a statement after the close saying is not aware of any reason for today's share price movement after the digital tetra radio provider closed 30% lower.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 250 movers: Taylor Nelson jumps after spurning WPP]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Market researcher Taylor Nelson Sofres jumped after rejecting a revised £1.078bn bid proposal from advertising firm WPP.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 100 movers: HBOS rallies despite mixed data]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - HBOS led the FTSE 100 upwards near the close as banks came back into favour. HBOS is now just above the 275p price of its rights issue. Royal Bank of Scotland is another gainer though messages from the economic data released today were mixed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TechMARK movers: SkyePharma up on study results]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Pharmaceutical firm SkyePharma was today's top riser after it said its third Phase III efficacy study evaluating Flutiform, which treats asthma, has met its primary endpoints.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 250 movers: Providence bid lifts Informa]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Exhibitions group and business publisher Informa jumped after it confirmed that it has received a 506p proposal from a private equity consortium led by Providence Equity. Informa said the consortium, which also includes The Carlyle Group and Hellman & Friedman, had made a preliminary 506p per share bid on 26 June. The group's shares rose 11% in today's trading.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TechMARK movers: PuriCore wins contract extension]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - PuriCore, the developer of natural germ-killing products, is one of the day's fallers. The group said its Sterilox Foods Safety division has extended its contract with one of the top-five US supermarket chains.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 100 movers: Grim news from M&S]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Marks & Spencer shares shed over 20% of their value as first quarter UK like for like sales fell 5.3% and it warned that tough conditions are here to stay for two years at least.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TechMARK movers: Total Systems posts profit]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Financial software group Total Systems swung to a full-year pre-tax profit of £430,590 compared with a loss of £530,006 last year and said current trading is running at a satisfactory level. Revenue rose to £4.05m in the year ended 31 March from £ 3.36m previously.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 100 movers: Hammering for blue chips]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Barely a handful of blue chips were in the blue in the afternoon as a combination of oil worries, economics concerns and dreadful manufacturers' data for June sent investors ducking for cover.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 250 movers: Morgan Stanley note lifts Autonomy]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Autonomy Corporation advanced after Morgan Stanley started coverage on the information access technology firm with an 'overweight' rating and a 1,000p target price.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 250 movers: Carillion jumps on update]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Carillion, which provides support services for construction businesses, is doing well after it said it continued to perform strongly in the first half with overall trading in line with expectations.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TechMARK movers: Thus rallies on improved offer]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Thus is today's top riser after Cable & Wireless confirmed it has upped its bid for the telecoms group with a cash offer of 180p per share.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 100 movers: Vodafone lifts index]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Vodafone rose and lifted the index as investors digested a deal with MySpace to allow footage from Vodafone-sponsored music events to be shown the social network's website.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 250 movers: Housebuilders get welcome lift]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - House builders are having a good day, helped by strong results from Berkeley and positive broker coverage.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TechMARK movers: Alizyme jumps on licence deal]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Alizyme rallied on news that it could net up to &euro;42.75m after it granted an exclusive licence to Norgine for the rights to market Colal-Pred, used to treat ulcerative colitis, in Europe, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 100 movers: Barclays hit by broker concern on write-offs]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Barclays is having another tough day as broker Citigroup warned it could face more heavy write-downs on its loan book.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 100 movers: Disappointment with LSE's new platform]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Shares in the LSE were the main faller today as traders were disappointed with the announcement of a new trading platform, named Baikal,to be set up with Lehman Brothers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TechMARK movers: Emblaze confident in its prospects]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Shares in Emblaze advanced after the Israeli tech firm said it does not know of any reason for the recent decline in its share price, adding that it remains confident in the group and its prospects.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 250 movers: Bullish outlook boosts Arriva]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Arriva raced ahead after the bus and rail firm built on the positive start to the year, flagged at April's AGM, with interim revenue set to rise over 50% and significant earnings growth expected for the half and full year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 250 movers: Pub groups toast Punch update]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - All Bar One owner Mitchells and Butlers was given a boost after tenanted pub group Punch brought forward its trading update to last night.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TechMARK movers: Imagination sees strong pipeline]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Shares in Imagination Technologies rallied after the system-on-chip designer said it has a strong pipeline of prospects after major deals with the likes of Texas Instruments, NEC and Intel helped lift it into the black last year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FTSE 100 movers: Barclays boosted by cash call details]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ShareCast - Barclays is top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard after a warm response to its £4.5bn fund raising.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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