Stock prices opened mixed in London on Monday, as UK house price growth sped up in May, while investors await a UK manufacturing purchasing managers' index reading. Meanwhile overseas, as Swissquote's Ipek Ozkardeskaya put it: 'Trade tensions are heating up again. Not only does Donald Trump seem unfazed by growing questions around the legitimacy of his tariffs, but he also accused China of...

London stocks were in the green on Tuesday as investors await UK PMI data, while blue chip stocks in Paris and Frankfurt were down with PMI data for Germany and France already out. The FTSE 100 index opened up 20.53 points, 0.2%, at 8,616.88. The FTSE 250 was up 87.81 points, 0.4%, at 20,328.32, and the AIM All-Share was up 1.65 points, 0.2%, at 709.40. The Cboe UK 100 was up 0.1% at 858.98,...

Sadly it's been less a case of 'lights, camera, action' and more 'brace for impact' lately for shareholders in Facilities by ADF (ADF:AIM), the firm which provides on-set serviced production facilities to the UK high-end TV and film industry.Floated in 2022 with hopes of bringing a touch of Hollywood glamour to the AIM market, the firm soon found itself under the spotlight as a result of the...

Recent changes to the UK's listing rules should lead to a host of new names joining the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices in the new year, generating more interest in the UK stock market and putting more companies on the radar of investors.This matters to investors whether they own UK stocks directly, have exposure via actively-managed funds or simply track certain parts of the market through an...

Over the long haul, small-caps have historically outperformed large caps, fuelling the research highlighting the so-called 'small-cap effect' ? the idea that smaller companies offer higher risk-adjusted returns than larger ones. Unfortunately, the higher interest rate environment of recent years has proved tough for the stock market's small fry, who've spent more than a decade lagging more...

It has been 60 years since both writers and actors have joined picket lines in Hollywood. Back then it was also about how studios would pay out 'residuals' - royalties for their part in films repeated on TV networks as the world of entertainment morphed into something new.Today's dispute is like a re-run. The advent of streaming services has changed the game again as consumers have the power...

Hollywood facing its first collective work stoppage in 63 yearsSavage streaming wars adding to the pressure on studiosZoo Digital plunges 30% as strikes impact work projectsHollywood's glittering stars joining crew and writers in striking is another hammer blow for companies supplying the vast film and TV industry. The root cause of the pain appears to be technology's unstoppable ascent in...

- UK high-end tv market growing consistently- Trend towards longer, higher-fee productions- Blue-chip client base with cross-selling potentialFacilities by ADF (ADF:AIM), the UK's leading provider of premium serviced production units to the film and high-end tv industry, posted a solid set of full-year results in line with market forecasts.The shares gained as much as 7% to 58.5p before...

- First half revenues top record half last year- Second half order book full with bigger projects- Growth investments set to pay offFilm and high-end TV production services provider Facilities by ADF (ADF:AIM) posted a positive trading for the first six months of 2022 and said it had 'excellent' visibility for the remainder of the year with its order book completely full.Despite the positive...

A healthy number of lesser-known businesses have done very well in share price terms since coming to market in the last two years, with price appreciation reflecting strong operational performances or the fact they sate voracious investor appetite for a particular theme.Readers will be familiar with high-profile post-pandemic newcomers on the London Stock Exchange (LSGE) trading above their...

Market newcomer Facilities by ADF (ADF:AIM) delivered its first trading update since listing a month ago and didn't disappoint, with revenues and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for last year seen comfortably ahead of market forecasts.The firm, which provides premium serviced facilities to film and high-end tv sets in the UK and was the first company to...

The first new company to list on the junior market this year is also one of the most colourful. Facilities by ADF (ADF:AIM), which raised £18.4 million last week valuing the firm at £38 million, services the multi-billion pound UK film and television industry.Established in the early 1990s, the company is the number one provider of premium production facilities like make-up, costume and...

The FTSE 100 closed Wednesday's session with a modest gain, edging 0.16% higher to 7,516.87 points on ongoing optimism over the impact of the less severe Omicron strain and support from a solid ADP private sector payrolls report across the pond, which prepared investors for a decent non-farm payrolls print on Friday.Blue chip miners Rio Tinto (RIO) and BHP (BHP), banks Lloyds (LLOY) and...

By midday on Wednesday, London's FTSE 100 had shaken off its earlier losses and resumed the upwards momentum it displayed on its first trading day of 2022, as broker upgrades helped lift some heavyweight stocks and supermarkets gained ground on positive industry data.The blue chip benchmark traded 0.19% higher at 7,519.62 by lunchtime, though the FTSE 250 was flat at 23,895.60.Investors were...

Today sees the arrival on the junior market of one of the more unusual companies to list in recent months, Facilities by ADF (ADF:AIM), which provides premium serviced production facilities to the UK film and television industry.Established in the early 1990s in Bridgend, ADF is the UK's leading provider of premium production facilities with a 35% share of the high-end television market thanks...