Next (#NXT) – H1 EPS +6% to 282.8p, DPS +14% to 75p, raises FY guidance

Ocado (#OCDO) – Q3 Retail joint venture revenue +15.5% YoY, raises FY revenue guidance

Bytes Technology (#BYIT) – growth trends continuing, notes “structural demand drivers… including cloud computing, cyber security and AI”

S4 Capital (#SFOR) – H1 another loss, current deteriorated outlook for technology services with wider market uncertainty

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#KEFI Gold & Copper – Tulu Kapi early works “progressing well” and “remain on track for entering into definitive commitments from the funding syndicate next month”

Software Circle (#SFT) – “trading continues to align with our internal forecasts” and board changes

M&C Saatchi (#SAA) – H1 adj. EPS up to 7.9p, “outlook in line with market expectations”

Games Workshop (#GAW) – latest quarterly trading “in line with the board's expectations”

Moonpig (#MOON) – trading “in line with expectations”, continues to expect FY adj. revenue growth “at a mid-to-high single digit percentage rate”

PZ Cussons (#PZC) – FY adj. EPS down to 8.02p, DPS to 3.60p, notes impact of Nigerian Naira on reported results

#LSL Property Services – H1 adj. EPS up to 11p, DPS maintained at 4p, notes “lower mortgage rates which are starting to drive more activity”

MJ Gleeson (#GLE) – FY EPS down to 33.1p, DPS to 11p, notes “July's long-awaited reduction in interest rates undoubtedly raised confidence among customers”

Christie (#CTG) – “encouraging” transactional pipelines, but extended transaction timings profit warning

#MPAC – agreement to acquire robotic automation and conveyor business Boston Conveyor & Automation, Inc. for $17m in cash and shares

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Zephyr Energy (#ZPHR) – “not been undertaking nor is it intending to undertake an equity fundraise”

Begbies Traynor (#BEG) – “positive momentum across the group and continuing elevated insolvency levels”

#THG – H1 another loss, “progressing options to demerge THG Ingenuity”