Michelmersh Brick (#MBH) – trading “benefiting from the quality of the order book”, “in line with market expectations”

FCA consultation on extending time firms have to respond to non-discretionary commission motor finance complaints

Frasers (#FRAS) – open letter including noting its further requisition to seek to remove Executive Chairman Mahmud Kamani as director of boohoo (#BOO)

Resolute Mining (#RSG) – CEO Terence Holohan and the two other employees released in Mali and have departed the country

Cohort (#CHRT) – agreement to acquire naval satellite communications business EM Solutions for c.£75m enterprise value, £40m placing and up to £1m “retail offer”

Liontrust (#LIO) – H1 adj. EPS down to 30.3p, DPS maintained at 22p, notes market challenges but argues moving into a more positive environment

CMC Markets (#CMCX) – H1 EPS swing to 12.8p, DPS up to 3.1p, “confident in delivering on guidance”

Speedy Hire (#SDY) – H1 swing to loss, argues “consistent with prior years… expects a strong second half weighting”

Breedon (#BREE) – four months to 31st October LFL revenue -1%, FY expectations unchanged

PZ Cussons (#PZC) – trading “in line with expectations”, progressing with sale of St. Tropez brand and discussions on African business

JD Sports Fashion (#JD.) – Q3 update, “now anticipate full year profit to be at the lower end of our guidance range”

Proton Motor Power Systems (#PPS) – to wind down the business and proposed AIM cancellation

Hummingbird Resources (#HUM) – states “continues to engage constructively with the Coris Parties and their advisers to finalise the subscription agreement”

Equals (#EQLS) – Takeover Panel extension to 11th December for consortium to conclude negotiations of arrangements between its members

Argo Blockchain (#ARB) – Q3 net loss $6.3m, still vast debt against gross cash of $2.5m

Churchill China (#CHH) – “not seen the normal seasonal uplift”, expects FY profit “materially below market expectations”

#FRP Advisory – notes H1 “continued growth in revenues and profits”, “confident of achieving full year expectations”

Renold (#RNO) – H1 adj. EPS up to 4.2p, “confident of delivering underlying full year results in line with market expectations”

Coats (#COA) – four months “sales growth improved to 11%”, expects FY “in line with market expectations”

Hill & Smith (#HILS) – four months adj. organic revenue +2%, states “in line with current analyst consensus”