TalkTalk Website Hacked; William Hill Results Hit
October 23 2015 - 10:31AM
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TALKTALK TELECOM GROUP PLC (TALK.LN) said Friday there has been
a "significant and sustained" cyberattack on the telecommunications
group's website, resulting in a police investigation.
At 1350 GMT, shares were down 5 pence, or 1.9%, at 264
pence.
WILLIAM HILL PLC (WMH.LN), a betting company, said its
third-quarter results were hit by a decline in gross win margins
and higher gambling duties.
Shares -30.5 pence, or 8.8%, at 315 pence.
Shares in CABLE & WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS PLC (CWC.LN), a
telecommunications company , rose after LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC (LBTYA)
confirmed it is in discussions about a possible offer.
Shares +4.5 pence, or 6.4%, at 74.5 pence.
NIGHTHAWK ENERGY PLC (HAWK.LN), an oil company, said it has
found oil at two wells in Colorado and abandoned a third well as
part of a five-hole drilling program.
Shares -0.6 pence, or 18%, at 2.7 pence.
NEW WORLD OIL & GAS PLC (NEW.LN), an oil and gas company,
said it has negotiated a 12-month extension to its
production-sharing agreement for the oil and gas explorer's Blue
Creek Project in Belize.
Shares -0.01 pence, or 7.4%, at 0.1 pence.
CEB RESOURCES PLC (CEB.LN), an investment company, has requested
its shares be temporarily suspended from trading on AIM pending the
publication of an announcement on Oct. 26.
Shares +0.1 pence, or 11%, at 1.2 pence.
APPLIED GRAPHENE MATERIALS PLC (AGM.LN), a graphene
manufacturer, said it has entered into a joint development
agreement with Puralube Germany GmbH, a Germany-based lubricants
and oils business.
Shares +12.5 pence, or 5.2%, at 253 pence.
CYPROTEX PLC (CRX.LN), a pharmaceutical services company, said
its performance for the first nine months of the year has been
ahead of expectations, driven by U.K. growth.
Shares +7.5 pence, or 11.5%, at 73 pence.
HOLDERS TECHNOLOGY PLC (HDT.LN), an electronics and lighting
components group, said revenue for the year ending Nov. 30 is
forecast to fall 18% on the year to 11 million pounds ($17.02
million), with an operating loss of GBP0.2 million, which it blamed
on several issues at its German printed circuit board division.
Shares -7.5 pence, or 20%, at 30 pence.
ZAMANO PLC (ZMNO.LN), an Internet and mobile technology company,
said all discussions regarding the bid approach announced in August
have been terminated.
Shares -1.3 pence, or 10.2%, at 11 pence.
FTSE Small-Cap +0.5%
AIM +0.2%
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 23, 2015 10:16 ET (14:16 GMT)
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