Oxford Instruments shares rally despite early profit disruption Business Manufacturing and research company Oxford Instruments has seen its shares rocket despite a steep fall in profits during the first half of the year. The group’s stock rallied 9.93 per cent in early morning trading to 1,970, as the group confirmed it was beginning to recover from “significant disruption” in the early months of the [...]
Oxford Instruments shares sink as it sells quantum business to US firm Tech Oxford Instruments has become the latest British business to hand its quantum technology to the US after reaching a deal with California-based Quantum Design. The FTSE 250 business has offloaded its quantum arm, called NanoScience, to the US firm in a £60m deal, a move it said would help improve focus on profitability amid a [...]
Oxford Instruments shares jump as company to revamp ‘overly complex’ business structure TECH British microscope maker Oxford Instruments said it will change its "overly complex" business structure after its profit fell, despite revenue growth.
Oxford Instruments accelerates growth as Asia success strengthens profits March 26, 2021 High-tech manufacturer Oxford Instruments today said it expected its adjusted profit for the financial year to reach a height of £57m. The firm, which provides high technology products to industrial companies and scientific research communities, said it maintained strong progress in the second half of the year. Oxford Instruments enjoyed success across Asia, benefitting from [...]
FTSE 100 and 250 quarterly review takes effect as Hikma, Tullow Oil and Afren shuffle March 23, 2015 The shake-up revealed as a result of the quarterly review of the FTSE 100 and 250 takes effect this morning. Hikma Pharmaceuticals entered the blue-chip benchmark index, and its shares were down 2 per cent at £21.40. The pharmaceutical products manufacturer, which floated around ten years ago, has a market cap of £4.22bn. Hikma knocked out Tullow Oil [...]
FTSE 100 and 250 quarterly review: Hikma, AA, Virgin Money Holdings and Imagination Technologies Group are in and Afren, Game Digital and Oxford Instruments are out March 4, 2015 The FTSE Group has released its quarterly review showing which companies have edged into the index and which have dropped out. Hikma Pharmaceuticals made its way into the FTSE 100 while Tullow Oil has fallen out of the top index. Hikma floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2005. Tullow will now join the FTSE [...]
FTSE 100 and 250 promotions and relegations: Tullow Oil, Afren set to slip after quarterly review March 2, 2015 Tullow Oil and Afren are likely to slip out of their respective FTSE indexes after this week's quarterly review. Analysis by Société Générale said Tullow Oil could fall out of the FTSE 100. The Irish firm recently reported a £1.3bn pre-tax loss, its first in 15 years, having revealed a $2.3bn (£1.5bn) write-off in January. [...]