18 August 2026

The gradual drift in the market continues with the FTSE 100 now down for six days in a row.  Admittedly the damage has not been great with the fall only amounting to 180 points but there seems little incentive for investors to move into the market at the moment.

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On a Mission!

28 July 2026 - 19p The marketing company The Mission Group has issued a trading update covering the first six months of the year which has revealed that trading was in line with expectations.  As a result the group is expecting adjusted operating profit to be some 10% above last year at...

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AIM MARKET

Synectics making progress!

18 August 2026 - 180p The security and surveillance group has issued its interim results for the six months to 31 May and these have...

Backing James Halstead

11 August 2026 - 131.5p We forgot to mention yesterday that the floor covering group James Halstead received a tip in the Mail on Sunday in the...

Hercules recovering strongly

3 August 2026 - 44.45p We last commented on the company in June when we recommended the shares as a buy at 29p.  We believed...

Buy and build working for SDI

29 July 2026 - 93.25p We last commented on the scientific and technology company SDI Group in May when we rated the shares a buy...

MAIN MARKET

Dial in to Telecom Plus.

17 August 2026 - 905p The utilities provider Telecom Plus, which trades as Utility Warehouse, has issued a positive trading statement today covering the four...

Marshalls building a solid base

10 August 2026 - 180p We last commented on the building products group Marshalls back in May when we recommended the shares at 132.3p.  The company had...

Sales at CT Automotive accelerating

4 August 2026 - 40.5p We recommended shares in CT Automotive back in April at 25.5p and it is clearly pleasing to see that they have doubled...

Load up with Domino’s Pizza!

4 August 2026 - 210p We tipped shares in Domino's Pizza at 188.3p in June and so it is pleasing to see that these have risen by...

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