The FTSE 100 closed up 0.3% on Wednesday amid choppy trade ahead of the new year, Oanda's senior market analyst, U.K. & EMEA, Craig Erlam says in a note. "And there's certainly a strong sense of holiday trade to the markets today, with light news flow combined with lower liquidity creating choppy but ultimately insignificant moves. It very much feels like we're now just drifting into 2023 at which point I expect things will quickly pick up again," Erlam says. Antofagasta led the risers, finishing up 2.8%, followed by Fresnillo, which ended the day 2.2% higher. Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust was the biggest faller, ending down 4.4%, followed by Airtel Africa, which finished 1.6% in the red. 


 
Companies News:

DP Eurasia Mulls Sale of Russian Operations

DP Eurasia NV said Wednesday that it is considering the sale of its Russian operations, but cautioned that there is no certainty any deal will proceed.

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Applied Graphene in Talks Over Sale of Trade, Assets, Main Operating Business

Applied Graphene Materials PLC said Wednesday that it is in talks with various interested parties regarding the sale of its trade and assets, or of the shares in its main operating subsidiary, but said there isn't any certainty that any deal will be struck.

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Argo Blockchain To Sell Helios Facility To Galaxy For $65 Mln

Argo Blockchain PLC said on Wednesday it is selling its Helios facility in Texas and its related operations to Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. for $65 million.

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Trafalgar Property 1H Pretax Loss Widens on Lower Revenue, Higher Costs

Trafalgar Property Group PLC on Wednesday reported a widened pretax loss for the first half of fiscal 2023 on lower revenue and after booking higher costs.

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Streaks Gaming to Raise GBP3 Mln in London IPO; Trading Expected Jan. 5

Streaks Gaming PLC said Wednesday that it is planning to raise 3 million pounds ($3.6 million) as part of its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange, with trading expected to start on Jan 5.

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Mirada 1H Pretax Loss Narrowed; Expects Higher Revenue in 2H

Mirada PLC said Wednesday that its pretax loss for the first half of fiscal 2023 narrowed and that it expects higher revenue in the second half due to the timing of its product deployments.


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