Friday Papers: Asos defies retail gloom to post 23% sales jump

The Times: Doubts are being raised about the scale of the shortfall in GKN’s pension funds amid questions over whether it could become a “poison pill” in the £7.4 billion hostile takeover of the FTSE 100 engineering giant. The Daily Telegraph: The EU’s uncompromising and united stance on Brexit has …

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Small Cap Value Report (Fri 26 Jan 2018) – SDI, ARE

Good morning!
After a hectic month of news, we finally get a relatively slow news day today.
Stocks crossing my radar are as follows:
Scientific Digital Imaging (LON:SDI)Arena Events (LON:ARE)Watchstone (LON:WTG)Molins (LON:MLIN)PayPoint (LON:PAY)Thank you for suggesting PayPoint (LON:PAY) in the comments, which updated yesterday. It’s not strictly speaking within our market cap limits, but it’s a stock I have followed before.
Time permitting, I will cover other requested stocks.
Thanks!
Graham

Scientific Digital Imaging (LON:SDI)
Share price: 29.5p (+13%)No. of shares: 89.6 million Market cap: £26 millionInterim Results
This is an acquisitive company focused on scientific and healthcare-related technology.
We haven’t covered it too frequently here. Last time, I said that I was put off by the rapidly increasing share count, which has nearly trebled since 2015. In general, I prefer organically growing companies, rather than companies which are growing through acquisition.
The SDI share price would suggest that the company’s…

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Small Cap Value Report (Fri 26 Jan 2018) – SDI, ARE, WTG, MLIN/MCAP, PAY

Good morning!
After a hectic month of news, we finally get a relatively slow news day today.
Stocks crossing my radar are as follows:
Scientific Digital Imaging (LON:SDI)Arena Events (LON:ARE)Watchstone (LON:WTG)Molins (LON:MLIN)PayPoint (LON:PAY)Thank you for suggesting PayPoint (LON:PAY) in the comments, which updated yesterday. It’s not strictly speaking within our market cap limits, but it’s a stock I have followed before.
Time permitting, I will cover other requested stocks.
Thanks!
Graham

Scientific Digital Imaging (LON:SDI)
Share price: 29.5p (+13%)No. of shares: 89.6 million Market cap: £26 millionInterim Results
This is an acquisitive company focused on scientific and healthcare-related technology.
We haven’t covered it too frequently here. Last time, I said that I was put off by the rapidly increasing share count, which has nearly trebled since 2015. In general, I prefer organically growing companies, rather than companies which are growing through acquisition.
The SDI share price would suggest that the company’s…

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Small Cap Value Report (Fri 26 Jan 2018) – SDI

Good morning!
After a hectic month of news, we finally get a relatively slow news day today.Stocks crossing my radar are as follows:Scientific Digital Imaging (LON:SDI)Arena Events (LON:ARE)Watchstone (LON:WTG)Molins (LON:MLIN)PayPoint (LON:PAY)Thank you for suggesting PayPoint (LON:PAY) in the comments, which updated yesterday. It’s not strictly speaking within our market cap limits, but it’s a stock I have followed before.Time permitting, I will cover other requested stocks.
Thanks!
Graham
Scientific Digital Imaging (LON:SDI)Share price: 29.5p (+13%)No. of shares: 89.6 million Market cap: £26 millionInterim Results(work-in-progress)

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January blues

Too little sunlight can negatively affect our mood, so can clever lighting give us a boost?

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Japan Producer Prices Expand 0.8% In December

Producer prices in Japan were up 0.8 percent on year in December, the Bank of Japan said on Friday – unchanged from the previous month and in line with expectations.

On a monthly basis, producer prices were up 0.2 percent after adding 0.1 percent in …

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Donald who?

What do Davos attendees make of the US President Donald Trump’s arrival?

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GKN pension deficit ‘is a takeover poison pill’

GKN is under attack from Melrose, a £4.5 billion industrial conglomerate that has launched the first hostile takeover in the FTSE 100 in a decade. GKN’s pension trustees made an unprecedented intervention this month to warn there was a £1.1 billion deficit in the schemes, claiming that any change of …

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Japan Overall CPI Holds Steady At 1.0% In December

Overall nationwide consumer prices in Japan were up 1.0 percent on year in December, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday.

That was unchanged from the November reading, although it came in beneath expectations for a gain…

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COLOMBIA: Ecopetrol Tracks Oil Decline And Weighs On Colcap

Colcap, the benchmark stock market index in Colombia, fell 0.25% near the end of Thursday’s session, weighed by a profit-taking move in Ecopetrol’s shares and a weak performance from Sura’s shares.

Marcela Ram?rez, an analyst at Acciones y Valores, s…

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COLOMBIA: Country Will Ignore Venezuela's Election Results

The Colombian government said that it would recognize neither the Venezuelan presidential election nor its results because the vote lacks transparency and legitimacy, said president Juan Manuel Santos.

“My position is the same as the Lima Group’s, to…

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CHILE: IMF Raises 2018 GDP Growth Forecast From 2.5% To 3.0%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased the forecast for Chile’s economic growth in 2018 from 2.5% to 3.0%, according to a report from Alejandro Werner, the director of the fund’s Western Hemisphere Department. The 2019 growth forecast is at 3…

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Japan Inflation Data Due On Friday

Japan will on Friday see December figures for consumer and producer prices, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity.

Overall inflation is expected to rise 1.1 percent on year after gaining 0.6 percent in November. Core inflation …

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BRAZIL: IMF Raises 2018 GDP Growth Forecast From 1.5% To 1.9%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased the forecast for Brazil’s economic growth in 2018 from 1.5% to 1.9%, according to a report from Alejandro Werner, the director of the fund’s Western Hemisphere Department. The Fund also expects a 2.1% gr…

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Trump Expresses Support For Strong U.S. Dollar

In comments that seem to contradict remarks by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, President Donald Trump has expressed support for a strong U.S. dollar.

Trump suggested in an interview with CNBC on Thursday that the strength of the U.S. economy would…

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MEXICO: IMF Raises 2018 GDP Growth Forecast From 1.9% To 2.3%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased the forecast for Mexico’s economic growth in 2018 from 1.9% to 2.3%, according to a report from Alejandro Werner, the director of the fund’s Western Hemisphere Department. The Fund also expects Mexico to…

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Treasuries Close Higher After Seeing Early Volatility

After showing a lack of direction in morning trading on Thursday, treasuries moved higher over the course of the afternoon.

Bond prices finished the session near their best levels of the day. Subsequently, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, w…

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Dollar Rebounding On Trump Comments

The dollar was down against all of its major rivals for much of Thursday’s session, but has staged a recovery this afternoon. The reversal was sparked by comments from President Donald Trump. A day after remarks from Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin a…

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Crude Oil Rally Fizzles As Trump Talks Up Dollar

Crude oil futures were flat Thursday, hovering near yesterday’s 3-year highs.

The dollar steadied after 3-year lows, prompting some profit taking after a furious rally for most commodities.

March WTI oil falls 10 cents, or nearly 0.2%, to settle at …

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