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Company plans to purchase another 5mn shares

Simon Thompson: Aim-traded Africa-focused energy group is having a minor setback, but the main drilling news comes next week

Market conditions improved as the year progressed

Simon Thompson: Although the technology group’s profit has been hit, a valuation of six times operating profit makes the shares worth holding

The challenger brand in international payments continues to deliver robust growth, which makes a takeover from a bidding consortium likely in the coming weeks

The semiconductor wafer manufacturer is dependent on the stagnant smartphone market for demand

The communications software company has been growing steadily despite a slowdown in other parts of the software market

Cash flow rises while new bosses look at ways to grow the company

Business sales help group to cut borrowings

Investor sentiment could be tested by multiple headwinds in the coming year, so it’s best to take a watching brief