Plus 500 share price up after canny buyback

The Plus 500 (LSE: PLUS) share price is up 7.55% today so far. That is significant. Assuming it hold it will be the largest daily price move in the last year either to the upside or the downside. The cause was not immediately apparent when looking at the RNS feed. There were a couple of…More

Are UK stock markets in the middle of a regime shift?

Investing is about expectations. Think of situations where a company’s earnings-per-share (EPS) are reported in line with the consensus. Nothing much happens. But, how about when EPS comes in below expectations. Carnage is usually the result. A nice bump in the share price usually follows an EPS release that exceeds the forecast. Investing is also…More

UK small cap shares reporting today

Two UK small cap shares that have reported results today that caught my eye. First up are Diaceutics (LSE: DXRX) shares for which results results for the full year ended 31 December, 2022 became available. Revenue increased to 40% to £19.5m, missing analyst consensus of £20m. But, bear in mind that revenues were £4.6m in…More