■ Business processing outsourcing specialist Xchanging is on course to meet full year targets despite some potential customers remaining apprehensive about the economic climate.
■ BG Group, the oil and gas giant due to declare third quarter results this week, is to get cracking on its Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG) project after receiving government clearance.
■ Chrysalis could be taken over after the record company confirmed it is in talks with a number of interested parties.
■ Falkland Islands oil explorer Desire Petroleum has failed to reach target depths in the first wireline logging run at its 14/15-1Z sidetrack well on the Rachel prospect.
■ Elementis expects to make more money than predicted this year as a swell of activity in the oil and gas sector helped the speciality chemicals supplier lift sales by 11 per cent in the third quarter.
■ Shares of aim listed caravan and motor home retailer Discover Leisure vaulted 14 per cent after it narrowed annual pre-tax losses and said the outlook for industry is improving.
■ Pumps manufacturer Weir expects to beat full-year profit forecasts thanks to high demand for its equipment from the mining and oil exploration sector and stronger than expected aftermarket activity.
■ Underlying operating profit for paper and packaging group Mondi was on the up in the third quarter, both on the preceding two quarters and in comparison with the same quarter of 2009.
■ London-listed data centre provider Telecity said trading has remained strong as the rise of the digital economy fuels the group's order pipeline.
■ Cosalt, the struggling provider of safety equipment to the oil industry, confirmed this morning it has received an approach for its marine business.
■ Kurdistan-focused oil company Gulf Keystone said log results and oil shows to date from its Sheikh Adi-1 exploration well have been encouraging.
■ No frills airline Ryanair has raised its full year profits guidance after a strong first half to its financial year.
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