Advertisement
UK markets closed
  • NIKKEI 225

    38,236.07
    -38.03 (-0.10%)
     
  • HANG SENG

    18,466.91
    -9.01 (-0.05%)
     
  • CRUDE OIL

    78.36
    +0.25 (+0.32%)
     
  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,317.80
    +9.20 (+0.40%)
     
  • DOW

    38,675.68
    +449.98 (+1.18%)
     
  • Bitcoin GBP

    51,106.65
    +596.11 (+1.18%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,329.87
    +52.89 (+4.14%)
     
  • NASDAQ Composite

    16,156.33
    +315.33 (+1.99%)
     
  • UK FTSE All Share

    4,469.09
    +22.94 (+0.52%)
     

BUZZ-ARMS: jumps on $100 mln share issue

** Asia Resource Minerals (LSE: ARMS.L - news) said it would raise $100 mln through a share issue at 25 pence each, a 79 pct premium to the stock's closing price on Friday

** Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) in the Indonesia-focused coal miner, formerly known as Bumi, rose as much as 64.3 pct, touching a high of 23p

** ARMS said shares would be underwritten by a trust of Nat Rothschild, the second-largest shareholder in ARMS with an about 18 pct stake

** The company also said it would talk to its bondholders to extend the maturity of both $450 mln notes due July 2015 and $500 mln notes due July 2017 (aastha.agnihotri.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)