Metro Bank director buys sharesLiontrust finance head buys sharesBeeks chief executive trims holdingCristina Ochoa, non-executive director of high street lender Metro Bank (MTRO), bought 155,723 shares at 90p for a total value of £139,646 on 19 November.Year-to-date the high street lender's shares have risen a stellar 152%.Ochoa's move comes at a tough time for the UK challenger bank after it was

Shares in cloud computing, connectivity and analytics provider Beeks Financial Cloud (BKS:AIM) scaled a new all-time high of 282p after the firm announced (20 August) it had won a contract extension with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.The latest advance takes the year-to-date gain for the stock to 181%, supported by positive fundamental news flow over the last 12 months. Following the initial con

European equities were largely higher early on Tuesday afternoon, while the dollar?s progress took a breather, despite US interest rate worries still keeping a lid on enthusiasm.The FTSE 100 index was up 32.62 points, 0.4%, at 7,645.48. London?s large-cap index is on a four-day losing streak.The FTSE 250 was down 15.49 points, 0.1%, at 19,003.06, and the AIM All-Share was up 0.24 of a point at 750

- $57 billion ICE cornerstone Exchange Cloud client- Beeks upped guidance three times this year- Analysts predicting 62%/43% revenue/profits growthWhen a tech platform company launches new products it is enormously helpful to have a major cornerstone user on board from the get go. Big tick in the box here for Beeks Financial Cloud (BKS:AIM).Beeks, which listed shares on the London stock market fiv

Shares in IT services management company Beeks Financial Cloud (BKS:AIM) traded sharply higher up 10.6% at 188.6p after the firm posted strong annual results.Revenue for the year to June increased 24% to £11.6 million from £9.4 million the previous year, while pretax profits jumped to £1.3 million from £678,000.RAISING FORECASTSIn a separate trading update, the company said it sees revenues fo

UK stocks started the week on the front foot with the FTSE 100 index gaining 0.8% to 7108.53 in early trading led by energy companies as oil prices continued their recent surge. Shares in BP (BP.) gained 2.2% to 327p and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB) added 2.8% to £15.72.Brent crude traded 62 cents firmer at $78.71 per barrel, its highest level in over a year, as rising demand around the world in the

UK markets staged a firm rally in early trading on Monday, following Asian markets higher and clawing back some of the heavy losses chalked-up last week.At 9am, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up close on 2.7% at 6,756.35, while the mid cap FTSE 250 is also around 2.5% higher at 19,803.06.However, by midday those gains had been entirely wiped out with the FTSE 100 dipping 0.5% to 6,546.61. The FT

Small caps could be a great place to invest in 2020 as there are some attractively-priced gems flying under the radar of many investors.It is important to stress that small caps aren't for everyone as they can be much higher risk investments compared to larger companies. However, for those comfortable with the risks, history shows us that smaller companies can outperform their larger counterparts.

The IPO pathway to AIM for ambitious growth start-ups remains open even just a week ahead of Christmas. Trading has kicked-off in shares of data analytics hopeful Pelatro (PTRO:AIM) on the junior market today.The company has raised £4.6m with the aid of broker FinnCap at a placing price of 62.5p, giving Pelatro an opening £15.2m market value.London-headquartered Pelatro provides what it calls 'p

Niche cloud services supplier Beeks Financial Cloud (BKS:AIM) has joined AIM after raising £7m from investors.The £24.5m company provides communication and data storage to foreign currency and derivatives trading organisations. Growth plans include geographic expansion and adding equity trading capabilities, the latter most likely to come through acquisitions.Beeks recorded a 48% jump in revenue