Manufacturing deal falls throughOuter year forecasts negatively impactedSaietta seeks extra fundingShares in electric drivetrain (eDrive) systems maker Saietta (SED:AIM) hit the skids on Tuesday, crashing 55% lower to 7.5p after the company warned it has failed to reach commercial terms on a deal to produce steering pumps at its Sunderland facility.As a result, the electric motor technology minnow

London's FTSE 100 firms 31.2 points to 7,216.6 as the idea Brexit could be delayed stirs up investor interest in UK stocks. This follows a vote by MPs to ask the EU to push back the UK's exit beyond the current 29 March departure date. Housebuilders, supermarkets, tobacco firms and insurers are all giving weight to the broader FTSE 350 index, with small gains also being registered across all of th

UK stocks bob lower in early trade on Tuesday as business returns to normal after the long weekend, although there is little in the way of news to drive investor appetites. Eurozone inflation data will be a focus, due this morning, with analysts expecting an improvement in May.The FTSE 100 index nudges 11 points, or about 0.2%, down to 6,258.On the corporate front, an unsolicited, informal approac

London shares post modest gains in early trade on Monday as investor's appetite for risk returns and a series of important corporate announcements. The benchmark FTSE 100 index rises around 20 points, or 0.3%, to 6,798, with similar gains registered across the FTSE 250 midcaps and FTSE All-Share indexes.Sporting goods retailer Sports Direct (SPD) heads the blue-chips leader board with a 2.5% gain

Latham (James) (LTHM:AIM) 577.5pSheet and hardwood supplier Latham has been consistently profitable for the past 10 years, more than doubling operating profit in the same period. The Hemel Hempstead-based company is expected to grow earnings per share 19% to 39.5p this year.Leaf Clean Energy (LEAF:AIM) 34pRenewable energy investor Leaf Clean is a closed-end fund in run-off. At a meeting in July 20