  Morning news wrap: Barclays, Randgold Resources, Schroders, Vodafone, Imperial Tobacco
Reported by Proactive Investors on Tuesday, 10 November 2009 (on November 10, 2009)
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FTSE 100
In the FTSE 100, gold miner Randgold Resources (LSE: RRS) reported on its quarterly results, saying revenues jumped 32% to US$103.5 million as sales were in line with the previous quarter.
Hotel operator InterContinental Hotels (LSE: IHT) said Q3 revenues slid 19% to US$401 million, while profits also slid 19% to US$124 million.
Asset management company Schroders (LSE: SDR) said its Q3 profits declined 19% to £57.8 million, which was still ahead of market expectations.
Banking group Barclays (LSE: BARC) said profits for the first nine months of the year declined 19% to £4.5 billion due to bad debt charges.
Mobile operator Vodafone (LSE: VOD) reported on its interims, saying group revenue rose 9.3% to £21.8 billion.
Tobacco giant Imperial Tobacco (LSE: IMT) said its pre-tax profits for the full year jumped 39% to £2.2 billion, while revenues were up 29% to £26.5 billion.
FTSE 250
In the FTSE 250, phone directory publisher Yell Group (LSE: YELL) said its revenues for the first six months of the year were down 3.9% to £982.8 million, down 13.9% at constant exchange rates. Online revenues increased 17%, making 20% of the total.
Northern Foods (LSE: NFDS) said like for like sales rose 2.9%, while making profits of £12.9 million compared to a loss of £17.1 million a year ago.
Construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall (LSE: MGNS) said it was on track to achieve to achieve its expectations for the current year despite “challenging market conditions” with an order book of £3.4 billion.
AIM
In the AIM, South American based explorer Mariana Resources (AIM: MARL) placed shares at 13 pence to raise £2.6 million.
Turkey focused gold miner Ariana Resources (AIM: AAU) announced the results of trenching undertaken on the Salinbas prospect in Turkey. These included intersections of 33 metres at 9.6 g/t (grammes per tonne) gold and 46 metres at 8.3 g/t gold.
Tottenham Hotspur (AIM: TTNM) said its full year revenues were roughly unchanged from last year at £113 million compared to £114.8 million in 2008.
US focused junior Empyrean Energy (AIM: EME) released a drilling update from the Riverbend project in Texas, saying the Quinn 3H well encountered multiple significant gas flares, including flares over 100 feet in height and one over 200 feet.
Argentina focused gold explorer Patagonia Gold (AIM: PGD) also released an operational update, saying drilling has commenced on its La Manchuria gold-silver project in Argentina to advance it toward a resource estimate.
South Africa operating chrome miner Chromex Mining (AIM: CHX) has acquired 49% of Falvect Mining, a company owned and operating in Zimbabwe for a nominal consideration.
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