-- Leading Edge Materials (LEM.V) 周一表示，瑞典矿业监察局已建议批准该公司 Norra Karr 稀土项目的开采特许权。 Leading Edge 表示，在获得积极建议后，迄今为止，所有参与审批流程的政府机构都已认可或建议批准该公司的申请。 Leading Edge 表示，最终决定权在于瑞典政府。 首席执行官 Kurt Budge 表示：“获得开采特许权对公司而言将是一个具有变革意义的里程碑，它将为投资者和客户带来所需的信心，让他们与我们携手前行。” Budge 补充道：“获得 Norra Karr 矿床的开采权将使我们能够加快技术、环境和社会研究，并推进剩余的审批阶段，最终实现对至关重要的重稀土元素的建设和生产。”
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South Korean shares closed at a new high on Monday, with the primary index crossing the 6,600 level amid a rally led by chip stocks and power equipment manufacturers.The Korea Composite Stock Price Index or Kospi rose 139.4 points, or 2.2%, to end at 6,615.03. The Kosdaq also increased by 22.34 points, or 1.9%, to close at 1,226.18.Shares of chipmakers such as Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930) and SK Hynix (KRX:000660) added over 2% and nearly 6% at market close, while those of Kosdaq-listed Fadu (KOSDAQ:440110) jumped over 19%.Gains were also driven by shares of power equipment manufacturers LS Electric (KRX:010120) and Hyosung Heavy Industries (KRX:298040), which added nearly 13% and 11%, respectively.In corporate news, Fadu posted first-quarter net income of 10.2 billion won, rebounding from a net loss of 12.1 billion won a year earlier, according to a Monday filing with the Korea Exchange.The South Korean chipmaker's sales revenue surged 210% year over year to 59.5 billion won from 19.2 billion won.
UCO Bank (NSE:UCOBANK, BOM:532505) net profit rose to 8.01 billion Indian rupees in the fiscal fourth quarter from 6.52 billion rupees a year ago, according to a Saturday filing to the Indian stock exchanges.Earnings per share during the quarter ended March 31 climbed to 0.64 rupees from 0.56 rupees last year.Interest earned by the lender in fiscal Q4, however, slipped to 66.6 billion rupees from 67.4 billion rupees a year earlier.The bank's board also recommended a dividend of 0.44 rupees per share for the financial year 2025-26.
Prudential (SGX:K6S, HKG:2378) bought back 287,211 shares in London on April 24 at an average price of about 11.20 pounds sterling apiece, according to a Monday Hong Kong bourse filing.The insurer intends to cancel the repurchased shares.Following the transaction, the company will have about 2.52 billion shares in issue.