-- Shares of Australia-listed uranium producers rose in recent Thursday trade as the New South Wales Uranium Bill was passed into law on Monday, according to a Thursday statement by the Minerals Council of Australia.
Shares of Deep Yellow (ASX:DYL) rose 5%, while Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN) gained 7% and Nexgen Energy (ASX:NXG) added 6%.
The new legislation removes the NSW prohibitions on uranium mining and nuclear energy, according to the statement.
ScinoPharm Taiwan (TPE:1789) posted a profit attributable to owners of NT$16.5 million, or NT$0.02 per share, in the first quarter of the year, according to a Wednesday Taiwan bourse filing.Shares slid over 2% in Thursday's midday trade.Operating revenue stood at NT$659.7 million, the pharmaceutical company said.The company did not provide comparative year-ago figures.
Kina Securities' (ASX:KSL) 235 million Papua New Guinean Kina, 10-year unsecured subordinated wholesale corporate bond was listed on PNGX Markets, the operator of Papua New Guinea's national stock exchange, on Wednesday, according to a Thursday Australian bourse filing.This represents Papua New Guinea's first listed wholesale corporate bond.The firm expects the issuance to support its balance sheet strength, capital management objectives, and the growth of its banking and financial services operations.Its shares rose 1% in recent trading on Thursday.
Home First Finance Company India's (NSE:HOMEFIRST, BOM:543259) profit after tax rose to 1.49 billion Indian rupees in the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, from 1.05 billion rupees a year ago.Earnings per share came in at 14.22 rupees from 11.45 rupees a year ago, the financial services provider said in a filing to the Indian stock exchanges on Wednesday. The EPS was higher than the 14.08 rupees estimated by the analysts polled by Visible Alpha.Total revenue from operations also increased to 5.01 billion rupees from 2.15 billion rupees a year ago.The company's board recommended a dividend of 5.20 rupees per share of a face value of 2 rupees each for the financial year ended March 31.The company's shares were down 2% in recent trade.