Author: Fiona Craig

Abingdon Health plc (LSE:ABDX), a specialist in the development and manufacture of lateral flow diagnostics, has highlighted the UK commercial launch of LVOne, described as the first rapid blood test designed to identify stroke at the point of care. The test was developed by customer UpFront Diagnostics and is now being introduced through the London Ambulance Service.

As the contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) partner on the project, Abingdon Health was responsible for feasibility studies, manufacturing scale-up, validation processes, and routine production of LVOne’s dual-biomarker assays. The initial deployment phase will see approximately 280 ambulances equipped with the test as part of a six-month pilot programme in London. The company said the rollout demonstrates its ability to support complex lateral flow diagnostic projects from early-stage development through to commercial production.

Abingdon operates manufacturing facilities in York and Doncaster in the UK, alongside operations in Madison, Wisconsin, and also provides regulatory consulting and analytical testing services through its subsidiaries. These capabilities are aimed at helping in vitro diagnostic and medical device companies achieve regulatory approvals and market access across major international territories.

The company’s outlook continues to be affected by weak financial quality, including ongoing losses, declining gross margins, and negative operating cash flow, despite recording strong revenue growth. Technical indicators remain supportive, with the shares trading above key moving averages and showing a positive MACD trend, although a high RSI reading points to the possibility of near-term overbought conditions. Valuation metrics remain constrained by negative earnings and the absence of a dividend yield.

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Abingdon Health plc is a UK-based med-tech contract services provider specialising in rapid diagnostic testing and regulatory support services for customers worldwide. Its CDMO operations focus on the development and manufacture of lateral flow assays across sectors including infectious disease, clinical diagnostics, animal health, and environmental testing, supported by in-house analytical testing and regulatory consulting expertise in both the UK and the United States.

Greatland Resources (LSE:GGP) has announced a major exploration result from the Pinnacles prospect at Telfer, located approximately 1.2 kilometres south of the West Dome Underground resource. A 1,858-metre diamond drill hole returned an intersection of 58.7 metres grading 6.5g/t gold and 0.1% copper, including a higher-grade section of 37 metres at 9.98g/t gold, pointing to a significant continuation of the geological structure associated with existing underground mineralisation.

The newly identified high-grade zone is situated around 1.5 kilometres from Telfer’s current underground crusher and hoisting infrastructure, highlighting the potential to expand resources close to existing operational facilities. Greatland said the mineralised system remains open to the north toward the current West Dome Underground resource estimate, as well as further south into largely untested ground. The company plans to undertake additional wedge drilling and follow-up exploration between Pinnacles and West Dome to evaluate the continuity and overall scale of the emerging mineralised corridor.

Greatland’s outlook is supported by a strong improvement in financial performance during FY2025, characterised by high profitability, stronger cash generation, and very low leverage. Technical indicators also remain favourable, with the shares continuing to trade in a clear uptrend supported by positive momentum, although near-term overbought conditions introduce some additional risk. Valuation metrics remain supportive, aided by a relatively low price-to-earnings ratio.

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Greatland Resources is an Australia-based mining and exploration company focused on gold and copper projects. Its portfolio includes the Telfer operation, where the company is advancing the West Dome Underground project as part of a broader strategy to grow underground mineral resources while leveraging established processing and hoisting infrastructure.

Serabi Gold (LSE:SRB) delivered a substantial improvement in its 2025 financial results, supported by increased gold production and significantly higher realised gold prices. Revenue climbed to $155.8 million during the year, while EBITDA more than doubled compared with the previous period. The company also revised its all-in sustaining cost (AISC) for the fourth quarter of 2025 to $1,818 per ounce, with full-year AISC reaching $1,816 per ounce as expansion activities continued across its operations.

The company closed 2025 with net cash of $42.1 million and achieved a debt-free position in early 2026, strengthening its ability to fund future growth internally and evaluate potential acquisition opportunities. Serabi also introduced its first annual dividend and outlined a capital return policy targeting the distribution of 20% to 30% of free cash flow through dividends or share buybacks. At the same time, the group continues to allocate capital toward mine development, exploration drilling, and ESG programmes, aiming to balance shareholder returns with long-term operational growth and cost management.

Serabi’s outlook is underpinned by strong financial momentum, including rapid growth in revenue and profitability, improving cash generation, and low leverage. The company also trades on a relatively modest valuation, supported by a low price-to-earnings ratio. Technical indicators remain positive, with the shares maintaining an established upward trend and favourable momentum, although fluctuations in historical earnings and cash flow continue to represent a key investment risk.

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Serabi Gold is a Brazil-focused gold mining and development company with producing operations at the Palito complex and expanding activities at the Coringa mine. The company is focused on mid-scale underground gold production and is targeting annual output of around 60,000 ounces from 2027, supported by ongoing mine development programmes and brownfield exploration initiatives.

80 Mile plc (LSE:80M) has signed a definitive joint venture agreement with USFM Corporation for the Disko-Nuussuaq nickel-copper-cobalt-PGE project in West Greenland. Under the terms of the deal, USFM will invest US$30 million to earn a 51% interest in the project, while 80 Mile will continue as operator and retain a 49% free-carried stake.

The company has also obtained drilling permits from Greenlandic authorities and approved a US$7.5 million budget for an initial 5,000-metre drilling programme scheduled to begin in July 2026. Key contractors appointed for the campaign include Forage Fusion Drilling, Air Greenland, and SRK Exploration. Management said the Disko project’s potential for Norilsk-style magmatic massive sulphide mineralisation positions it as a key asset within Greenland’s growing critical minerals sector and further strengthens the company’s strategic foothold in the region.

80 Mile’s investment outlook continues to be affected by weak financial performance, including a lack of revenue, widening losses, and ongoing cash outflows, factors that heighten funding and dilution risks despite the company’s relatively low debt position. Technical indicators remain constructive, supported by a strong share price trend and positive momentum, although overbought signals moderate the overall technical picture. Valuation metrics remain difficult to interpret due to negative earnings and the absence of dividend yield data.

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80 Mile plc is an exploration and development company listed on AIM, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and OTC markets. The company holds a portfolio of mineral assets across Greenland, Finland, and Italy, with a primary focus on advancing nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group metal projects. Through its exploration activities, 80 Mile aims to establish itself as an early participant in Greenland’s developing critical minerals industry.

Panther Metals (LSE:PALM) has released a fifth set of assay results from its Vibracore sampling campaign at the Winston Tailings Project near Schreiber, Ontario, as the company works toward establishing a formal mineral resource estimate. The latest findings, sourced from tailings sections measuring up to 16.8 metres in thickness, showed steady grades of gold alongside several critical metals across both vertical sampling intervals and lateral drill collar positions.

The company said the latest assay data strengthens confidence in the continuity, overall scale, and economic potential of the Winston tailings asset. Management noted that the results further support Panther’s strategy of unlocking value through the reprocessing of historic mine waste deposits. As development work progresses, the Winston project is expected to become an increasingly important part of the company’s portfolio, helping to reduce operational risk while positioning Panther to capitalise on growing demand for critical metals recovered from tailings.

Panther Metals’ investment outlook remains constrained by weak financial fundamentals, including its pre-revenue status, recurring losses, and ongoing negative free cash flow. These factors are partly offset by a comparatively strong balance sheet, supported by low or no debt and positive shareholder equity. Technical indicators remain constructive, with the shares continuing to show positive momentum and an established upward trend, although valuation metrics remain less meaningful due to the company’s lack of profitability and dividend payments.

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Panther Metals Plc is a London-listed mineral exploration company focused on Canadian mining assets, with a strategy centred on the recovery of gold and critical metals from historic mining operations. Its portfolio includes the Winston Tailings Project in Ontario, where the company is targeting deposits containing gold, gallium, silver, zinc, copper, indium, and cobalt within legacy tailings material.

Atlantic Lithium (LSE:ALL) has approved the transfer of Elevra Lithium’s 22.5% interest and related rights in the Ewoyaa Lithium Project, along with the wider Ghana lithium portfolio, to Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt, pending regulatory clearance. The agreement also covers the assignment of offtake rights and mutual releases between the parties, streamlining the ownership and management structure tied to the Ghana assets.

Under the proposed arrangement, Huayou would remove the remaining development funding conditions and take full responsibility for financing Ewoyaa’s development costs under the current agreement. Atlantic Lithium said the move is expected to provide a more straightforward funding route for the project while helping advance development timelines and supporting benefits for local communities. The company added that the transaction is separate from the previously announced scheme of arrangement with Huayou, although the consideration tied to the transfer could be adjusted depending on any revisions to the scheme terms.

Atlantic Lithium’s investment profile continues to be weighed down by weak financial metrics, including a steep decline in revenue, significant negative margins, and ongoing negative cash flow. These pressures are partly balanced by the company’s relatively low debt levels. Technical signals remain mixed, though longer-term indicators are moderately constructive, while valuation remains difficult to justify given current losses and a negative price-to-earnings ratio.

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Atlantic Lithium is a lithium exploration and development company listed in London, Sydney, and Ghana. Its flagship Ewoyaa Lithium Project is positioned to become Ghana’s first lithium-producing mine. In addition to Ewoyaa, the company controls a large exploration portfolio across Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, supported by a definitive feasibility study and key regulatory approvals, including a ratified mining lease and operating permits for the Ewoyaa project.

Last Friday at The Groucho Club in London, we were proud to officially launch The Innovation Report,  a new documentary series exploring the technologies, industries, and companies shaping the future global economy.

The launch party brought together investors, founders, executives, media professionals, and innovators for an evening of conversation focused on the future of technology, strategic resources, and global markets. Seeing so many people from across the investment and innovation communities come together to support the launch was an exciting moment for our team and a strong reflection of the growing interest surrounding these emerging sectors.

The evening also marked the introduction of our first episode, The Quantum Revolution, featuring Delta Gold Technologies (AQSE:DGQ) (USOTC:DGQTF), which is released today across the global family of ADVFN Website – HotCopper, Stockhouse, InvestorsHub and ADVFN.

In this first episode, we explore the rapidly evolving world of quantum technologies and examine how innovation in advanced computing and materials could transform industries over the coming decade. Quantum technology is increasingly moving from theory into real-world commercial application, and we believe it represents one of the most important technological shifts of our generation.

But The Innovation Report is about more than technology alone.

Our goal with the series is to connect the bigger picture between innovation, capital markets, industrial transformation, and the strategic resources needed to support future growth. That conversation continues in our upcoming second episode, which focuses on the Critical Minerals sector and features Guardian Metal Resources (LSE:GMET) (AMEX:GMTL) (USOTC:GMTLF)

As demand for electric vehicles, defence technologies, semiconductors, and renewable energy infrastructure continues to rise, critical minerals are becoming increasingly important to global supply chains and national security strategies. Through this episode, we aim to explore both the opportunities and challenges facing the sector and the companies helping to drive its development.

Launching The Innovation Report at The Groucho Club felt like the perfect way to begin this journey, bringing together conversations around innovation, investment, and the future in one room.

This is only the beginning for us, and we’re excited to continue building a documentary series that highlights the people, ideas, and industries defining the next era of global growth.

To view the first episode visit – https://invest.investorshub.com/innovationreport/

The International Monetary Fund said Friday that rapid developments in artificial intelligence could improve protection against cybercrime, but may also introduce new threats capable of destabilizing the financial system on a broader scale.

The IMF warned that a major cyberattack causing significant financial losses could create liquidity pressures, intensify solvency risks and spread disruption throughout global markets.

The organization’s comments reinforce concerns already raised by regulators in the United States, the European Union and other jurisdictions regarding AI technologies that could be used to conduct increasingly advanced cyberattacks.

The world economy has remained more stable than many analysts anticipated after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, though BCA Research cautioned that recession risks could rise sharply if the disruption continues.

Chief Strategist Peter Berezin highlighted seven major factors that have helped support global growth so far, while warning that “the risk of a recession will increase meaningfully if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed into June.”

The first factor is the delayed nature of oil shocks. BCA Research explained that the full economic impact from spikes in oil prices generally takes time to emerge, with GDP growth usually suffering the most roughly a year after the initial shock.

Second, economies today are less dependent on oil consumption relative to output than they were decades ago, although BCA noted that modern supply chains are now far more interconnected.

Third, inflation expectations over the long term have stayed relatively contained, easing pressure on policymakers to aggressively tighten monetary policy.

Fourth, fiscal measures are helping offset some of the damage, including stimulus tied to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and tariff-related rebates issued by the U.S. Treasury.

Fifth, businesses have increased precautionary inventory purchases, similar to the buying behavior seen during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sixth, continued expansion in artificial intelligence investment has provided a major boost to economic activity, with spending on technology equipment and software climbing to a record 4.9% of GDP in the first quarter of 2026.

Seventh, oil markets remain heavily backwardated, reflecting investor expectations that the disruption to supply routes will not be permanent.

BCA Research said it remains neutral on global stocks for now, but warned it “will adopt a more defensive posture” should the energy shock continue for an extended period.

JPMorgan strategist Mislav Matejka is encouraging investors to stay constructive on equities, arguing that recent volatility should be viewed as an opportunity rather than a warning sign of a deeper downturn. He contends that concerns around a sustained stagflationary shock are likely overstated.

In a recent note, Matejka pointed out that the MSCI World index has already delivered what the bank called a “V-shaped rebound,” but cautioned that the strength may not be as broad as it appears.

“Current market breadth is very narrow and nearly all consumer plays are lingering at lows,” the note said, adding that “equities complacency is not all that clear cut.”

On the geopolitical front, JPMorgan suggested that escalating tensions in the Middle East may not necessarily prolong market weakness and could even accelerate a resolution.

“An oil spike and resultant market weakness might not sustain, as an escalation might in fact make an off-ramp more likely,” the bank said.

For investors with a medium-term horizon, JPMorgan continues to recommend using dips to build positions over the next three, six, and 12 months.

The bank highlighted several supportive factors for equities, including solid corporate earnings, a still-accommodative growth policy backdrop, and the possibility that bond yields may struggle to extend their recent rise.

However, U.S. equity valuations remain elevated at roughly 21 times forward earnings. As a result, JPMorgan maintains a preference for international and emerging markets over developed markets.

Among those, the U.K. stands out, according to the bank, offering both relative value and income appeal. It described the market as “a large valuation discount vs other regions, as well as the highest dividend yield globally,” adding that it could serve as “one of the very good places to hide during the risk-off episodes.”