Veterinary services consolidator CVS (CVSG:AIM) clips ahead 2.5% to 307.4p as strong half-year figures to December and a positive outlook statement triggers further earnings upgrades. As foreshadowed by Shares, the company has sales momentum at its heels with like-for-like sales up 4.6% in the first half, improving further in the third quarter with the help of mild weather in January and February.

Car parts-to-bicycles seller Halfords (HFD) reversed 11% to 352.5p on analyst earnings downgrades and a 35% cut in the final dividend to 9.1p. Full-year results revealed a 22% decline in taxable profits to £72 million. Analysts took red pens to forecasts as the £790.2 million cap highlighted the need for additional investment to improve store standards and service levels and drive growth.Part-na

The FTSE 100 kicked off the week with a robust opening, rising 42 points to 6,329, driven by gains in the banking sector and news that BlackRock had used gold price weakness to increase its stake in miner Randgold Resources (RRS).Having issued a profit warning after Friday?s (19 Apr) market close, the implications of this setback are now being felt in Albemarle & Bond?s (ABM:AIM) share price. Inve