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HeiQ shares fall as trading resumes

31 October 2023

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Shares in HeiQ fell by more than 20% when the stock resumed trading after a six month hiatus.

Trading opened again today (31 October) after the materials science firm filed its delayed full-year and interim results yesterday.

The last closing price prior to the suspension of trading had been 20.20p, at the end of April. Trading opened today at 9.00p, fell to 8.00p – a new 52-week low – and subsequently recovered to 15.05p at lunchtime.

The 52-week high is 79.00p.

HeiQ’s market capitalisation is currently £21.28m. Sales in 2022 fell by 14.8% to $47.2m (£38.9m).

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