The strong headline numbers were largely thanks to strong sales from the company's ‘ointment and other’ product categories, which represented around 56% of total group revenues

U.S. equity markets fell Wednesday afternoon on concerns that Greece could exit the euro as the region’s gather for an informal meeting.

U.S. equity markets looked set to open lower Wednesday morning ahead of a meeting of European Union leaders amid continued worries over the eurozone debt crisis.

Global gold demand in the first quarter of 2012 was 1,097.6 tonnes, down 5 percent from the high demand levels seen a year earlier, according to the World Gold Council.

Biopharmaceutical company Medgenics (LON:MEDG, AMEX:MDGN) achieved a major milestone today - with clearance to begin a phase IIb trial of EPODURE to treat anaemia in kidney failure patients.

Social network site Facebook Wednesday increased the size of its initial public offering by almost 25 per cent as it could raise as much as $16 billion on strong investor demand for its market debut.