Data appeal | Bonkers Bargain update
Results and updates covered here from AIM companies operating in radically different markets are overwhelming positive, with little hint of the pessimism that continues to hang over the stock market.
H&T Group: recovering strongly and acquisitionH&T Group (AIM:HAT), the UK's largest pawnbroker and a leading retailer of new and pre-owned jewellery and watches, confirmed that demand for pledge lending has continued to gather momentum in the first half of the year. The pawnbroking pledge book at 30 June 2022 was £84.2m (30 June 2021: £48.3m and 31 December 2021: £66.9m) with growth across the Group's customer base and in all geographies. All aspects of its business appear to be performing well with retail sales in line with expectations, gold purchasing buoyant, supported by a rising gold price, and foreign currency…