STOCK WATCH

THERE was nothing rusty about Applied Graphene Material last night.

Shares jumped 14.6pc, or 3.5p, to 27.5p after it announced the successful testing and recognition of breakthrough anti-corrosion graphene technology.

The AIM-listed firm said 3,000-hour trials of its proprietary Genable (R) dispersions technology delivered a more than five-fold improvement in rust protection enabling big opportunities in its industrial coatings target market.