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A contract to supply utilities group Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) with 24,000 smart meters helped push Bglobal (BGBL:AIM) shares up 8% to 38p. The deal, its largest to date, will see Bglobal collect information on electricity usage by the utility’s biggest business customers to help them better manage energy consumption.

Shares says: Must repeat such contract success quickly to repair a share price some 35% lower than last August’s highs. DC