AIM Round-Up: AIM Drops to 718.33 Points

On July 19, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in London fell 0.28 points, to 718.33 points. The market hit a high today of 719.35 points and a low of 715.14 points.

Forte Energy (AIM:FTE,ASX:FTE), formerly known as Murchison United, experienced one of the biggest gains on the AIM today. Increasing 18.64 percent, or 0.11 GBP, the energy exploration company hit 0.7 GBP. Paternoster Resources (AIM:PRS), a natural gas company, also saw gains today, rising from 0.06 GBP to 0.42 GBP, more than 18.5 percent.

Sirius Minerals (AIM:SXX), a potash development company, fell 20 percent today on the AIM, to 18 GBP. Baron Oil (AIM:BOIL), an oil and natural gas company, also took a dive on the exchange, falling 10 percent and hitting 1.12 GBP.

Investing.com reported today that traders in Europe have been cautious due to a meeting in Moscow of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Twenty nations. The group is set to discuss changes in the market, unemployment and a weak economic recovery.