Daily Stock Market Report (Mon 18 Nov 2024) - ALT, BOOM, TTG/VLX, CER, POLR, JDG, BEG, BOO

Good morning! Graham here with a few backlog sections from Friday, including TTG's response to the offer from Volex.
12.45pm: that's a wrap! With thanks to Megan for her contribution on Cerillion. All done for now.

Explanatory notes
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