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The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Thursday. ---------- FTSE 100 winners ---------- Relx PLC, up 3.4% at 2,518.00p, Goldman Sachs gives ’buy’ recommendation on Wednesday Entain PLC, up 2.7% at 568.40p, BetMGM buy-out speculation continues 3i Group PLC, up 2.5% at 2,184.50p JD Sports Fashion PLC, up 2.5% at 85.64p, sportswear maker Puma raised to ’buy’ by Citigroup Autotrader Group PLC, up 2.3% at 455.00p, Goldman Sachs starts coverage with ’buy’, price target 557p ---------- FTSE 100 losers ---------- Prudential PLC, down 8.0% at 970.50p, financial stocks retreat Standard Chartered PLC, down 5.8% at 1,895.50p HSBC Holdings PLC, down 4.3% at 1,331.80p Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC, down 3.1% at 706.25p Antofagasta PLC, down 2.9% at 4,164.00p ---------- FTSE 250 winners ---------- CMC Markets PLC, up 13% at 416.25p, gives bullish outlook as it reaches ‘key inflection point’ HgCapital Trust PLC, up 7.9% at 416.50p, Hg plans to raise its interest in ‘undervalued’ HgCapital Trust B&M European Value Retail PLC, up 7.3% at 209.70p, Goldman Sachs raises price target to 220p from 200p, retains ’neutral’ rating Hays PLC, up 3.6% at 34.54p Ninety One PLC, up 3.0% at 218.40p ---------- FTSE 250 losers ---------- Ceres Power Holdings PLC, down 7.6% at 724.25p Raspberry Pi Holdings PLC, down 7.1% at 817.25p XP Power Ltd, down 3.4% at 1,807.00p Energean PLC, down 3.6% at 714.50p, shares trade ex-dividend Partners Group Private Equity Ltd, down 3.2% at €8.80, manager Partners Group Holging AG flags evergreen redemption drag on asset growth ---------- FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus: ---------- Autotrader Group PLC, up 2.3% at 455.00 pence, 12-month range 418.60p-844.40p. Goldman Sachs starts coverage of the Manchester, England-based owner of the UK’s largest online automotive marketplace with a ’buy’ rating, and sets a price target of 557p. ---------- CMC Markets PLC, up 13% at 416.25 pence, 12-month range 203.00p-439.50p. Reports a 20% rise in annual pretax profit to £101.3 million and forecasts another year of strong growth. The online trading platform raises its annual dividend by 21% and expects net operating income in financial 2027 of between £460 million and £480 million, up at least 17% from the year just ended. CMC also says its stockbroking partnerships with Westpac and ASB Bank remain on track to launch within the next 12 months, while trading in the new financial year has started positively. ---------- HgCapital Trust PLC, up 7.9% at 416.50 pence, 12-month range 318.64p-530.00p. Its manager, Hg, plans to increase its stake in the trust to more than 15% over the medium term from around 6% through on-market share purchases. Hg says the move reflects its view that the trust’s share price materially undervalues its portfolio and long-term prospects following weakness in listed software stocks. The manager also highlights strong alignment with shareholders, noting partners and employees already have more than £600 million invested alongside the trust and plan a further £800 million commitment to newly raised Hg funds. ---------- Partners Group Private Equity Ltd, down 3.2% at €8.80, 12-month range €8.00-€10.90. The investment trust, which provides access to investments managed by Partners Group Holding AG, remains under pressure after Partners Group Holding AG said it had capped withdrawals from its Global Value SICAV private equity fund. The move followed a surge in redemption requests to around 9.8% of net asset value in the second quarter, above the fund’s 5% quarterly redemption limit. Partners Group said heightened volatility across evergreen private market funds has affected both the Luxembourg-domiciled Global Value SICAV vehicle and a Delaware-based fund. Despite the turbulence, the Swiss firm said it still expects solid growth in net assets under management in 2026. ---------- Mitie Group PLC, down 0.1% at 173.68 pence, 12-month range 134.60p-188.10p. Reports a record order book and announces a new £100 million share buyback programme, offsetting a decline in annual profit. The facilities management company says revenue rose 11% to £5.62 billion in the financial year that ended March 31, while pretax profit fell to £123.7 million from £145.4 million due to higher exceptional items. Mitie’s order book increased 6% to a record £16.3 billion and its bidding pipeline jumped 34% to £31.7 billion. The company also raised its total dividend to 4.5p from 4.3p and said it enters financial 2027 with confidence in delivering its strategy, supported by strong demand, tightening regulation and long-term outsourcing opportunities. ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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