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The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Wednesday. ---------- FTSE 100 winners ---------- Metlen Energy & Metals PLC, up 3.4% at €41.91 Associated British Foods PLC, up 2.6% at 1,938.75 pence Tesco PLC, up 2.0% at 464.80p Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, up 1.7% at 1,245.60p Admiral Group PLC, up 1.5% at 3,389.00p ---------- FTSE 100 losers ---------- Relx PLC, down 2.4% at 2,539.00p Endeavour Mining PLC, down 2.3% at 3,722.00p, gold miner falls alongside gold price Experian PLC, down 2.3% at 2,560.00p, Deutsche Bank Research cuts price target St James’s Place PLC, down 2.0% at 1,120.75p Sage Group PLC, down 1.9% at 835.60p ---------- FTSE 250 winners ---------- Energean PLC, up 3.5% at 745.50p Oxford Instruments PLC, up 2.8% at 2,876.00p, Deutsche Bank Research raises price target Keller Group PLC, up 2.0% at 2,507.00p, continues to rise after contract variation order Grainger PLC, up 2.0% at 162.60p Sirius Real Estate Ltd, up 1.7% at 97.70p ---------- FTSE 250 losers ---------- WH Smith PLC, down 19% at 400.60p, cuts outlook and plans capital raise Raspberry Pi Holdings PLC, down 12% at 838.50p Ceres Power Holdings PLC, down 4.7% at 580.75p, raises £103 million via share offer Workspace Group PLC, down 3.3% at 322.30p, swings to loss and cuts dividend SSP Group PLC, down 2.7% at 162.05p ---------- FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus: ---------- WH Smith PLC, down 19% at 400.60p, 12-month range 395.00p-1,132.00p. The Swindon, England-based travel retailer plans to raise further funds as it lowers its full-year profit guidance again. It now expects to deliver headline pretax profit before non-underlying items of between £75 million and £90 million for the financial year ending August 31, down from £108 million in the year prior. It is the second outlook cut in three months. In April, WH Smith reduced guidance to between £90 million and £105 million from £100 million and £115 million previously. WH Smith says the latest guidance cut reflects the ongoing uncertainty from the Middle East conflict and pressures on gross margins, including the recent deterioration in the North America division. The company announces a capital raise, including a placing of up to around 26 million new shares, representing 20% of its share capital. At Wednesday’s share price, the placing would raise around £104 million. In addition, there will be a subscription by directors and a retail offer. ---------- Ceres Power Holdings PLC, down 4.7% at 580.75p, 12-month range 76.70p-872.50p. The Horsham, England-based clean energy technology developer raises gross proceeds of £103 million with a non-pre-emptive offer of 17.8 million new shares at 570.0p each. ‘The new funds present a clear opportunity to capitalise on commercial momentum for Ceres technology and ensure we are well placed for the future,’ says Chief Executive Officer Phil Caldwell. ---------- Workspace Group PLC, down 3.3% at 322.30p, 12-month range 312.00p-434.38p. The London-based flexible workspace provider swings to a pretax loss of £120.5 million in the financial year that ended March 31 from a profit of £5.4 million the prior year. Revenue decreases by 2.1% to £181.4 million, as net rental income slips 7.1% to £113.4 million. It also books a £159.2 million loss in fair value of its property portfolio, widened from a £55.9 million loss a year earlier. Workspace cuts its final dividend by 12% to 16.7p per share from 19.0p on-year, which brings the year’s total dividend down 8.1% to 26.1p from 28.4p. Chief Executive Charlie Green says: ‘The past year has been one of transition, both operationally and in our leadership, and that process continues as we reshape the business.’ ---------- Endeavour Mining PLC, down 2.3% at 3,722.00p, 12-month range 2,164.00p-5,620.00p. The London-based gold producer falls as the price of gold decreases. Gold was lower at $4,167.81 an ounce early on Wednesday from $4,270.69 late Tuesday. ---------- Oxford Instruments PLC, up 2.8% at 2,876.00p, 12-month range 1,682.00p-3,318.00p. The Buckinghamshire, England-based high-technology instruments company partially rebounds after falling 9.1% on Tuesday. The stock fell after reporting mixed annual results. Pretax profit climbed 53% to £58.5 million in the financial year that ended March 31, but revenue fell 4.6% to £423.2 million. On Wednesday, Deutsche Bank Research raises its price target for the company to 3,450p from 2,900p. It maintains a ’buy’ rating on the stock. ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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