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The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Monday. ---------- FTSE 100 winners ---------- Lion Finance Group PLC, up 2.9% at 11,180.00 pence, JPMorgan ups price target Entain PLC, up 2.5% at 592.30p Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC, up 1.5% at 1,432.50p IG Group Holdings PLC, up 1.3% at 1,850.00p Computacenter PLC, up 1.2% at 4,303.00p ---------- FTSE 100 losers ---------- Babcock International Group PLC, down 5.7% at 916.10p, defence stocks fall as US, Iran agree to end attacks Endeavour Mining PLC, down 2.9% at 3,741.00p Barratt Redrow PLC, down 2.5% at 283.10p, housebuilders fall as UK mortgage borrowing slows Persimmon PLC, down 2.2% at 1,085.50p International Consolidated Airlines Group PLC, down 1.9% at 473.55p, airlines continue to fall after Heathrow profit warning ---------- FTSE 250 winners ---------- Bridgepoint Group PLC, up 11% at 258.30p, agrees $1.4 billion acquisition of real estate investment platform Foresight Group Holdings Ltd, up 8.6% at 445.25p, profit jumps as assets grow Trustpilot Group PLC, up 5.2% at 251.70p, strengthens partnership with Shopify Ceres Power Holdings PLC, up 4.3% at 470.40p GlobalData PLC, up 3.2% at 79.35p ---------- FTSE 250 losers ---------- Vistry Group PLC, down 4.1% at 255.70p, housebuilders sink AEP Plantations PLC, down 3.4% at 151.57p Bellway PLC, down 2.3% at 1,978.50p Genuit Group PLC, down 2.3% at 279.20p Wizz Air Holdings PLC, down 2.3% at 1,199.00p, airlines fall ---------- FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus: ---------- Barratt Redrow PLC, down 2.5% at 283.10p, 12-month range 235.40p-475.30p. Housebuilders fall after data shows UK mortgage borrowing slowed sharply in May, while approvals for home purchases fell to their lowest level in almost a year and a half. Net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals fell to £2.9 billion in May from £4.4 billion in April. This was below the previous six-month average of £5.1 billion and marked the weakest monthly borrowing since May 2025, when net lending totalled £1.9 billion. Net mortgage approvals for house purchases, a leading indicator of future borrowing, fell to 56,200 in May from 66,000 in April, below the FXStreet consensus forecast of 63,000. The figure was also below the previous six-month average of 63,300 and marked the lowest level since December 2023. Persimmon, Vistry and Bellway are also among the biggest losers on Monday. ---------- Lion Finance Group PLC, up 2.9% at 11,180.00p, 12-month range 6,740.00p-12,040.00p. The Tbilisi-based lender in Georgia and Armenia rises after JPMorgan raises its target on the stock to 13,900p, up from 13,100p previously. The US bank maintains an ’overweight’ rating. ---------- Bridgepoint Group PLC, up 11% at 258.30p, 12-month range 212.00p-366.68p. The London-based private equity investment manager agrees to buy Kayne Anderson Real Estate in a deal worth $1.39 billion upfront. Bridgepoint will pay $759 million in cash and issue 189 million new shares, worth $634 million. Bridgepoint is acquiring the platform from Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP. The platform’s primary flagship fund is KAREP VII, which raised $5.12 billion, more than double what its predecessor raised. Kayne Anderson Real Estate invests in specialist property sectors in the US, such as medical offices, senior and student housing, and light industrial properties. ‘Following closing, the enlarged Bridgepoint Group is expected to have $117 billion of AuM across five verticals: private equity ($40 billion), credit ($21 billion), infrastructure ($30 billion), real estate ($22 billion) and secondaries ($4 billion), marking a further step in Bridgepoint Group’s long-term growth trajectory,’ the firm says. ---------- Foresight Group Holdings Ltd, up 8.6% at 445.25p, 12-month range 256.76p-494.00p. The London-based sustainability-focused infrastructure and private equity investment manager reports higher annual profit, revenue and assets under management. Pretax profit for the year ended March 31 rises 30% to £53.9 million from £41.4 million a year earlier. Revenue increases 11% to £164.9 million from £148.6 million, while recurring revenue rises 5.6% to £135.3 million from £128.1 million. Foresight recommended a final dividend of 19.0p per share, up 13% from 16.8p, taking the total dividend for the year to 27.1p, up 12% from 24.2p. Assets under management at the end of March increases 7.9% to £13.02 billion from £12.07 billion, while funds under management rises 7.0% to £9.02 billion from £8.43 billion. ---------- Trustpilot Group PLC, up 5.2% at 251.70p, 12-month range 125.40p-289.40p. The Copenhagen, Denmark-based consumer review platform strengthens its partnership with Shopify, becoming a ‘key product partner for reviews’. Through the Trustpilot app on the Shopify app store, Shopify merchants will be able to connect their stores directly with the Trustpilot platform. The financial details of the partnership were not disclosed. ‘This partnership brings Trustpilot closer to where purchase decisions are being made every day, making it easier for merchants to build credibility through open customer feedback, while helping shoppers see trusted reviews more naturally within the Shopify experience,’ says Trustpilot Chief Executive Officer Adrian Blair. ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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