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The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Tuesday. ---------- FTSE 100 winners ---------- Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC, up 2.7% at 704.00 pence, rises as technology stocks rebound Anglo American PLC, up 2.6% at 3,721.00p, miners climb as metal prices increase Antofagasta PLC, up 2.6% at 3,844.00p, also benefits from higher metal prices Glencore PLC, up 2.5% at 523.50p, mining shares rise Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC, up 2.3% at 1,456.50p ---------- FTSE 100 losers ---------- Persimmon PLC, down 4.0% at 1,039.00p, housebuilders face possible £4.5 billion legal action Barratt Redrow PLC, down 3.7% at 273.45p, also falls amid legal action Burberry Group PLC, down 2.4% at 1,068.50p Vodafone Group PLC, down 1.8% at 101.60p JD Sports Fashion PLC, down 1.6% at 83.92p ---------- FTSE 250 winners ---------- Raspberry Pi Holdings PLC, up 3.4% at 796.25p XP Power Ltd, up 3.4% at 1,923.00p PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, up 3.2% at 1,736.00p International Workplace Group PLC, up 3.2% at 189.35p, increases share buyback programme Oxford Instruments PLC, up 2.9% at 3,030.00p ---------- FTSE 250 losers ---------- Saga PLC, down 10% at 539.50p, backs guidance after strong cruise bookings Rank Group PLC, down 3.4% at 99.70p Vistry Group PLC, down 3.3% at 247.00p, housebuilders down B&M European Value Retail PLC, down 3.2% at 193.85p Bellway PLC, down 3.0% at 1,923.00p, retreats as housebuilding sector suffers ---------- FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus: ---------- Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC, up 2.7% at 704.00 pence, 12-month range 360.50p-743.50p. Shares in the London-based technology investor rise as technology stocks rebound. The tech-heavy gains 2.1% in the US on Monday. SPI Asset Management analyst Stephen Innes said: ‘The Magnificent Seven bounced meaningfully into the New York close, with Nasdaq again doing the heavy lifting. After last week’s record selling in big tech, buyers returned to the same names they were throwing overboard only days earlier. That does not mean the AI trade has suddenly been cured. It means the patient stopped bleeding long enough for the surgeons to begin bidding the stock back up.’ ---------- J Sainsbury PLC, up 2.2% at 322.60p, 12-month range 275.80p-370.73p. The London-based food retailer backs its guidance after strong food sales offset a decline from Argos. Total retail sales, excluding fuel, rise 2.7% on-year in the 16 weeks to June 20 to £9.15 billion from £8.92 billion the year prior, ahead of 2.4% growth forecast by company compiled consensus. Like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, are up 2.1%, ahead of 1.9% consensus. ‘We have had an encouraging start to the year,’ Sainsbury says in a statement, although it cautioned the impact of the conflict in the Middle East ‘remains uncertain.’ The grocer continues to expect to deliver full-year total underlying operating profit of between £975 million and £1.08 billion and retail free cash flow of more than £500 million. ---------- Persimmon PLC, down 4.0% at 1,039.00p, 12-month range 1,011.50p-1,552.00p. UK housebuilders face another potential challenge as new legal action that could seek to secure up to £4.5 billion in compensation. Mark McLaren is planning to bring a class action claim against Barratt Redrow, Bellway, Berkeley Group, Bloor Homes, Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey, Vistry Group and its Countryside Partnerships division over allegations that consumers had to pay higher prices for new-build properties due to alleged anti-competitive behaviour by the firms. It is being launched on behalf of more than 700,000 people who bought new build homes in Great Britain between October 2015 and June 24 this year. Shares in all these firms are lower on Tuesday. ---------- International Workplace Group PLC, up 3.2% at 189.35p, 12-month range 163.50p-250.80p. The Zug, Switzerland-based provider of hybrid workspace under Regus and other brands increases its share buyback programme by $50 million, taking the programme up to $150 million. The firm announced the first tranche on December 31 and a second on March 3. International Workplace Group grants Jefferies authority to carry out the buyback. ---------- Saga PLC, down 10% at 539.50p, 12-month range 162.96p-652.92p. The London-based provider of products and services for people over 50 maintains its guidance as it reports strong trade in its Travel unit. It adds that progress in the insurance division has meant it will receive a performance-based consideration as part of a deal with Ageas SA. Saga Chief Executive Officer Mike Hazell says: ‘Saga has made a strong start to the year, building on the significant growth we achieved last year. Our momentum in Travel has continued, demonstrating the resilience of our customers and our diverse offering, despite the current geopolitical uncertainty.’ ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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