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The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Thursday. ---------- FTSE 100 winners ---------- Compass Group PLC, up 3.2% at $33.04 Tesco PLC, up 2.6% at 471.05 pence Babcock International Group PLC, up 2.2% at 1,023.00p, continues to climb after UK defence plan AstraZeneca PLC, up 1.9% at 14,120.00p British American Tobacco PLC, up 1.9% at 4,621.00p ---------- FTSE 100 losers ---------- Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC, down 2.4% at 687.00p, tech stocks fall on AI spend fears JD Sports Fashion PLC, down 2.0% at 82.59p, trades ex-dividend Relx PLC, down 1.9% at 2,315.50p, Exane BNP reinitiates coverage with ’underperform’ Computacenter PLC, down 1.4% at 4,352.00p, follows tech stocks lower Entain PLC, down 1.4% at 544.00p ---------- FTSE 250 winners ---------- CMC Markets PLC, up 8.2% at 703.50p, Panmure Liberum raises to ‘buy’ after guidance upgrade Saga PLC, up 3.0% at 664.50p Oxford BioMedica PLC, up 2.2% at 636.50p Telecom Plus PLC, up 1.9% at 749.00p Greggs PLC, up 1.9% at 1,581.00p, rebounds after falling on Wednesday ---------- FTSE 250 losers ---------- PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, down 9.7% at 1,545.00p, says no longer in talks for potential sale Baltic Classifieds Group PLC, down 7.2% at 186.20p, falls on soft outlook Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC, down 6.7% at 122.20p Ceres Power Holdings PLC, down 5.2% at 501.65p Close Brothers Group PLC, down 4.2% at 398.10p ---------- FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus: ---------- Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC, down 2.4% at 687.00p, 12-month range 361.73p-743.50p. Shares in the London-based technology investor fall as technology stocks drop. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite loses 0.7% on Wednesday. Asian markets wobbled on renewed fears around excessive AI spending and whether all the good news for the chip supply firms was fully priced in, said AJ Bell analyst Russ Mould. ‘European markets managed to keep their cool and push ahead as investors rotated away from tech into more defensive-style sectors.’ Technology services provider Computacenter also falls. ---------- JD Sports Fashion PLC, down 2.0% at 82.59p, 12-month range 63.98p-106.18p. The Manchester, England-based sportswear retailer falls as it trades ex-dividend on Thursday, meaning new investors will not qualify for the final dividend of 0.8p per share. JPMorgan also reinitiates coverage on the stock with a ’neutral’ rating and price target of 90p per share. ---------- CMC Markets PLC, up 8.2% at 703.50p, 12-month range 203.00p-707.00p. The shares and spread bets trading platform continues to rise after jumping 42% on Wednesday. On Wednesday, it said it now expects net operating income for the year that ends in March 2027 to be at least £550 million, ‘materially’ higher than its prior £460 million to £480 million view. On Thursday, Panmure Liberum raises its rating on the stock to ’buy’ from ’hold’. It increases the price target to 700p from 380p previously. ---------- PPHE Hotel Group Ltd, down 9.7% at 1,545.00p, 12-month range 1,262.00p-2,090.00p. The operator of Park Plaza and art’otel hotels says it is no longer in discussions with any party in relation to its possible sale ‘that the board considers to be deliverable’. Last month, Fattal Hotels said it was not proceeding with a possible £22 per share bid for the London-listed firm after PPHE major shareholder Euro Plaza Holdings expressed opposition. PPHE also says it had concluded its strategic review launched last November. PPHE had said the review would ‘consider a range of potential options to maximise value for all shareholders,’ including selling some or all of the company. ---------- Baltic Classifieds Group PLC, down 7.2% at 186.20p, 12-month range 168.00p-380.00p. The online classified ads portal provider in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia reports higher annual pretax profit and sales but guidance misses market expectations. It expects revenue growth of around 10% in 2027, below market consensus of 14% cited by broker, Panmure Liberum. Growth is expected to be slower in the first half and faster in the second. Pretax profit rises 15% to €58.6 million in the financial year ended April 30 from €51.1 million the year prior. Revenue climbs 6.9% to €88.5 million from €82.8 million with expenses falling 3.8% to €28.2 million from €29.3 million. ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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