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The following are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-cap and AIM stocks on Monday. ---------- Main Market small-cap winners ---------- Associated British Engineering PLC, up 14% at 20.00p Hamak Strategy Ltd, up 12% at 0.70p, extends last week’s gains after amending financing arrangement with YA II PN Imaging Biometrics Ltd, up 11% at 0.70p abrdn Property Income Trust Ltd, up 10% at 1.88p GSTechnologies Ltd, up 9.9% at 0.45p ---------- Main Market small-cap losers ---------- DeFi Development Corp UK PLC, down 12% at 18.50p, pares back gains after more than doubling last week capAI PLC, down 8.2% at 0.56p ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments Ltd, down 7.3% at 12.05p Carclo PLC, down 6.1% at 31.70p Critical Metals PLC, down 5.7% at 8.25p, agrees £2.5 million loan note facility ---------- AIM winners ---------- GoldStone Resources Ltd, up 18% at 0.65p, announces £3.5 million subscription by Persistence Gold at 1.0p per share Proteome Sciences PLC, up 11% at 1.80p TMT Investments PLC, up 7.0% at $3.21 Renalytix AI PLC, up 6.5% at 2.45p Filtronic PLC, up 6.1% at 252.50p ---------- AIM losers ---------- Phoenix Copper Ltd, down 60% at 0.44p, announces over £2 million fundraise MicroSalt PLC, down 15% at 28.00p Futura Medical PLC, down 15% at 0.48p ProService Building Services Marketplace PLC, down 13% at 2.00p Tanfield Group PLC, down 8.2% at 4.63p ---------- Small-cap and AIM movers in focus: ---------- GoldStone Resources Ltd, up 18% at 0.65 pence, 12-month range 0.25p-2.00p. Raises £3.5 million through a strategic investment from Hong Kong-listed Persistence Gold Group, which will acquire a 21.0% stake in the Ghana-focused gold producer at 1.0p per share, a premium to the prevailing market price. GoldStone says the proceeds will fund an expanded drilling programme at its Homase mine, exploration across its licence portfolio, mine planning and working capital. As part of the investment, Persistence will gain the right to appoint one non-executive director while it retains at least a 15% stake, with mining executive Jeff Malaihollo expected to join the board following admission of the new shares. CEO Emma Priestley says: ‘We are delighted to welcome Persistence Gold Group Ltd as a strategic shareholder in GoldStone. This investment provides the company with significant financial flexibility to accelerate the next phase of development at Homase through an expanded drilling programme aimed at increasing and enhancing our JORC Mineral Resource.’ ---------- Knights Group Holdings PLC, up 4.3% at 196.00 pence, 12-month range 144.85p-213.00p. Reports a 19% increase in underlying pretax profit to £33.2 million in the year ended April 30 from £28.0 million a year prior, while raising its total dividend by 17% to 5.63p per share from 4.81p. Statutory pretax profit falls to £10.2 million from £12.3 million, reflecting non-underlying items. The Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire-based legal and professional services firm says it has made a positive start to the new financial year and expects to deliver continued organic growth, supported by sustained demand for its services. ---------- Critical Metals PLC, down 5.7% at 8.25 pence, 12-month range 3.00p-21.00p. On Friday after the market close, says majority shareholder NIU Invest SE agreed to subscribe for £2.5 million of convertible loan notes under a new financing facility. The mining company expects the funding, to be completed by the end of September, to provide sufficient capital for at least the next 12 months. Proceeds will support exploration and production at the Molulu copper-cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, alongside working capital and potential acquisitions. ---------- Phoenix Copper Ltd, down 60% at 0.44 pence, 12-month range 0.40p-5.10p. On Friday after the market close, unveiled plans to raise up to £2.8 million through a £2.3 million placing and subscription, alongside a £500,000 retail offer, all priced at 0.5p per share. The US-focused base and precious metals explorer says the issue price represents a 54.5% discount to Thursday’s closing mid-market price, with warrants to be issued to all participants. The fundraising is expected to complete around July 27, subject to shareholder approval at the annual general meeting. ---------- BTG Consulting PLC, down 4.7% at 111.50p pence, 12-month range 107.50p-128.00p. Reports a 23% rise in pretax profit in the financial year ended April 30 to £14.1 million from £11.5 million the year prior, as revenue increases 9.6% to £168.5 million from £153.7 million, driven by strong demand across its restructuring and real estate businesses. The professional services firm, formerly known as Begbies Traynor, raises its total dividend by 7.0% to 4.6p per share and says trading at the start of the new financial year has been encouraging. It expects to deliver another year of growth in line with market expectations, supported by continued demand for restructuring and advisory services amid macroeconomic uncertainty. ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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