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The following are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-cap and AIM stocks on Wednesday. ---------- Main Market small-cap winners ---------- Contango Holdings PLC, up 19% at 0.48p, strategic investors subscribe for shares worth £5 million capAI PLC, up 9.7% at 0.63p abrdn Property Income Trust Ltd, up 8.8% at 1.85p Tullow Oil PLC, up 8.4% at 13.53p, energy stocks benefit from a jump in oil prices after US President Trump says Iran ceasefire ‘is over’ ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments Ltd, up 6.6% at 12.20p ---------- Main Market small-cap losers ---------- ICFG Ltd, down 17% at 12.50p Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust PLC, down 15% at $7.30 BSF Enterprise PLC, down 13% at 0.88p Apertura Energy PLC, down 8.6% at 85.50p Ondo InsurTech PLC, down 7.0% at 5.75p ---------- AIM winners ---------- Proteome Sciences PLC, up 21% at 1.70p CPP Group PLC, up 19% at 31.50p Victoria PLC, up 18% at 68.55p, agrees refinancing and cuts senior secured debt Mothercare PLC, up 13% at 0.90p Engage XR Holdings PLC, up 11% at 0.25p ---------- AIM losers ---------- Boku Inc, down 33% at 93.50p, guides annual results below market consensus Quadrise PLC, down 28% at 0.99p, launches retail offer Eco Buildings Group PLC, down 15% at 9.65p Alien Metals Ltd, down 14% at 0.10p GoldStone Resources Ltd, down 12% at 0.73p ---------- Small-cap and AIM movers in focus: ---------- Contango Holdings PLC, up 19% at 0.48 pence, 12-month range 0.40p-1.20p. Publishes a circular seeking shareholder approval for its previously announced £5.0 million subscription by strategic investors, which would give them a combined 50.1% stake in the company. ---------- Victoria PLC, up 18% at 68.55 pence, 12-month range 19.48p-111.00p. Agrees a comprehensive refinancing that will reduce senior secured debt and preferred share liabilities by more than £300 million, cut annual finance costs and payment-in-kind dividends by around £34 million, and extend debt maturities through new 2031 notes. The flooring manufacturer also says trading since the start of the financial year has been encouraging, with year-on-year revenue growth driven by market share gains in the UK and Australia, while management actions helped mitigate disruption from the Iran conflict. ---------- Quadrise PLC, down 28% at 0.99 pence, 12-month range 0.91p-5.00p. Conditionally raises £1.2 million through a placing and subscription at 1.0p per share and launches a retail offer to raise up to a further £1.2 million on the same terms. The London-based fuel and biofuel company says the proceeds will support customer trials and commercial deployment, targeting a £3.6 million cash contribution by June 2028 and positive cash flow during financial 2028-29. ---------- Boku Inc, down 33% at 93.50 pence, 12-month range 90.00p-250.00p. Warns 2026 revenue and adjusted Ebitda will miss market expectations due to delays to new payment connections and slower-than-expected merchant onboarding. The mobile payments firm now expects revenue of $135 million to $142 million and adjusted Ebitda of $38 million to $42 million, below consensus forecasts of $155 million and $49.9 million, respectively. Boku says it intends to extend its share buyback programme after repurchasing $23.5 million of shares in the first half, and remains confident in its longer-term growth pipeline. ---------- Jet2 PLC, up 8.1% at 1,466.00 pence, 12-month range 980.00p-1,855.00p. Launches a £250 million share buyback and raises its annual dividend after reporting record revenue of £7.48 billion and a record 20.8 million passengers for the year ended March 31. Although pretax profit fell 7.1% to £551.0 million, the holiday airline and tour operator says trading is in line with expectations, bookings have strengthened as geopolitical uncertainty has eased, and it remains confident in its medium-term outlook, with its new operations at London Gatwick airport performing ahead of expectations. ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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