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The following are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-cap and AIM stocks on Thursday. ---------- Main Market small-cap winners ---------- World Chess PLC, up 18% at 0.33p DeFi Development Corp UK PLC, up 16% at 22.00p Apertura Energy PLC, up 14% at 94.00p Amigo Resources PLC, up 11% at 2.13p Amala Foods PLC, up 6.3% at 0.09p ---------- Main Market small-cap losers ---------- Capita PLC, down 15% at 236.00p, takes profit hit from pension scheme issues Oberon Aim VCT PLC, down 9.5% at 19.00p, shares trade ex-dividend RC365 Holding PLC, down 7.7% at 2.40p, raises £750,000 from placing, gets $2.0 million credit facility London BTC Co Ltd, down 5.2% at 1.45p GreenX Metals Ltd, down 5.2% at 45.50p ---------- AIM winners ---------- Bango PLC, up 17% at 67.50p, interim earnings rise Secure Property Development & Investment PLC, up 15% at 0.75p Xtract Resources PLC, up 12% at 1.15p, starts initial production at Silverking copper-silver project in Zambia Ethernity Networks Ltd, up 9.1% at 0.0012p Kazera Global PLC, up 8.3% at 1.30p, enters mining/production sharing agreement with South Africa AT Investments ---------- AIM losers ---------- Light Science Technologies Holdings PLC, down 12% at 1.60p Litigation Capital Management Ltd, down 10% at 1.53p Arc Minerals Ltd, down 8.3% at 0.55p Futura Medical PLC, down 7.5% at 0.37p Victoria PLC, down 7.2% at 68.15p ---------- Small-cap and AIM movers in focus: ---------- Capita PLC, down 15% at 236 pence, 12-month range 223.00p-416.00p. Warns issues with its civil service pension scheme contract will reduce 2026 adjusted operating profit by £25 million to £40 million and cut free cash flow by £35 million to £50 million, delaying its return to positive free cash flow until 2027. The outsourcing group says it will incur additional remediation and staffing costs to restore service levels, while the disruption has also affected its higher-margin pension consulting business. ---------- RC365 Holding PLC, down 7.7% at 2.4 pence, 12-month range 0.88p-4.3p. Secures a £2.3 million funding package comprising a $2.0 million interest-free, unsecured standby credit facility from chief executive and substantial shareholder Chi Kit Law alongside a £750,000 placing. The fintech firm says the funding will provide additional financial flexibility to support platform development, revenue growth opportunities and general corporate purposes, with the two-year credit facility carrying no interest, fees or security requirements. ---------- Bango PLC, up 17% at 67.50 pence, 12-month range 55.00p-129.00p. Reports a strong first half, with annual recurring revenue for the six months ending June 30 up 31% and adjusted Ebitda rising 34%, as subscription revenue growth offset a planned decline in legacy payments activity. Revenue increased 3% to $25.9 million, in line with expectations, while the software firm says it remains confident of delivering full-year 2026 results in line with market forecasts, supported by resilient customer demand and continued sales momentum. ---------- Xtract Resources PLC, up 12% at 1.15 pence, 12-month range 0.50p-1.50p. Announces the start of production at its Silverking copper-silver project in Zambia, where its joint venture partner has begun processing ore through the flotation plant. The company says the plant has been upgraded to target throughput of 28 tonnes per hour, while reagent optimisation is under way to stabilise copper concentrate grades. Xtract also highlights drilling that confirmed a high-grade copper core remains open at depth, supporting plans for further drilling and evaluation of underground mine development. ---------- Kazera Global PLC, up 8.3% at 1.30 pence, 12-month range 0.59p-1.90p. Signs a fully funded long-term partnership to develop its flagship heavy mineral sands project in South Africa, with partner South Africa AT Investments to fund all capital expenditure, operating costs and infrastructure. Kazera retains a cost-free 20% share of production for the life of the mine and expects to receive an initial $750,000 advance payment, followed by a further $1.75 million on the grant of the 2A mining right. The company says first production is targeted by the end of 2026 and believes the agreement could transform the project into an industrial-scale operation lasting decades. ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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