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The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Wednesday. ---------- FTSE 100 winners ---------- ICG PLC, up 4.0% at 1,861.00p, assets climb in first quarter as key fund set for record close Barratt Redrow PLC, up 2.7% at 285.60p, plans to return £400 million to shareholders Burberry Group PLC, up 2.4% at 1,094.25p Persimmon PLC, up 2.0% at 1,073.75p Smith & Nephew PLC, up 1.5% at 1,131.00p ---------- FTSE 100 losers ---------- Fresnillo PLC, down 3.0% at 2,517.50p, miners track gold prices lower Vodafone Group PLC, down 2.8% at 113.50p, gives back some gains after rallying on news on Friday billionaire telecoms investor Xavier Niel had become its largest shareholder. Endeavour Mining PLC, down 2.1% at 3,527.00p BT Group PLC, down 2.0% at 194.925p, read-across from Vodafone Antofagasta PLC, down 1.7% at 3,778.00p, reports decline in second-quarter production ---------- FTSE 250 winners ---------- Galliford Try Holdings PLC, up 6.7% at 576.00p, expects yearly profit at top end of market forecasts Hunting PLC, up 5.0% at 472.50p, reports ‘solid’ first half trading, backs 2026 targets Bridgepoint Group PLC, up 5.0% at 307.40p Vistry Group PLC, up 4.4% at 268.60p Watches Of Switzerland Group PLC, up 3.5% at 775.75p, Brokers Barclays and UBS up price target ---------- FTSE 250 losers ---------- B&M European Value Retail SA, down 4.8% at 194.30p, sales growth held back by sluggish UK trade Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC, down 3.6% at 181.30p Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, down 3.3% at 623.00p, confident of meeting full-year market forecast Ceres Power Holdings PLC, down 3.2% at 408.80p Close Brothers Group PLC, down 2.9% at 405.70p ---------- FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus: ---------- ICG PLC, up 4.0% at 1,861.00 pence, 12-month range 1,424.88p-2,340.00p. Reports fee-earning assets under management rise 1.9% in the first quarter to $88.2 billion, with gross inflows of $4.4 billion beating market expectations. Says its Europe IX fund is materially oversubscribed and on track for a record €12 billion final close, well above its €10 billion target. ---------- Barratt Redrow PLC, up 2.7% at 285.60 pence, 12-month range 235.40p-410.29p. Plans to return £400 million to shareholders in financial 2027, largely through a £386 million share buyback, after deciding repurchases offer better value than dividends given the shares’ discount to tangible net asset value. Reports home completions at the top end of guidance, expects annual adjusted pretax profit in line with consensus and says Redrow integration synergies are ahead of plan. ---------- Antofagasta PLC, down 1.7% at 3,778.00 pence, 12-month range 1,811.00p-4,475.00p. Reiterates 2026 copper production guidance of 650,000 to 700,000 tonnes despite second-quarter output edging down 0.7% on-quarter to 142,000 tonnes and copper sales falling 4.5%. Expects production to increase through the second half, supported by higher ore throughput and improving grades at Los Pelambres and Centinela, while saying it remains focused on cost discipline and supply chain resilience amid ongoing inflationary pressures. ---------- Galliford Try Holdings PLC, up 6.7% at 576.00 pence, 12-month range 407.50p-585.00p. Expects annual adjusted pretax profit at the top end of market forecasts after strong second-half trading, with revenue rising around 3% to about £1.94 billion. Says it is on track to deliver a sixth consecutive year of revenue, profit and cash growth, while its order book increases to £4.3 billion and margins continue to progress towards its 2030 target. ---------- B&M European Value Retail SA, down 4.8% at 194.30 pence, 12-month range 140.00p-269.30p. Reports group revenue rises 2.0% to £1.43 billion in the 13 weeks to June 27, or 1.7% at constant exchange rates, driven by strong growth in France. UK revenue edges up 0.3%, although like-for-like sales fall 2.3% after a slower start to the garden and outdoor season following a strong comparative last year. The retailer says general merchandise categories return to growth in May and June, while garden and outdoor inventories end the season at normal levels. B&M says trading in France remains strong, while Heron Foods also delivers positive sales growth. CEO Tjeerd Jegen says: ‘Our first quarter is our seasonally most variable for sales, and the previously mentioned slower start to our garden season against a very strong comparable last year made this especially so in Q1. Against this backdrop, the like-for-like sales decline at B&M UK was expected, but it was pleasing to see our general merchandise categories return to growth in May and June, and our garden and outdoor inventories ending the season at normal stock levels.’ ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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