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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 ---------- Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure Trust PLC, up 15% at $0.15 Imaging Biometrics Ltd, up 11% at 0.60p Cloudbreak Discovery PLC, up 11% at 0.50p Alkemy Capital Investments PLC, up 11% at 291.50p GSTechnologies Ltd, up 8.5% at 0.51p ---------- Main Market small-cap losers ---------- Bluebird Mining Ventures Ltd, down 13% at 0.035p Foxtons Group PLC, down 11% at 38.825p, says trading since first-quarter hurt by prolonged downturn in sales and lettings volatility Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC, down 11% at 65.65p, says market conditions remain challenging in weaker first half Caffyns PLC, down 7.8% at 400.00p Sealand Capital Galaxy Ltd, down 7.0% at 0.225p ---------- AIM winners ---------- Gooch & Housego PLC, up 38% at 1,207.50p, agrees cash acquisition by Arlington Capital Partners Litigation Capital Management Ltd, up 21% at 2.15p Premier African Minerals Ltd, up 20% at 0.02075p ProService Building Services Marketplace PLC, up 17% at 2.36p Shoe Zone PLC, up 15% at 57.50p, says trading in May and June saw sales ahead of market expectations ---------- AIM losers ---------- Mothercare PLC, down 11% at 0.80p CPP Group PLC, down 9.4% at 29.00p Marechale Capital PLC, down 7.1% at 5.20p Quantum Blockchain Technologies PLC, down 6.9% at 0.335p Premier Miton Group PLC, down 6.5% at 36.00p, reports lower AuM ---------- Small-cap and AIM movers in focus: ---------- Foxtons Group PLC, down 11% at 38.825 pence, 12-month range 31.70p-65.60p. Expects first-half adjusted operating profit to fall to around £8.5 million from £12.3 million as a weaker London sales market and disruption from the Renters’ Rights Act weigh on trading. The estate agent says elevated tenancy terminations in May and June, particularly in student lettings, reverse around £3 million of previously recognised revenue, while a prolonged housing market downturn prompts further cost-cutting measures. Foxtons guides full-year adjusted operating profit of £17 million to £19 million and says it expects earnings to be weighted to the second half as tenancy terminations normalise. ---------- Crest Nicholson Holdings PLC, down 11% at 65.65 pence, 12-month range 59.60p-192.10p. Swings to a first-half pretax loss of £35.2 million from a £9.4 million profit as revenue falls 21% to £197.6 million and home completions decline to 584 from 739 amid subdued housing market conditions. The housebuilder says it has taken ‘decisive actions’ to preserve liquidity by reducing land buying, slowing new site starts and disposing of non-core land, while remaining in advanced discussions with lenders to amend its revolving credit facility. Crest Nicholson expects full-year home completions of 1,400 to 1,500 and Ebit at the lower end of its £5 million to £15 million guidance range, and proposes no interim dividend. ---------- Gooch & Housego PLC, up 38% at 1,207.50 pence, 12-month range 463.10p-1,220.00p. Agrees to a recommended cash takeover by Arlington Capital Partners worth 1,230.0p per share, plus a 4.9p interim dividend, valuing the photonics technology company at £345.6 million on a fully diluted basis and £400.5 million including debt. The offer represents a 41% premium to Wednesday’s closing price and will be implemented through a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement. ---------- Shoe Zone PLC, up 15% at 57.50 pence, 12-month range 35.00p-100.00p. Improves full-year guidance after stronger-than-expected trading in May and June, helped by a warehouse closing-down sale and favourable half-term weather. The footwear retailer now expects an adjusted pretax loss of no more than £1.0 million, improved from previous guidance for a £1.0 million to £2.0 million loss, and says its cash position has strengthened following the better sales performance. ---------- Ramsdens Holdings PLC, up 13% at 664.65 pence, 12-month range 315.00p-680.00p. Agrees to a sweetened takeover by US pawnbroker FirstCash at 675 pence per share in cash, plus up to 9 pence per share in dividends, valuing the company at £229 million, or £232 million including dividends. The revised offer is a 13% premium to the previously agreed 600p-per-share bid and follows shareholder engagement, with investors holding just over 17% of Ramsdens’ shares backing the higher proposal. Separately, Ramsdens raises its full-year pretax profit guidance to £32 million to £35 million from £30 million to £33 million, citing robust pawnbroking demand, resilient jewellery retail trading and stronger June foreign exchange. ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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