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The following are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-cap and AIM stocks on Friday. ---------- Main Market small-cap winners ---------- Bluebird Mining Ventures Ltd, up 7.1% at 0.04p NARF Industries PLC, up 5.6% at 0.48p Robert Walters PLC, up 4.1% at 107.25p ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments Ltd, up 4.2% at 12.50p PensionBee Group PLC, up 3.8% at 124.50p ---------- Main Market small-cap losers ---------- Total Graphite PLC, down 21% at 0.83p Sealand Capital Galaxy Ltd, down 8.2% at 0.23p Hansard Global PLC, down 6.6% at 53.25p Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC, down 6.4% at 69.50p Upland Resources Ltd, down 6.1% at 2.95p ---------- AIM winners ---------- Itaconix PLC, up 24% at 146.00p, interim revenue rises PACSCo Ltd, up 17% at 0.35p Jersey Oil & Gas PLC, up 15% at 130.50p River Global PLC, up 11% at 2.50p Shaires Holdings Ltd, up 11% at $19.00 ---------- AIM losers ---------- Litigation Capital Management Ltd, down 15% at 2.55p Genedrive PLC, down 15% at 1.03p Metir PLC, down 13% at 0.68p Galantas Gold Corp, down 9.3% at 19.50p Alumasc Group PLC, down 8.7% at 210.00p, suspends CEO Pamela Bingham amid probe into ‘professional conduct’ ---------- Small-cap and AIM movers in focus: ---------- Itaconix PLC, up 24% at 146.00 pence, 12-month range 97.00p-150.00p. Reports record first-half revenue of $8.3 million, up 72% from a year earlier, driven by strong demand across its performance ingredients and Sparx formulated solutions businesses in Europe and North America. The plant-based specialty polymers maker now expects full-year revenue of at least $14.8 million, ahead of market expectations of $13.3 million, while maintaining guidance for a small positive Ebitda despite continued investment in headcount and product development. Gross margin is expected to remain steady at around 36%, and the company says it continues to advance longer-term opportunities in paints and agricultural ingredients. ---------- Metir PLC, down 13% at 0.68 pence, 12-month range 0.50p-1.49p. Signs a memorandum of understanding with Portsmouth Aviation’s Paqua division to evaluate integrated water treatment and biological monitoring solutions for customers in the UK and overseas. The partnership combines Metir’s Modern Water Microtox monitoring technology with Paqua’s water purification platform, with an initial focus on opportunities across the Gulf Cooperation Council, where investment in desalination, water reuse and water infrastructure is growing, Metir notes. The companies plan to explore joint customer engagements, pilot projects and commercial deployments. ---------- Alumasc Group PLC, down 8.7% at 210.00 pence, 12-month range 181.00p-380.00p. Suspends Chief Executive Pamela Bingham pending an investigation into her ‘professional conduct’, with Non-Executive Chair Vijay Thakrar assuming the role of executive chair on an interim basis while the company conducts a full investigation with external advisers. Separately, the Kettering, Northamptonshire-based supplier of building products for water and energy management says revenue for the financial year that ended June 30 is estimated to have fallen to around £107 million from £113 million in financial 2025 and underlying pretax profit to about £10 million from £14 million, reflecting continued delays in the order book and pipeline conversion amid strengthening demand headwinds. Housebuilding Products revenue rises by 16%, and Building Envelope revenue is flat, but Water Management revenue falls by 16%, or 3% excluding revenue from the CLK airport project in Hong Kong the year before. Alumasc ends the year with an order book 49% above a year earlier. ---------- Eagle Eye Solutions Group PLC, up 7.5% at 500.00 pence, 12-month range 210.00p-515.00p. Trading for the financial year that ended June 30 is ahead of recently upgraded market expectations, with annual recurring revenue rising 31% to £44.5 million from £34.0 million and underlying revenue, excluding the lost Neptune Retail Solutions contract, increasing 21% to £46.1 million from £38.1 million. Adjusted Ebitda is £9.8 million, down from £12.2 million the year before but ahead of market expectations of £7.0 million, while net cash grows 31% to £16.1 million from £12.3 million, supported by strong second-half cash generation. The AI-powered loyalty software provider says major customer wins, expansion with existing clients and the first contracts from its global OEM partnership leave it well placed to return to double-digit revenue and Ebitda growth in financial 2027. ---------- Kodal Minerals PLC, up 4.5% at 0.30 pence, 12-month range 0.22p-0.62. Reports second-quarter spodumene concentrate production of 26,174 dry metric tonnes, taking year-to-date output to 53,195 tonnes, while completed exports exceed 69,000 tonnes from the Bougouni lithium project in Mali. The company says its mining joint venture has made an initial $13 million repayment towards project financing, allowing it to repay most of its loan facility with partner Hainan Mining. Kodal adds that plant maintenance issues in May temporarily reduced processing throughput, but operations returned to normal in June, with a fourth shipment of around 24,200 tonnes departing in July. ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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