15th Apr 2021 11:31
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM in London on Thursday.
----------
AIM - WINNERS
----------
600 Group PLC, up 25% at 10.96 pence, 12-month range 7.2p-11.45p. The Yorkshire-based engineering products maker says it is performing better than expected after a strong increase in orders in March and April. Says activity increased in March to give it an order book of around USD14 million by the end of the month, up 70% year-on-year. Activity has picked up significantly this month, adding a further USD4 million of orders.
----------
Brandshield Systems PLC, up 11% at 23.75p, 12-month range 13.1p-34p. The cybersecurity specialist says it has extended a contract with an unnamed cryptocurrency specialist. Brandshield says the contract is with "a leading, global financial institution specialising in cryptocurrency and blockchain."
----------
Harvest Minerals Ltd, up 11% at 3.10p, 12-month range 1.67p-.05p. The fertiliser producer says that first quarter sales of its KP Fertil product were "strong". Harvest says sales of KP Fertil, a fertiliser produced at its Arapua project in Brazil, were more than 10% higher than its budget of 8,000 tonnes, reaching 8,872 tonnes sold. The 8,000 tonne sales milestone represents a 166% increase in total tonnage compared to the first quarter of 2020, it notes.
----------
Naked Wines PLC, up 2.6% at 826.00p, 12-month range 284.73p-828p. The online wine retailer beats sales growth guidance for its recently ended financial year with particular strength in the US. Says sales grew 68% in the financial year ended March 29, exceeding the upper end of guidance. Guidance in November was for sales growth of up to 65%. The result was boosted by sales growth of 75% in the US, surpassing GBP150 million of sales and now representing 45% of total group sales.
----------
Brooks MacDonald Group PLC, up 2.0% at 2,050p, 12-month range 1,270.65p-2,200p. The fund manager reports positive net flows for its investment management business in the UK during its financial third quarter. The London-based firm says its total funds under management increased by 0.9% to GBP15.6 billion in its third quarter ended March 31 from GBP15.5 billion as at December 31.
----------
AIM - LOSERS
----------
Anglo Asian Mining PLC, down 8.1% at 123.20p, 12-month range 102.01p-181.80p. The gold, copper and silver producer operating in Azerbaijan said its gold production for the three months ended March 31 was 11,907 ounces, down 25% from 15,867 year-on year. Anglo Asian says it expects its full-year gold production to be between 48,000 ounces and 54,000 ounces, and copper production to be between 2,500 tonnes and 2,800 tonnes. It didn't provide silver production guidance.
----------
By Arvind Bhunjun; [email protected]
Copyright 2021 Alliance News Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Related Shares:
Brooks MacdonaldAnglo AsianNaked WineSIXH.LBRSD.L