27th Nov 2025 10:47
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Thursday.
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AIM - WINNERS
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WH Ireland Group PLC, up 33% at 4.00 pence, 12-month range 0.30p-4.50p. Team PLC is to acquire WH Ireland in a GBP12.7 million all-share deal. WH Ireland shareholders will receive 0.195 of a new Team share as part of the deal. Earlier in November, the two wealth managers confirmed Team had approached WH Ireland about a possible all-share takeover offer. WH Ireland Chair Simon Moore says: "We believe that the all-share proposal represents a better outcome for shareholders and clients than an outright sale of the wealth management division, as had been previously envisaged, and as now evidenced by the strong level of support announced today." Team's offer has received the support of 61% of WH Ireland shareholders so far. Team shares are up 1.8%.
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Anglo Asian Mining PLC, up 17% at 225.00p, 12-month range 92.00p-250.00p. Shares jump after being restored to trading on Thursday. It notes an announcement from ACG Metals Ltd which said it was in the early stages of "considering making an offer" for Anglo Asian. ACG defines itself as a firm with the "vision to consolidate the copper industry through a series of roll-up acquisitions". Anglo Asian is a gold, copper and silver producer focused on Azerbaijan. Anglo Asian says: "The company is making excellent progress in executing its clear growth strategy to transition to a mid-tier, multi asset low-cost copper-focused producer." ACG Metals is down 0.7%. ACG has a market capitalisation of GBP245.4 million, below Anglo Asian's own GBP276.8 million. Anglo Asian shares had been suspended at 1045 GMT on Wednesday, "pending an announcement". Trading resumed on Thursday at the London open.
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AIM - LOSERS
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Serica Energy PLC, down 5.4% at 170.31p, 12-month range 112.00p-223.00p. It says it has seen a "production rebound" this month, and the firm hit out at UK budget measures, which represented a "missed opportunity to kick-start investment across the UK North Sea". North Sea-focused oil and gas producer Serica says production in the third quarter amounted to 27,500 barrels of oil equivalent per day, up from 21,900 quarter-on-quarter. Revenue in the first nine months of the year was USD439 million, Serica says, USD134 million in the third quarter alone, an on-year decline from USD139 million. "Following October production of 27,900 boepd, production in November rebounded to average 50,300 boepd prior to the planned outage at Triton, which started on 23 November and is expected to complete in mid-December," Serica adds. The firm notes the average realised Brent price in the first nine months of the year fell to USD70 a barrel from USD76. CEO Chris Cox says: "Production rebounded in November to once again average above 50,000 boepd, a level that more accurately reflects the potential of our portfolio. The expected near-term addition of Lancaster production, following completion of our acquisition of Prax Upstream, will add a further short-term boost, and the resumption of regular liftings from Triton will return us to significant and sustainable cash generation going forward. This, in turn, will help us to deliver on our two-pronged growth strategy, as we seek to diversify our production both through investment in our existing portfolio and M&A. While the budget announcements yesterday were a missed opportunity to kick-start investment across the UK North Sea, we now have greater clarity about the fiscal and regulatory regimes in which our investment decisions will be made." In the budget, the government confirmed the windfall tax will remain in place until March 2030, unless oil and gas prices fall below a certain level before then.
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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor
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