10th Sep 2026 10:26
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Thursday.
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FTSE 100 winners
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Compass Group PLC, up 1.6% at 31.03p
BP PLC, up 1.1% at 563.35p, Brent price moves above USD102 a barrel
Hiscox Ltd, up 1.1% at 1,865p
Shell PLC, up 0.8% at 3,531.75p, tracks oil higher
JD Sports Fashion PLC, up 0.8% at 80.27p
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FTSE 100 losers
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Associated British Foods PLC, down 10% at 1,808.5p, summer sales hurt by heatwave
Computacenter PLC, down 3.4% at 5,015p
M&G PLC, down 3.0% at 334.8p, shares go ex-dividend
Airtel Africa PLC, down 2.0% at 334.2p
Marks & Spencer Group PLC, down 1.9% at 379.45p
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FTSE 250 winners
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Dunelm Group PLC, up 4.4% at 766.5p
Harbour Energy PLC, up 3.2% at 283.3p, oil price climbs
Pollen Street Group PLC, up 2.5% at 845.5p
North Atlantic Smaller Cos Investment Trust PLC, up 2.2% at 411p
Hansa Investment Co Ltd, up 2.2% at 333p
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FTSE 250 losers
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Genus PLC, down 8.4% at 2,047p, expects profit growth in new financial year but notes "cyclical weakness in key agricultural markets"
THG PLC, down 4.9% at 30.14p, half-year earnings up but notes "broader market challenges"
Pan African Resources PLC, down 4.0% at 129.05p
Energean PLC, down 3.9% at 831p, rose 9.3% on Wednesday
Rosebank Industries PLC, down 3.8% at 332p, goes ex-dividend
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FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus:
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Associated British Foods, down 10% at 1,808.5p, 12-month range 1,729.45p-2,359.00p. AB Foods will launch a home delivery offering from its Primark retailing arm, as it reports "resilient" fourth quarter trading despite some pressure from the summer heatwave in retail and tea, and weaker pricing in sugar. AB Foods says that for the financial year which concludes on Saturday, it sees adjusted operating profit in line with prior expectations, but earnings per share "ahead". In July, AB Foods said it expected adjusted operating profit and adjusted EPS "to be below last year". In financial 2025, adjusted operating profit amounted to GBP1.73 billion, while adjusted EPS was 174.9 pence.
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Genus, down 8.4% at 2,047p, 12-month range 1,943.00p-3,220.00p. The animal biotechnology and genetics company announces it is kicking off a GBP60 million share buyback, and it reports improved annual profit. Pretax profit in the year to June 30 soars to GBP310.5 million from GBP28.5 million, climbing 35% on an adjusted basis to GBP100.2 million from GBP74.3 million. Revenue edges 2.2% lower to GBP658.1 million from GBP672.8 million. For financial 2027, Genus expects underlying profit growth but notes "cyclical weakness in key agricultural markets". Adjusted pretax profit is to be second half weighted "reflecting first half disease-related challenges in North American pork production, low pork prices in Brazil and subdued global dairy prices" .
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THG, down 4.9% at 30.14p, 12-month range 26.52p-52.55p. THG says it is "reaping the rewards" of a rebrand at its Myprotein offering, supporting its half-year outcome. The beauty and nutrition e-commerce firm says its pretax loss in the six months to June 30 narrows to GBP36.3 million from GBP66.7 million, while adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation jumps 78% to GBP42.8 million from GBP24.0 million. Adjusted Ebitda more than doubles on a like-for-like basis, THG adds. Revenue rises 5.8% to GBP828.7 million from GBP783.4 million. "THG delivered a strong first half, reflecting our successful transition from a capex-intensive technology and consumer brands group into a highly profitable global leader in Nutrition and Beauty, focused on delivering sustainable growth in free cash flow," CEO Matthew Moulding says. "The group is now clearly reaping the rewards of Myprotein's global rebrand delivered across 2023 and 2024, alongside the expansion of the brand into licensing, activewear and higher-margin categories. Brand recognition continues to reach record highs, supporting a 57% increase in Myprotein branded products sold worldwide in H1, to 58.5 million products. The brand is on track to sell over 130 million products in FY 2026, which we believe makes Myprotein not only the world's largest sports nutrition brand, but also the fastest-growing established brand by product volumes." The CEO says THG entered the second half with "real momentum", though he notes "broader market challenges around consumer discretionary spend, record high whey commodity pricing, as well as recent EU tariffs".
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Bellway PLC, down 1.0% at 2,016.00p, 12-month range 1,715.00p-2,890.00p. UBS believes a re-rating in UK housebuilder shares is "unlikely in the near term". In a note initiating coverage of major names in the sector, it kicks off Bellway at 'sell'.
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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor
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