2nd Oct 2026 09:53
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Friday.
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FTSE 100 winners
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BT Group PLC, up 4.0% at 198.50 pence, linked to TalkTalk bid
Airtel Africa PLC, up 3.4% at 314.80p
Antofagasta PLC, up 3.1% at 3,803.00p
Halma PLC, up 2.5% at 3,551.00p
Compass Group PLC, up 2.3% at 29.85p
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FTSE 100 losers
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IG Group Holdings PLC, down 21% at 1,008.00p, revenue outlook spooks market
Ithaca Energy PLC, down 1.6% at 271.70p
London Stock Exchange Group PLC, down 1.1% at 8,035.00p
ICG PLC, down 1.1% at 1,775.00p
BP PLC, down 0.7% at 553.50p
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FTSE 250 winners
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JD Wetherspoon PLC, up 7.4% at 873.25p, starts new financial year promisingly
Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC, up 5.2% at 205.50p
Volex PLC, up 4.3% at 685.00p
Goodwin PLC, up 4.0% at 14,040.00p
SSP Group PLC, up 3.3% at 194.55p
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FTSE 250 losers
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Plus500 Ltd, down 8.0% at 3,143.00p, tracks IG lower
CMC Markets PLC, down 6.4% at 616.00p, negative read-across from IG
Harbour Energy PLC, down 2.8% at 268.60p
RHI Magnesita NV, down 1.7% at 2,997.50p
Princes Group PLC, down 1.4% at 329.50p
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FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus:
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IG Group Holdings, down 21% at 1,008.00p, 12-month range 930.50p-1,956.00p. In a trading statement, the online trading platform said it now expects total revenue growth to be in a mid-single-digit per cent range year-on-year in 2026. According to company compiled consensus, analysts forecast revenue of GBP1.26 billion in 2026 which would have been up 12% from 2025's GBP1.12 billion. In July, IG said it expects to report at least 10% organic total compound annual revenue growth over the medium term.
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JD Wetherspoon, up 7.4% at 873.25p, 12-month range 530.50p-885.50p. The pub firm has maintained its annual dividend, as yearly profit fell but revenue climbed. Trading in recent weeks, meanwhile, was supported by "exceptional weather". In the year ended July 26, pretax profit declined 13% to GBP77.7 million from GBP89.3 million a year prior, though revenue climbed 5.2% to GBP2.24 billion from GBP2.13 billion. Like-for-like sales rose 4.2%. Operating costs climbed 6.7% to GBP2.12 billion. Before "separately disclosed items", pretax profit was 28% lower at GBP58.6 million, the firm adds. JD Wetherspoon maintains its dividend at 12.0 pence per share. In the nine weeks to September 27, like-for-like sales rise 8.6%, "helped, no doubt, by exceptional weather", Chair Tim Martin says. "The company has made substantial progress in recent years in increasing the number of beer gardens and outside seating areas. This has resulted in sales improving in hot weather whereas, in the past, sales sometimes declined," the chair adds. "Wetherspoon has made a good start to the financial year, although it is at least partially due to weather, which will inevitably revert to the norm. At this early stage, we continue to anticipate profit before tax and separately disclosed items in line with current market expectations." JD Wetherspoon puts market consensus at GBP74 million for pretax profit before separately disclosed items.
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BT Group, up 4.0% at 198.50p, 12-month range 173.00p-242.09p. BT has opened talks with UK government officials over a possible takeover of Salford, England-based TalkTalk, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. BT Chief Executive Allison Kirkby met with officials in the UK government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport to gauge whether a possible bid for TalkTalk would lead to a lengthy competition watchdog probe, the FT reported. The FT cited three people familiar with the matter. The FT added that two of the people said London-based telecom firm BT is keen on buying TalkTalk's wholesale and retail businesses. TalkTalk sells home broadband and phone services in the UK. Its PXC offering, meanwhile, supplies other telecom providers with internet connectivity services. BT's Openreach is a network infrastructure supplier of TalkTalk.
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Costain Group PLC, up 2.1% at 263.00p, 12-month range 135.00p-265.00p. The infrastructure firm has been appointed on to procurement company Pagabo's civil engineering and infrastructure framework. "The framework is part of Pagabo's largest infrastructure procurement offering to date, the national framework for civil engineering, infrastructure and enabling works 2026, which carries an estimated total value of GBP4.29 billion and will run for a term of four years to 2030," Costain adds. Costain reports it is one of three suppliers picked for lot 1. Costain explains: "In this role, Costain will provide comprehensive end-to-end engineering and infrastructure services, supporting customers from the earliest stages of project development through to successful delivery. The appointment provides public sector organisations with access to Costain's strategic consultancy, engineering excellence and delivery expertise across all sectors covered by the framework, including rail, road, aviation, water, energy, defence and civil nuclear."
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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor
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