2nd Apr 2026 10:03
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-cap and AIM stocks on Thursday.
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Main Market small-cap winners
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BSF Enterprise PLC, up 49% at 1.375p, T-Rex Leather handbag unveiled
PYX Resources Ltd, up 19% at 0.465p
Supply@Me Capital PLC, up 15% at 0.003p
Satsuma Technology PLC, up 8.2% at 0.212p, announces cost cuts
Tullow Oil PLC, up 4.9% at 12.76p, higher oil prices
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Main Market small-cap losers
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Speedy Hire PLC, down 13% at 19.19p, reports "worsening conditions"
Hamak Strategy Ltd, down 12% at 0.725p
Chesterfield Resources PLC, down 12% at 0.75p
Ferrexpo PLC, down 7.2% at 39.4p, extends decline after 12% fall on Wednesday
Georgina Energy PLC, down 6.9% at 4.375p
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AIM winners
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Coro Energy PLC, up 23% at 4.05p, USD20 million debt facility moves closer
Catenai PLC, up 20% at 0.305p
Victoria PLC, up 17% at 37.525p
Ascent Resources PLC, up 11% at 0.5p
Deltic Energy PLC, up 10% at 2.75p, fell 29% on Wednesday
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AIM losers
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Sorted Group PLC, down 25% at 15p, unveils plan to become cash shell
Nativo Resources PLC, down 19% at 0.305p
Mothercare PLC, down 18% at 1.29p
Provexis PLC, down 18% at 0.9p
Litigation Capital Management Ltd, down 12% at 4.13p, down a third so far this week after loss widens in "most challenging period" in company history; peer Burford Capital also down after losing US court case
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Small-cap and AIM movers in focus:
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BSF Enterprise PLC, up 49% at 1.375p, 12-month range 0.50p-4.00p. The lab-grown tissues and sustainable biotechnology firm unveils a luxury handbag made from T-Rex Leather. T-Rex Leather is developed using fossils of the Tyrannosaurus rex bones. "Following a six-week exhibition at the Art Zoo Museum, the one-of-a-kind T-Rex Leather handbag will be sold to the highest bidder. The company expects the auction to be conducted via a major international auction house later this year. Further details regarding the auction partner and date will be released in due course," BSF says.
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Speedy Hire PLC, down 13% at 19.19p, 12-month range 17.62p-33.70p. The tools and equipment hire services company cautions that "market conditions have worsened" through its fourth quarter to March 31, amid UK government budget uncertainty and more recently, the Middle East conflict. "The group has also seen certain customer led delays, affecting hire and service revenues, which are now expected to impact positively in the near term," it adds. Speedy Hire now expects to report financial 2026 earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation of around GBP90 million, down from GBP97.1 million the year prior.
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McBride PLC, up 3.6% at 139.80 pence, 12-month range 106.20p-170.00p. The provider of products for the domestic and profession cleaning and hygiene markets proposes the acquisition of Eurotab Group for EUR40 million in cash. The purchase would "further strengthen McBride's position as a leading detergent producer in Europe", it adds. It will be earnings accretive in the first full year of ownership. McBride adds that to date it has seen only a "relatively small impact on trading activities" from the Middle East conflict. However, this is beginning to change as chemical and packaging suppliers implement price hikes. "The first signs of possible shortages in supply chains around the world are beginning to emerge. As a result, the group will see elevated input costs in April and expects further increases in the near future. Consequently, the group has already informed all customers about temporary price adjustments, or surcharges to current pricing, to recover these higher, beyond our control, cost impacts from the Middle East conflict," it adds.
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Burford Capital Ltd, down 8.2% at 314.24 pence, 12-month range 279.80p-1,113.00p. The stock continues to slide and is down 46% over the past week. The litigation finance provider's shares have hit by a US appeals court decision that overturned a USD16 billion judgement against Argentina for nationalising the oil company YPF in 2012. On Monday, Burford said plaintiffs are likely to start investment treaty arbitration against Argentina, and the South American country "has lost many such investment arbitrations in the past, including a substantial claim funded by Burford that yielded a highly successful result".
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Sorted Group Holdings PLC, down 25% at 15p, 12-month range 10.00p-50.00p. The delivery platform operator unveils a plan to sell its Sorted Group Ltd unit to Brislington Holdco Ltd for a nominal sum. If the deal takes place, Sorted will become a cash shell under AIM rules, kicking off a six month countdown to make a reverse takeover, or become an investing company by raising at least GBP6 million. "Leveraging their knowledge and contacts, the directors will seek to identify suitable investment and/or acquisition opportunities. At this stage, the directors would not seek to exclude any particular sector or jurisdiction," it adds. It will propose to shareholders a name change to SGH PLC.
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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor
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