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(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM in London on Thursday.
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AIM - WINNERS
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Character Group PLC, up 18% at 556.50 pence, 12-month range 230p-579p. Hits the 12-month high earlier on Thursday. Reports 44% increase in half-year revenue to GBP74.5 million, while pretax profit in period to February 28 multiplies to GBP7.6 million from GBP2.2 million. Building on first half's momentum, the toy, games and gifts manufacturer says strong performance continues into second half and, as a result, full-year underlying pretax profit will be "materially ahead" of market consensus at GBP10.5 million. Underlying pretax profit for first half amounted to GBP6.1 million, up both on the GBP2.5 million reported for same period a year ago and the GBP5.0 million achieved for entirety of 2020 financial year.
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Star Phoenix Group Ltd, up 16% at 1.81p, 12-month range 1.2p-4.1p. Currently in advanced discussions on a number of investment and joint venture opportunities and is focusing its efforts to progress to the next stage. "The board believes these new opportunities would offer shareholders exposure to significant plays in the energy sector and looks forward to sharing the details of these potentially value enhancing opportunities should they progress to binding deals," says the firm, which has an oilfield services business in Trinidad and an oil and gas project in Indonesia.
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Helium One Global Ltd, up 15% at 19.45p, 12-month range 3.75p-19.7p. Hits the 12-month high earlier on Thursday. Commences mobilisation of a drilling rig and ancillary equipment to a forward holding yard near Mbeya. "Although the drill rig itself is mobilising from a location in Tanzania, the company is working with a range of service providers to bring ancillary and support equipment to Rukwa from all over the world," Tanzania-focused helium miner says. Mobilisation is progressing on time to allow the company to achieve its target spudding date of mid-May.
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AIM - LOSERS
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Global Petroleum Ltd, down 27% at 0.46p, 12-month range 0.44p-1.94p. Raise GBP1.0 million via placing of 222.2 million shares at price of 0.45p. Adds that 111.1 million warrants also being issued at exercise price of 0.9p and, in event they are exercised in full, associated proceeds will be GBP1.0 million. Says placing will position the company to enter into the next sub-phase of Namibian licence PEL0094 in September. "Proceeds from the placing will be used to part-fund the cost of the future licence work programme commitment, and for general working capital purposes," company says. Global Petroleum is an oil and gas, upstream exploration company presently focused on Africa and the Mediterranean
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By Lucy Heming;Â lucyheming@alliancenews.com
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