(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM in London on Wednesday.
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AIM - WINNERS
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4D Pharma PLC, up 37% at 61.45 pence, 12-month range 24.46p-135.00p. The pharmaceutical company says its therapeutic treatment MRx0518, in combination Merck's Keytruda, met its primary efficacy endpoint ahead of trial enrolment completion.
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AIM - LOSERS
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RWS Holdings PLC, down 27% at 342.00p, 12-month range 326.00p-701.00p. The technology-enabled language services provider warns its annual performance is set to be at the lower end of expectations.
RWS will no longer provide services or technology to Russian-owned businesses, and also expects reduced demand for translation into Russian from non-Russian owned companies. As a result, revenue growth from the Language Services unit is set to moderate, and RWS's overall performance for the year is anticipated to be at the lower end of market expectations.
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James Cropper PLC, down 18% at 1,002.00p, 12-month range 1,002.00p-1,650.00p. Shares in the paper products manufacturer hit a 12-month low as it warns it will miss previous expectations for profit. For the year ending March 26, James Cropper notes 30% growth in sales, ahead of prior market expectations due to strong demand across all divisions. However, it now expects adjusted pretax profit of GBP3.5 million, a sharp rise from GBP1.1 million the year before, but below prior expectations of GBP4.9 million. This is due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and the resulting jump in energy costs, which affected the Paper division the most, due to being the most energy-intensive division.
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com
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