(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM in London on Friday.
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AIM - WINNERS
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Harland & Wolff Group Holdings PLC, up 18% at 13.54 pence, 12-month range 8.5p-25.5p. The maritime and offshore fabrication company receives ministerial approval for a new credit facility with UK Export Finance. Will now advance negotiations in relation to a GBP200 million credit facility with the UK government's export credit agency under its Export Development Guarantee Scheme. The firm will firm up its bank syndicate and appoint a leader arranger, and begin necessary documentation.
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AIM - LOSERS
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Horizonte Minerals PLC, down 9.6% at 11.75p, 12-month range 7.53p-172p. The nickel mine development company returns gains from earlier this week. On Wednesday, it announced it had secured a USD20 million interim funding package, which will be used to progress "critical construction streams" at its flagship Araguaia nickel project in Brazil, as well as for general working capital purposes. The stock is up 46% over the past week, but down 92% over the past year.
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Saietta Group PLC, down 3.1% at 17.45p, 12-month range 16.00p-78.00p. The e-Drive system maker reports a "challenging" first half of its financial year, but notes "significant strides" have been made towards its transition to a full-scale production manufacturer from a research & development company. In the six months to September 30, revenue rises to GBP977,229 from GBP753,517 a year before, while its pretax loss narrows to GBP7.9 million from GBP9.4 million. "Saietta and its Indian [joint venture], Saietta VNA, have secured high volume [original equipment manufacturer] relationships in India and the US which are set to utilise the production capacity they have developed in Delhi and Sunderland. The group is therefore ready to enter the next stage of its evolution as a large-scale manufacturer," the firm says.
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By Elizabeth Winter, Alliance News deputy news editor
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