(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Tuesday.
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SMALL-CAP - WINNERS
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Senior PLC, up 3.7% at 142.00 pence, 12-month range 89.39p-186.71p. The engineer wins two new contracts with Japanese automotive manufacturer Honda Motor Co Ltd and US aerospace firm Boeing Co, though it provided no financial details. The supply contract with Honda is for Senior Flexonics to supply the company with exhaust flexible connectors for Honda's 1.5 litre and 2.0 litre gasoline engines. Further, Senior Aerospace has secured multi-year contracts with Boeing, for the supply floor beam assemblies on the Boeing 767 and quadrant assemblies for the flight control systems on the Boeing 737 and Boeing 777 platforms.
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James Fisher & Sons PLC, up 3.4% at 428.24p, 12-month range 280.00p-1,292.00p. Peel Hunt upgrades the marine services provider to Buy from Hold.
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Vitec Group PLC, up 2.1% at 1,393.50p, 12-month range 930.00p-1,661.06p. The photography and video products maker expects 2021 adjusted pretax profit, revenue and net debt to be in line with market consensus. It also buys US-based microphone manufacturer Audix LLC for up to USD54.3 million in cash.
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Robert Walters PLC, up 2.1% at 827.00p, 12-month range 458.50p-850.00p. The recruiter posts a double-digit rise in profit for the final quarter of 2021, with growth from all regions coming ahead of expectations. For the three months ended December 31, posts net fee income of GBP95.1 million, up 33% from GBP71.4 million the same period a year before, and also marking a 1.0% rise from GBP94.2 million posted for the fourth quarter of 2019.
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SMALL-CAP - LOSERS
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MJ Gleeson PLC, down 3.1% at 774.94p, 12-month range 684.00p-910.00p. The housebuilder reiterates its annual outlook, crediting continued strong demand for its homes despite a slight year-on-year drop in house sales. Says it expects results for the year to June 30 to be in line with market expectations. The Gleeson Homes division completed the sale of 932 homes during the first half, 2.0% lower than the year before but 15% more than the pre-Covid 2019 period.
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By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com
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