WINNERS & LOSERS: AEP Plantations sinks; RS Group profit climbs

Wed, 20th May 2026 09:41

(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Wednesday.

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FTSE 100 winners

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Severn Trent PLC, up 2.2%, at 3,078p, annual profit up

Antofagasta PLC, up 1.6%, at 3,709p

Fresnillo PLC, up 1.4%, at 3,238p

Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC, up 1.4%, at 651.5p

United Utilities Group PLC, up 1.3%, at 1,346.5p, tracks peer Severn Trent higher

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FTSE 100 losers

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Experian PLC, down 5.4%, at 2,562.5p, posts in-line earnings

Autotrader Group PLC, down 3.5%, at 485.8p

Relx PLC, down 3.3%, at 2,444.5p, four-day winning streak looking set to be snapped

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC, down 2.3%, at 4,659.5p

3i Group PLC, down 2.1%, at 2,157p

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FTSE 250 winners

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RS Group PLC, up 9.1%, at 655.25p, annual profit rises

Playtech PLC, up 3.1%, at 374.4p, hails strong start to 2026

Dr Martens PLC, up 2.3%, at 67.95p

Keller Group PLC, up 1.5%, at 2,298p

Allianz Technology Trust PLC, up 1.4%, at 672p

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FTSE 250 losers

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AEP Plantations PLC, down 15%, at 1,883p, Indonesian president announces export controls on crude palm oil

C&C Group PLC, down 8.9%, at 104.6p, had risen 5.3% on Tuesday

IntegraFin Holdings PLC, down 4.1%, at 323.75p

Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC, down 3.8%, at 43.31p, Jefferies cuts price target to 50 pence from 60p

Trustpilot Group PLC, down 3.6%, at 235p

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FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus:

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AEP Plantations down 15% at 1,883p, 12-month range 764.00p-2,290.00p. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday announced commodity export controls to boost tax revenues as the country battles economic headwinds fuelled by the Middle East war, AFP reports. Future sales of all natural resources – starting with crude palm oil, coal and iron-containing alloys – will go through state-owned enterprises appointed by the government, he told parliament. AEP is an operator of sustainable palm-oil plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia.

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RS Group, up 9.1%, at 655.25p, 12-month range 536.90p-742.74p. It announces a GBP100 million buyback and reports annual profit increased, despite "challenging markets". The industrial and electronics products distributor says pretax profit in the year to March 31 was up 6.8% to GBP220 million from GBP206 million, with revenue edging down 0.8% to GBP2.88 billion from GBP2.90 billion.

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Experian, down 5.4%, at 2,562.5p, 12-month range 2,353.00p-4,101.00p. The stock is down by around a quarter so far this year amid AI disruption fears. The provider of consumer credit score checking, fraud detection and credit application processing says pretax profit in the year to March 31 increased 26% to USD1.95 billion from USD1.55 billion, with revenue up 12% to USD8.45 billion from USD7.52 billion. Revenue was in line with consensus. Benchmark earnings per share rose 15% to 179.8 cents, beating consensus of 179.2 cents. Experian lifted its total dividend to 69.25 cents per share from 62.50, but below consensus of 70.0 cents.

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Tesco PLC down 1.7% at 451.70p, 12-month range 370.10p-508.20p. Grocers are on the decline after reports the Treasury asked supermarkets to limit food prices in return for the lifting of some regulations. The proposals would see shops voluntarily cap the prices of essential groceries such as eggs, bread and milk, according to the Financial Times. The Treasury has said it would in return offer supermarkets "incentives" which may include easing packaging policies and delay potentially costly changes to healthy food rules, the newspaper says. However, a minister has said the government is not urging supermarkets to voluntarily cap the prices of essential groceries.

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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor

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