WINNERS & LOSERS: Currys and IG Group up outlook; miners fall

Tue, 19th May 2026 09:30

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

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FTSE 100 winners

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IG Group Holdings PLC, up 8.6% at 1,712 pence, lifts guidance

Diploma PLC, up 4.3% at 6,912.5p, improves outlook

Airtel Africa PLC, up 4.4% at 326.5p, had fallen for three days in a row, losing 15%

Rightmove PLC, up 4.3% at 424.15p

BAE Systems PLC, up 3.1% at 1,938.5p

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FTSE 100 losers

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Rio Tinto PLC, down 1.8% at 7,588p, weaker metal prices hit miners

Antofagasta PLC, down 1.7% at 3,722p

Glencore PLC, down 1.6% at 564.25p

Barratt Redrow PLC, down 1.1% at 240.35p, Barclays cuts to 'equal-weight'

Anglo American PLC, down 1.1% at 3,740.5p

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FTSE 250 winners

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Currys PLC, up 9.4% at 138.25p, ups outlook

Kainos Group Ltd, up 6.5% at 873.5p

Cranswick PLC, up 6.3% at 5,550p, annual earnings up

Dr Martens PLC, up 5.9% at 68.1p, yearly profit jumps

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC, up 4.1% at 159.2p

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FTSE 250 losers

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Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC, down 3.5% at 46.05p

Atalaya Mining Copper SA, down 1.7% at 802p

Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC, down 1.6% at 434p

Vistry Group PLC, down 1.4% at 260.8p, Barclays lowers price target to 185p from 360p

Raspberry Pi Holdings PLC, down 1.4% at 687p

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FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus:

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Currys PLC, up 9.4% at 138.25p, 12-month range 106.00p-162.80p. It expects higher than forecast annual profit, and the electricals retailer is yet to see a hit from the Middle East conflict. Currys now expects adjusted pretax profit growth of 18% to GBP191 million for the year ended May 2, ahead of a prior guidance range of GBP180 million to GBP190 million. Annual like-or-like sales were up 4%, it added.

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IG Group Holdings, up 8.6% at 1,712 pence, 12-month range 1,016.00p-1,731.00p. It hits this 12-month high on Tuesday. The online trading platform provider says revenue in the first quarter of the year shot up 21% to GBP339.9 million. In addition, it lifts annual guidance. It now expects organic revenue to grow between 10% and 15%. It previously predicted a rise "towards the top end of our mid-to-high single-digit target range".

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Diploma PLC, up 4.3% at 6,912.5p, 12-month range 4,146.00p-7,300.00p. The technical products and services supplier reports a rise in half-year earnings and it lifts its interim payout. Pretax profit increases 14% to GBP139.4 million from GBP122.3 million. Revenue is 17% higher at GBP851.1 million from GBP728.5 million, with organic growth picking up to 15% for the half-year, from 9% a year prior. "It's been a great first half," CEO Johnny Thomson says. Diploma now sees organic revenue rising 12% in the full year, the guidance boosted from 9%. It expects adjusted operating profit growth of over 30%, which it says is a "6% upgrade to consensus". Diploma lifts its dividend by 5% to 19.1 pence per share from 18.2p.

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Rio Tinto, down 1.8% at 7,588p, 12-month range 4,110.00p-8,275.00p. Base metal prices struggle at the start of the week. Copper trades at around USD13,427 a tonne early Tuesday, down from around USD13,553 late Monday.

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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor

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