WINNERS & LOSERS: Forterra falls; Thor Explorations earnings up

Tue, 19th May 2026 10:02

(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-cap and AIM stocks on Tuesday.

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Main Market small-cap winners

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Ecofin US Renewables Infrastructure Trust PLC, up 13% at 13.5 pence

Mila Resources PLC, up 13% at 1.75p

Neo Energy Metals PLC, up 13% at 1.125p

First Class Metals PLC, up 7.7% at 2.1p

Nanoco Group PLC, up 7.2% at 6.71p

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Main Market small-cap losers

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Kendrick Resources PLC, down 14% at 6.25p

Altona Rare Earths PLC, down 10% at 2.6p

Gem Diamonds Ltd, down 8.3% at 3.96p

Bluebird Mining Ventures Ltd, down 8.1% at 0.0625p

Forterra PLC, down 6.8% at 139.6p, says market backdrop tough

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AIM winners

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Coiled Therapeutics PLC, up 17% at 10.25p

Phoenix Copper Ltd, up 12% at 1.2p, announces deal win

Pennant International Group PLC, up 10% at 22p

TPXimpact Holdings PLC, up 9.5% at 52p

Ixico PLC, up 9.3% at 7.375p, interim revenue up

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AIM losers

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Tern PLC, down 16% at 0.675p, announces placing

Focus Xplore PLC, down 13% at 0.0175p

Forgent PLC, down 12% at 0.0145p

Mothercare PLC, down 11% at 0.7875p

Nativo Resources PLC, down 11% at 0.34p

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Small-cap and AIM movers in focus:

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Forterra PLC, down 6.8% at 139.6p, 12-month range 138.00p-215.00p. Hits this 12-month low on Tuesday. The maker of clay and concrete building products has been hurt by "challenging" market conditions. Revenue in the four months to April 30 fell 11% on-year like-for-like. The conflict has not affected demand for its offering, though Forterra is mindful of wider consequences, including loftier borrowing costs.

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Thor Explorations Ltd, up 3.9% at 74.25 pence, 12-month range 31.00p-101.00p. The gold producer says earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation in the first quarter of the year rise to USD55.8 million from USD43.6 million a year prior. It sells 15,417 ounces of gold at an average price of USD4,820 each, compared to 22,750 ounces and USD2,720 a year earlier.

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Victorian Plumbing Group PLC, down 3.4% at 75.86 pence, 12-month range 56.80p-90.00p. The bathroom retailer says revenue in the half year to March 31 rises 11% to GBP168.8 million from GBP152.7 million a year prior. Pretax profit increases to GBP8.4 million from GBP5.4 million. It has seen mid-single digit revenue growth in the first six weeks of the second half, implying a growth slowdown. It notes the revenue rise early in the second half is despite "the widely reported subdued consumer sentiment driven by the Middle East conflict and its impact on discretionary spending".

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Jadestone Energy PLC, down 2.6% at 30.69 pence, 12-month range 17.00p-32.00p. The oil and gas company says its pretax loss in 2025 widened to USD133.7 million from USD43.4 million, though revenue rises to USD408.1 million from USD395.0 million. Its 2026 output guidance of 18,000 to 21,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day is unchanged, "pending further clarity on the restoration of production from the Stag, although an outcome in the lower half of the range is currently considered most likely."

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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor

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