After ending January on a negative note, the broader indices of the UK are all set to end the first trading session of February 2020 in green. The broader equity benchmark of the UK, the FTSE 100 index was up approximately 70 points or 1.0% higher at 7,356.0 (before the market close), and the domestically exposed FTSE 250 index added about 80.0 points or 0.38% to 21,223.5 (before the market close).
The AIM-segment of the London Stock Exchange too followed the day trend of the broader benchmark indices, with the FTSE AIM UK 50 Index up 4.0 points or 0.08% to 5,342, the FTSE AIM 100 increasing by 5.0 points or 0.10% to 4,866 and the FTSE AIM All-Share trading flat at 951.
However, during the trading hours (at the time of writing, before the market close), there were many counters which have significantly outperformed and underperformed their benchmark indices. Here we are sharing the top five FTSE AIM risers and fallers as on February 03, 2020.
Top FTSE AIM Risers
01:56 PM GMT; 7DIGITAL GROUP PLC (AIM: 7DIG) â Up 35.71%
After five consecutive days of lower close, shares of AIM: 7DIG pared most of its losses accumulated over the past five days and surged by 35.7% to GBX 0.47. During the day trading hours, its shares touched a high of GBX 0.47 and a dayâs low of GBX 0.33, respectively. However, the number of shares that changed hands was of 24.56m (before the market close) in today's session, well below the 20-day average shares traded of 45.4m.
01:58 PM GMT; ORACLE POWER PLC (AIM: ORCP) â Up 34.6%
Shares of AIM: ORCP leapt up 34.6% to GBX 0.88, the rally was triggered after the company announced that it entered into a Lock-In Agreement Signed with His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Dalmook Al Maktoum. During the Restricted Period, pursuant to the Lock-in, His Highness agreed not to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the rights to any of the 200,000,000 ordinary shares, by way of execution of the Lock-in, that he beneficially owns in the company. In Mondayâs session, its shares touched a peak of GBX 0.93 and a low of GBX 0.68, respectively.
02:00 PM GMT; EURASIA MINING PLC (AIM: EUA) â Up 13.04%
Shares of AIM: EUA pared all losses it accumulated in the previous trading session and traded up by 13.04% to GBX 3.90. In the day trading hours shares of this Platinum and Precious Metals mining company registered a dayâs high of GBX 3.98 and a dayâs low of GBX 3.52, respectively.
02:02 PM GMT; SCANCELL HOLDINGS PLC (AIM: SCLP) â Up 13.14%
After two consecutive days of fall, shares of AIM: SCLP pared all losses during the day trading and traded higher by 13.14% to GBX 7.75. The rally was supported with the holding company reporting that the Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for SCIB1 had been approved. As a result, Scancell will initiate the US arm of Phase 2 clinical trial of SCIB1 in patients with metastatic melanoma, also receiving the checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab (Keytruda), using Ichor's TriGrid® 2.0 electroporation delivery device. In the dayâs trading hours (before the market close), its shares surged recording a peak of GBX 8.0 and a bottom of GBX 6.85, respectively.
02:05 PM GMT; ST JAMES HOUSE PLC (AIM: SJH) â Up 12.50%
Shares of AIM: SJH extended gains for the second straight day in a row. On January 31, 2020, the board of the company, announced that it has entered into a binding agreement for the subscription for 1.666,667 ordinary shares of 1p each in the capital of the company at a price of 30 pence per ordinary share to raise a total of £500,000. The quoted price of GBX 30, was approximately 27.6% above the last traded closing price. In todayâs session, its shares recorded a high of GBX 36 and a bottom of GBX 32, respectively.
Top FTSE AIM Fallers
02:07 PM GMT; NAHL GROUP PLC (AIM: NAH) â Down 41.7%
Stocks of AIM: NAH took a nosedive and plunged by 41.7% to GBX 56.20. The massive fall was after the company reporting a weak full-year trading update for the year ended on February 03, 2020, in todayâs session. As it reported that a challenging UK property market contracted further, and It had weighed on the group's profitability as well, and underlying earnings for FY19 would be 7.5% and 10% lower than the bord expectations. During the dayâs trading hours (before the market close), its shares touched an intraday high of GBX 65.40 and a low of GBX 50.0, respectively.
02:09 PM GMT; CLOUDCOCO GROUP PLC (AIM: CLCO) â Down 16.33%.
Shares of AIM: CLCO extended losses for the third consecutive day and traded 16.3% lower at GBX 1.02, and during the dayâs trading hours, its shares reported a peak of GBX 1.35 and a bottom of GBX 1.02, respectively. Also, the number of shares that changed hands during the dayâs trading hours (before the market close) was way beyond the volume traded in the previous trading session.
02:11 PM GMT; IMMUPHARMA PLC (AIM: IMM) â Down 15.93%
After two straight days of a surge, shares of AIM: IMM gave up all the gains it accumulated in the two-trading session and tumbled by 12.5% to GBX 12.40. During the dayâs trading sessions, its shares slumped to GBX 13.50 and touched a lower price of GBX 12.40 during day session (before the market close).
02:14 PM GMT: CLOUDBUY PLC (AIM: CBUY) â Down 12.50%
Shares of AIM: CBUY plummeted 12.50% to GBX 0.17 and touched a dayâs high of GBX 0.20 and a low of GBX 0.15, respectively. As of today, the group reported that the expected date of cancellation of trading on AIM for Cloudbuy is February 07, 2020.
02:16 PM GMT; SYLVANIA PLATINUM LIMITED (AIM: SLP) â Down 11.65%
Shares of AIM: SLP extended losses for the third consecutive day and traded lower by 11.65% to GBX 35.25. In the dayâs trading sessions, its shares touched a high of GBX 40.25 and a low of GBX 34.50, respectively.