The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Thursday.
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SMALL-CAP - WINNERS
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Mobico Group PLC, up 30% at 28.64 pence, 12-month range 18.57p-72.55p. The National Express owner hails ‘further growth in 2025’. Pretax loss for the year stretches to £58.5 million from £46.2 million, though revenue improves 5.2% to £2.74 billion from £2.60 billion. On an adjusted basis, pretax profit rises 18% to £122.3 million from £103.7 million, with adjusted operating profit up 9.3% to £198.0 million. For 2026, it sees adjusted operating profit between £195 million and £210 million.
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SMALL-CAP - LOSERSh
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Vanquis Banking Group PLC, down 4.3% at 120.80p, 12-month range 42.65p-132.00p. The Bradford, England-based lender swings to a pretax profit of £8.3 million in 2025, from £138.0 million in 2024, with total income up 1.9% to £454.9 million from £446.4 million. Looking to 2026, it expects a net interest margin around 15.5%, before a decline to around 14.5% in 2027. In 2025, its NIM fell to 16.8% from 18.5%.
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PayPoint PLC, down 2.5% at 579.00p, 12-month range 438.35p-870.00p. The payments processor and retailing technology provider goes ex-dividend on Thursday, meaning new buyers do not qualify for the latest payout.
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