1 April 2026

The market is rallying on hopes that the problems in the Middle East may be solved more quickly than previously expected.  This may come to fruition, but the impact of what has happened in the last few weeks may still run deeper than the market is expecting.  Some of the infrastructure destroyed in the conflict will take a considerable time to repair and so it seems likely that there could be issues for some time to come.

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James Halstead – 124p

1 April 2026 - interim results The floor covering group has announced its interim results for the six months to 31 December and these have shown a modest reduction in revenue to £127.2m (2024: £130.1m) due to adverse trading conditions.  There was a significant increase in overheads in the UK...

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AIM MARKET

James Halstead – 124p

1 April 2026 - interim results The floor covering group has announced its interim results for the six months to 31 December and these have...

Anpario – 455p

31 March 2026 - final results The AIM-listed supplier of natural feed additives for animal feed has announced its results for 2025.  These revealed that...

Luceco – 175p

25 March 2026 - annual results The supplier of electrical products to both the residential and commercial markets has announced its annual results for the...

Ultimate Products – 45.6p

24 March 2026 - interim results The leading homewares company, famous for names such as Salter, Beldray and Progress, has announced interim results for the...

MAIN MARKET

Trifast – 69p

1 April 2026 - director dealing It is interesting to note some recent director buying in the company with non-executive director Laura Whyte buying 11,000...

Future – 297p

31 March 2026 - trading upate The specialist media group has issued a trading update covering the six month period to 31 March and this...

Mears Group – 345p

26 March 2026 - annual results The leading provider of services to the housing sector has announced its annual results for 2025 and these have...

ME Group – susp.

23 March 2026 - final results The instant-service equipment group has announced its annual results for the year to 31 October after a delay caused...

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