Forgent (LON: FORG) has raised £500,000 at 0.012p/share and the share price recovered 26.1% to 0.0145p.
MicroSalt (LON: SALT) raised the full £100,000 in the retail offer at 14p/share, plus a director subscription of £151,000, taking the total raised to £1.55m, which was slightly higher than expected. The interim figures were published yesterday, and they confirmed that management believes the low-sodium salt company can achieve full year revenues of $4.5m, rising to £15m in 2027, which would move the company into profit. This all depends on the timing of customer product launches. The share price rebounded 10.3% to 16p.
Video games publisher everplay (LON: EVPL) says trading continues to be very strong and ahead of expectations with Wardogs and Hell Let Loose: Vietnam both doing better that initially estimated. Full year pre-tax profit should be well ahead of previous consensus of £56.9m. The share price increased 9.03% to 461.75p.
Domestic electrical appliance retailer Marks Electrical (LON: MRK) has sparked another forecast upgrade with its latest trading statement. This is the third upgrade in a row. Revenues are in line with expectations, while efficiencies mean that profit will be better than expected despite higher fuel costs. Canaccord Genuity has increased its 2026-27 pre-tax profit from £1.5m to £2.2m. The peak trading period is approaching and if that goes well there could be a further upgrade. The share price gained 7.69% to 49p.
Marketing technology group B90 Holdings (LON: B90) has beta launched football analytics website BestPreviews.com. This uses B90’s data model and the website will also show off the abilities of B90 that can be used in sectors outside of iGaming. The share price rose 7.59% to 4.25p.
FALLERS
URU Metals Ltd (LON:URU) has raised £1.25m at 2.5p/share. The cash will be spent on a drilling programme the Zeb Nickel project in Limpopo, South Africa. This will enable a maiden mineral resource estimate for zone 2. The share price fell 26% to 2.7p.
Trading recommenced in Tertiary Minerals (LON: TYM) shares after it raised £1m at 0.06p/share. The cash will be used on Target A1 at the Mushima North project for deeper drilling. The share price dipped 18.8% to 0.065p.
Equipment monitoring systems developer Tan Delta (LON: TAND) increased interim revenues 45% to £760,000. There was £640,000 used in operating activities during the period. Cash has fallen to £846,000. Second half growth is dependent on timing of new contracts with customer trials ongoing. The share price declined 21.4% to 22p.
Diabetes and obesity treatment developer Arecor Therapeutics (LON: AREC) is raising £4m at 68p/share and a retail offer could raise up to £130,000 more. This will provide cash while negotiations with multiple insulin pump companies are ongoing. It will also help to generate data for a phase 2 investigational new drug application. The cash should last until the end of 2027. Interim revenues fell from £1m to £200,000, but R&D costs increased from £1.3m to £1.9m. Cash was £3.2m at the end of June 2026. The share price slipped 18.1% to 72.5p.