Trinidad focused oil and gas producer Touchstone Exploration Inc (LON: TXP) says second quarter production was 5% lower than the first quarter. Sales were $17.5m. Cash was $68.7m at the end of June 2026 and dent is being paid down. Production is expected to grow in the second half. The share price increased 21.9% to 9.75p.
Xtract Resources (LON: XTR) says the 80% owned Amghas antimony project in Morocco has potential to produce more than 55% antimony concentrate, which is a saleable product. It has successfully removed Pb from the concentrate. The share price rose 8.33% to 1.3p.
Defence equipment and services supplier Cohort (LON: CHRT) has won a €140.7m contract from Saab to provide integrated sonar systems for the Polish Orka Submarine Programme. The work continues into the mid- 2030s. The share price gained 5.77% to £14.30.
Video games art outsourcing services provider Winking Studios (LON: WKS) grew interim revenues 21% to $23.5m with organic growth of 9%. Building up the North American operations and investment in AI is hitting margins and holding back profitability, but the benefit should show through next year as new business builds up. All the growth came in art outsourcing division, while game development services were flat. That trend is expected to continue into the second half. SP Angel has trimmed its full year forecast revenues to $47.9m due to timing issues and most of the second half contribution is already in the order book. Continued investment will hit gross margins and lead to a full year loss of $6.6m. Growth should accelerate next year, and gross margins recover to past levels as new staff start generating income. The share price edged up 1.79% to 14.25p.
FALLERS
Shares in synthetic Optimer® binders developer Aptamer (LON: APTA) declined 11.8% to 0.375p. Non-exec directors have received 12.9 million shares as payment for services. The average issue price is 0.7708p. New options have been awarded to directors.
Central Asia Metals (LON: CAML) has published the shareholder circular to gain shareholder approval for the acquisition of Cygnus Metals. The share price dipped 1.99% to 143.1p.