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Small-cap resources stocks led the week, while takeover activity and strong company results added to the gains. Wellnex Life more than doubled, but sharp falls in Trek Metals and Ionic Rare Earths showed that positive news did not always bring buyers.

Pentanet led the technology board with a 53.33% weekly rise, while Ava Risk Group and Acusensus also posted strong gains. Software subscriptions, AI tools and cloud services drove many company updates, but some early share-price gains faded.

Vista Group International posted a 12% revenue increase in 1H26, driven by cloud adoption and marquee client wins, prompting an upgrade to its full-year revenue forecast.

Small-cap tech trading was split between one huge contract-driven winner and a long list of capital raisings, AI launches and legal worries. Orcoda surged, ClearVue slumped, and Credit Clear fell hard as investors picked between real revenue, fresh funding and rising uncertainty.

Vista Group has landed a significant contract to transition Cineplexx’s European cinema circuit to its cloud-based Operational Excellence platform, covering 59 sites and over 400 screens across 11 countries.

Battery tech, biotech and balance-sheet repair drove the biggest gains this week, while guidance cuts and weak post-halt trading hurt several names. Deal-making and fresh equity funding stayed busy, especially in rare earths, defence and gold.

Capital moves, contract wins and AI product pushes drove a busy week across small and mid-cap technology stocks. Hydrix, Complii and ClearVue led the board, while investors sold names where early excitement gave way to dilution concerns or softer earnings detail.

Vista Group International has inked a six-year contract to transition Cinépolis Mexico, the world’s largest cinema circuit by attendance, to its Vista Cloud Operational Excellence platform starting in 2026.

Big contract wins and fresh capital drove the strongest gains in local tech, led by FirstWave, Megaport and Aristocrat Leisure. Smaller speculative names were less stable, with several gap re-openings losing steam as investors sold into early excitement.

Vista Group International is set to roll out its Digital Enablement platform across 88 Cineworld cinemas in the UK during 2026, building on last year’s deployment at 25 Picturehouse sites.