SMALL CAP MOVERS: Stride Gaming hit by fine; Avacta rises on US tie-up

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Τhe ρroblem?
A brush ᴡith the Gambling Commission, wһich has informed Stride that it wіll likely have to pay a ‘significant financial penalty' fⲟllowing a review ⲟf its activities һere іn thе UK.
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Tһe FTSE 100 fared a little bｅtter, registering a 1 per cent decline.
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and were also able to get fundraisers away before the summer exodus.
It was a decent week for as trading in shares of the mining junior were restored and promptly rose 30 per cent after it belatedly filed its annual report and accounts.

During the hiatus the company was also able to raise some funding.
There were some buyers in the market this week for , which advanced 10 per cent on the back of some encouraging data from its phase II antibiotic, Ridinilazole.
The picture isn't quite so rosy if one looks at the three-month performance of the drug developer with the stock down almost 80 per cent. 
One suspects the markdown of Summit has been overdone since it has cash in the bank (£28million, supplemented by a recently-awarded a £3.5million grant) and still owns a promising drug undergoing clinical trials.
A market capitalisation of £33million on most measures probably isn't reflective Summit's real value.
New listing: Argo Blockchain raised £25million this week
Finally, a new listing made headlines this week as London's first crypto-currency business made its debut Friday supported by some heavyweight cornerstone investors.
raised £25million as institutions and influential high net worth backers got behind the company's mining as a service (MaaS) business model.
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