MARKET CAP £1bn and aboveANGLO AMERICAN +287%Few people would have predicted a year ago that 2016's best large cap performers on the stock market would be mining stocks. Fast forward a year and the evidence is clear - eight of the top 10 top risers are commodity producers.Anglo American (AAL) was one of the most heavily-shorted stocks in 2015 amid concerns about its huge debt pile and poor...

Marketing outfit Altitude (ALT:AIM) hit new highs today, up 64% to 89p, prompting the company to issue a statement saying there is 'no operational or corporate reason' for its share price increase.Altitude's stock is up 826% year-to-date amid investor euphoria over the appointment of former 4imprint (FOUR:AIM) manager Martin Varley, new distribution deals and a return to profit at half-year...

Altitude (ALT:AIM) chairman Peter Hallett attributes recent gains in the micro cap's share price to the market cottoning on to the potential of two contract announcements in June and August.Shares in the business, valued at £20 million, have soared 116% in the past week even though no public announcements have been made to the stock exchange.Hallett pointed to two contract updates in June and...

Thomas Cook (TCG) warns of a slow start to its winter booking, triggering a 7% drop in its share price to 144.7p. In contrast, TUI Travel (TT.) advances 2% to 363.4p after increasing full-year underlying operating profit growth guidance. The group is now confident of achieving at least 11% growth on a constant currency basis.Bookmaker Ladbrokes (LAD) falls 9.5% to 170.2p after flagging up...