AIM Round-Up: AIM Rises Slightly to 864.51 Points

Today, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) rose 6.7 points, or 0.78 percent, to 864.51 points.
British stock gains were supported by successes in the mining sector, though Britain’s European neighbors had a flat day of trading, as per Investing.com. That’s largely due to the fact that investors were hesitant ahead of US employment data and in the wake of comments from European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi; he said that the ECB sees “a protracted period of low inflation, not full blown deflation.”
One positive performer on the AIM today was Greka Drilling (LSE:GDL), which gained 22.5 percent, or GBP2.76, to a price of GBP12.25. Greka is a holding company for independent and specialized gas drilling projects in China. Ireland-focused Galantas Gold (LSE:GAL) also fared well, rising 21.74 percent, or GBP0.30, to a price of GBP1.40.
On the flip side, GCM Resources (LSE:GCM) today fell 10.71 percent, or GBP2.01, to a price of GBP18.75. GCM is a holding company involved, through its subsidiaries, in the coal industry in Bangladesh.