Toy and model maker Hornby Plc (LON:HRN) will most likely be working on the Hogwarts Express soon, after it signed a deal to release products related to the Harry Potter franchise.
The deal with Warner Bros not only includes the wizarding world but also the DC comic book universe, home of superheroes such as Batman and Superman.
Shares were up 19% to 36.6p in the week following the announcement.
Meanwhile, Anglo Asian Mining Plc (LON:AAZ) was one of the top five risers on AIM after its declaration of a maiden dividend sent shares rocketing 40% to 54p.
The Azerbaijan-focused firm joins a small club of junior miners operating in the former Soviet Union that pay dividends to shareholders.
Another gold digger that saw a boost to its shares in the week was Caledonia Mining Corporation PLC (LON:CMCL), with the stock jumping 13% after a resource upgrade at its Blanket mine.
Things were looking a tad gloomier among the oilers however, with Mongolia-focused explorer Petro Matad Limited (LON:MATD) tumbling 27% to 5.8p over the five days after failing to find oil at its Snow Leopard 1 well.
The hole has since been “plugged and abandoned” due to the disappointing results, three words that tend to send oil investors running.
Further down on the losers list with a 35.9% plunge to 3.7p was resort developer Minoan Group plc (LON:MIN), which on Tuesday agreed to sell its travel & leisure unit, Stewart Travel, for £6.6mln to repay its debts.
With the sale completed, Minoan said it was now looking for additional funding to continue to meet its costs while also trying to advance a project in Crete.
While the AIM All-Share had a better week than Matad and Minoan, it was fairly docile, moving up only 0.02% to 1,098.5 over the five days. The benchmark FTSE 100 was in better shape, rising 1.7% over the week to 7,431.
It wasn’t all bad news for the oil and gas sector though, with Global Petroleum shares rocketing 56% to 3.6p as it agreed to acquire 85% of block 2011A offshore Namibia.
Local prospect operators, Tullow Oil plc (LON:TLW) and Chariot Oil & Gas Limited (LON:CHAR), have already discovered oil reservoirs in the eastern part of the block.
Global said that it planned to carry out various studies and data reprocessing to map the reservoirs more accurately.
Elsewhere, Rotheram-based cleaning technology firm Xeros Technology Group PLC (LON:XSG) saw its shares gush 45% higher to 65p as it inked a ten-year contract to supply its water consumption tech to leading Mexican tannery LEFARC.
The group has developed a technology that uses polymer beads in a specially-designed washing machine to rub gently against fabrics and absorb dirt and stains, in what the firm calls a “superior cleaning process”.
The tannery trialled Xeros’ tech for a while and is expected to formally roll it out across its operations after March next year.
Back in the fallers, industrial engineer Flowtech Fluidpower PLC (LON:FLO) sank 25% to 129.5p after a profit warning caused by delays to the Thames Tideway sewer project.
The firm’s chief executive, Sean Fennon, also decided to step down on the same day, although there was no direct connection made.
Meanwhile, restaurant group Tasty Plc (LON:TAST) reported widened losses in its half year results as it fell victim to tough market conditions caused by the summer heatwave and cash-strapped consumers.
Investors found the news hard to swallow, with shares dropping 14.7% to 14p.