FTSE 250 movers: B&M slides; Centamin on the rise

London’s FTSE 250 was down 2.9% at 17,097.46 in afternoon trade on Thursday.

Discount retailer B&M European Value Retail was in the red even as it upped its final dividend amid unexpectedly strong trading throughout the Covid-19 lockdown.

Cinema chain Cineworld and pub groups Marston’s and Mitchells & Butlers were among the worst performers.

Centamin, Hochschild and Petropavlovsk all shone as gold prices rallied after dovish outlook comments from the Federal Reserve.

Elsewhere, Plus500 was a high riser after online trading platform CMC Markets hiked its final dividend and posted a surge in full-year profit and operating income, partly thanks to increased volatility amid the coronavirus outbreak.

FTSE 250 - Risers

Centamin (DI) (CEY) 164.40p 5.45%
Plus500 Ltd (DI) (PLUS) 1,217.00p 4.69%
Hochschild Mining (HOC) 198.60p 4.25%
PureTech Health (PRTC) 270.50p 2.85%
HGCapital Trust (HGT) 236.00p 1.51%
Primary Health Properties (PHP) 150.20p 1.49%
Petropavlovsk (POG) 27.50p 0.92%
Foresight Solar Fund Limited (FSFL) 110.50p 0.91%
John Laing Group (JLG) 347.40p 0.87%
NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited Red (NESF) 104.50p 0.87%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

Cineworld Group (CINE) 73.46p -16.24%
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML) 67.50p -12.56%
B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI) (BME) 341.70p -10.06%
Marston's (MARS) 64.05p -9.98%
Senior (SNR) 78.80p -9.94%
Mitchells & Butlers (MAB) 201.50p -9.84%
Go-Ahead Group (GOG) 994.50p -9.59%
Hyve Group (HYVE) 112.60p -8.75%
Forterra (FORT) 205.00p -8.48%
Wood Group (John) (WG.) 200.60p -8.23%