FTSE 250 movers: Airlines take off in wake of Ryanair upgrade
FTSE 250: 19,486.40, up 0.49% at 1455 GMT.
Airline stocks were boosted after Ryanair late on Wednesday raised full-year profit guidance from to €1.325bn-1.425bn from €1bn-1.2bn.
Wizz Air, already flying high on the back of improved passenger numbers in December, surged again with a 10.8% rise. Rival easyJet gained 5.4%.
Retailers were lifted by upbeat trading figures from FTSE 100 peers Next and B&M Value, with Currys, Dunelm and Marks & Spencer all higher.
FTSE 250 - Risers
Wizz Air Holdings (WIZZ) 2,321.00p 10.79%
Watches of Switzerland Group (WOSG) 923.00p 7.01%
Bodycote (BOY) 637.00p 6.52%
Darktrace (DARK) 285.50p 6.02%
Moonpig Group (MOON) 122.00p 5.54%
easyJet (EZJ) 373.90p 5.41%
Currys (CURY) 62.70p 5.38%
Dunelm Group (DNLM) 1,069.00p 4.70%
Harbour Energy (HBR) 295.40p 4.23%
Ferrexpo (FXPO) 165.30p 3.90%
FTSE 250 - Fallers
RIT Capital Partners (RCP) 2,025.00p -7.95%
Vesuvius (VSVS) 403.00p -4.59%
HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited A Shs (HVPE) 2,350.00p -3.29%
Big Yellow Group (BYG) 1,169.00p -2.34%
Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH) 2,558.00p -1.99%
HGCapital Trust (HGT) 359.00p -1.91%
Petershill Partners (PHLL) 164.20p -1.91%
Safestore Holdings (SAFE) 969.50p -1.77%
Energean (ENOG) 1,198.00p -1.56%
Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM) 318.50p -1.24%