London’s FTSE 250 was flat at 23,619.79 in afternoon trade on Monday.
Cineworld shares rocketed as the latest Bond film was due to hit cinemas this week.
Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Susannah Streeter said the return of Bond to the screens appears to have been the agent of change movie companies sorely needed.
“Business was severely shaken during the pandemic with screens shut and blockbusters delayed and there are early indications that Bond is already helping stir up a surge in much needed bookings,” she said.
IWG was also a high riser after Sky News reported over the weekend that the serviced offices company was exploring a multibillion pound break-up that would involve splitting it into several distinct companies.
Travel -related stocks were on the rise with WH Smith, Carnival, Wizz Air and easyJet all higher.
On the downside, engineer Renishaw lost ground as it said full-year trading was in line with the update provided in July and hailed a strong start to the year, but announced that results for the year to the end of June will be a little delayed.
FTSE 250 – Risers
Cineworld Group (CINE) 80.60p 12.70%
IWG (IWG) 304.30p 6.14%
Harbour Energy (HBR) 365.60p 6.09%
WH Smith (SMWH) 1,805.00p 5.43%
Carnival (CCL) 1,774.00p 5.39%
Wizz Air Holdings (WIZZ) 5,398.00p 5.35%
Capita (CPI) 52.32p 5.34%
Micro Focus International (MCRO) 417.50p 4.90%
National Express Group (NEX) 259.20p 4.52%
easyJet (EZJ) 709.40p 4.23%
FTSE 250 – Fallers
Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH) 4,876.00p -5.69%
Darktrace (DARK) 859.00p -5.50%
IMI (IMI) 1,732.00p -4.84%
Renishaw (RSW) 5,045.00p -4.54%
888 Holdings (888) 437.80p -4.41%
Volution Group (FAN) 517.00p -4.08%
Discoverie Group (DSCV) 1,076.00p -3.24%
Games Workshop Group (GAW) 10,520.00p -3.13%
Indivior (INDV) 209.60p -2.96%
Liontrust Asset Management (LIO) 2,150.00p -2.93%
