London’s FTSE 250 was up 1% at 22,138.64 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
Online advertising group Baltic Classifieds was the standout gainer on the index, closely followed by life sciences investor Syncona and cruise operator Carnival.
On the downside, Cineworld was in the red after saying it had had begun talks with former shareholders of its US Regal Entertainment division over a potential rescheduling of its payment obligations.
The company in September said it would pay $170m to investors who were angry with the price they received when the company took over the US chain in 2017.
To help discussions, Cineworld said it had obtained waivers of any events of default arising from non-payment under the unsecured facility agreement from “various other creditors”.
FTSE 250 – Risers
Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG) 180.00p 8.76%
Syncona Limited NPV (SYNC) 201.50p 6.05%
Carnival (CCL) 1,404.80p 5.94%
Ferrexpo (FXPO) 252.40p 4.38%
Herald Investment Trust (HRI) 2,110.00p 4.20%
BB Healthcare Trust (Red) (BBH) 173.60p 3.95%
Watches of Switzerland Group (WOSG) 1,322.00p 3.93%
Kainos Group (KNOS) 1,580.00p 3.88%
Allianz Technology Trust (ATT) 296.50p 3.67%
Moneysupermarket.com Group (MONY) 195.80p 3.54%
FTSE 250 – Fallers
Darktrace (DARK) 387.20p -5.05%
Cineworld Group (CINE) 37.60p -4.18%
PureTech Health (PRTC) 263.00p -3.49%
Premier Foods (PFD) 114.20p -3.22%
Currys (CURY) 103.00p -3.10%
Ashmore Group (ASHM) 275.00p -2.41%
Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 1,893.50p -2.40%
Playtech (PTEC) 571.00p -2.23%
Trustpilot Group (TRST) 179.20p -2.02%
Primary Health Properties (PHP) 140.80p -2.02%
