London’s FTSE 250 was 1.3% higher at 22,715.57 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Domino’s Pizza shares jumped to a record high after the company settled a long-running dispute with its franchisees, opening the way for more stores and the adoption of new technology at the fast-food chain.
Elsewhere, homeware retailer Dunelm was boosted by an upgrade to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’ at UBS.
On the downside, IntegraFin slumped even as it reported a rise in full-year profits after a 27% jump in funds under direction. Traders noted the shares had a good run ahead of the results.
Ascential fell after selling its MediaLink division in a $125m cash deal. MediaLink, a US-based consultancy to the media and marketing sectors, has been sold to United Talent Agency, a US entertainment and sports group.
FTSE 250 – Risers
Domino’s Pizza Group (DOM) 430.40p 24.39%
Cineworld Group (CINE) 30.10p 9.45%
Dunelm Group (DNLM) 1,392.00p 6.10%
Ferrexpo (FXPO) 303.20p 6.09%
Molten Ventures (GROW) 962.00p 4.91%
Centamin (DI) (CEY) 84.62p 4.81%
Harbour Energy (HBR) 358.60p 4.73%
Kainos Group (KNOS) 1,861.00p 4.67%
Endeavour Mining (EDV) 1,580.00p 4.64%
Auction Technology Group (ATG) 1,422.00p 4.41%
FTSE 250 – Fallers
IntegraFin Holding (IHP) 505.00p -16.11%
AO World (AO.) 87.30p -3.48%
Capita (CPI) 33.78p -2.40%
Ascential (ASCL) 396.80p -1.93%
Watches of Switzerland Group (WOSG) 1,364.00p -1.73%
Big Yellow Group (BYG) 1,649.00p -1.55%
Safestore Holdings (SAFE) 1,371.00p -1.51%
Ibstock (IBST) 197.60p -1.50%
Derwent London (DLN) 3,309.00p -1.31%
LXI Reit (LXI) 144.80p -1.23%
