The FTSE 250 was up 1.22% at 20,519.22 at 1423 BST.
Shares in iconic bootmaker Dr Martens strode ahead as investors caught up after a long UK public holiday to cash in on the company’s upbeat results last week that saw it lift annual guidance.
On the downside, shares in East Europe-focused budget airline Wizz Air were lower despite the company reporting surging passenger numbers last month as travel started to return to post-Covid pandemic levels.
Wizz carried 4.1m passengers, a 390% increase year on year at a load factor of 84.2%.
Shares in Wood Group gained after selling its environment and infrastructure business to WSP, a Montreal-headquartered design and engineering consulting firm, for $2.31bn.,
FTSE 250 – Risers
Greencore Group (CDI) (GNC) 117.90p 7.47%
Dr. Martens (DOCS) 277.00p 7.03%
Wood Group (John) (WG.) 238.90p 6.94%
Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG) 154.00p 6.80%
Trustpilot Group (TRST) 98.35p 6.38%
Helios Towers (HTWS) 124.00p 5.08%
Bridgepoint Group (Reg S) (BPT) 332.00p 4.73%
Network International Holdings (NETW) 221.40p 4.04%
Carnival (CCL) 1,008.00p 4.02%
Babcock International Group (BAB) 363.20p 3.77%
FTSE 250 – Fallers
Grainger (GRI) 303.00p -3.13%
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust (USA) 163.20p -1.45%
Safestore Holdings (SAFE) 1,102.00p -1.43%
Wizz Air Holdings (WIZZ) 2,819.00p -1.23%
Assura (AGR) 70.60p -0.91%
Ultra Electronics Holdings (ULE) 3,200.00p -0.62%
easyJet (EZJ) 504.40p -0.59%
Apax Global Alpha Limited (APAX) 181.80p -0.44%
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML) 705.00p -0.42%
Polymetal International (POLY) 237.00p -0.42%
