FTSE 250: 19,332.48, -1.83% at 1500 GMT.
Investment firms were well and truly in the firing line after a Wall Street sell-off overnight, sparked by tech-focused bank SVB Financial, which plummeted 60% after it announced plans to raise more than $2bn in capital to help offset losses on bond sales.
On the FTSE 250, shares in Molten Ventures and Bridgepoint slumped 14.66% and 7.54%.
Oil and gas stocks were in favour, driven by the recent cold snap in the UK, with Drax, Tullow Oil and Harbour Energy all higher.
FTSE 250 – Risers
Drax Group (DRX) 652.00p 3.00%
Tullow Oil (TLW) 33.70p 2.93%
National Express Group (NEX) 138.20p 2.67%
Centamin (DI) (CEY) 101.55p 2.53%
FirstGroup (FGP) 108.20p 1.98%
Tritax Eurobox (GBP) (EBOX) 64.40p 1.58%
Babcock International Group (BAB) 328.20p 1.42%
Harbour Energy (HBR) 291.50p 1.22%
Watches of Switzerland Group (WOSG) 807.00p 1.06%
Domino’s Pizza Group (DOM) 262.20p 0.85%
FTSE 250 – Fallers
Molten Ventures (GROW) 313.20p -14.66%
ASOS (ASC) 839.00p -7.70%
Bridgepoint Group (Reg S) (BPT) 223.20p -7.54%
Carnival (CCL) 721.40p -6.80%
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML) 247.40p -6.64%
Just Group (JUST) 89.70p -5.38%
Allianz Technology Trust (ATT) 212.50p -5.35%
Intermediate Capital Group (ICP) 1,324.50p -5.16%
Jupiter Fund Management (JUP) 140.10p -5.08%
Moonpig Group (MOON) 125.70p -4.77%
