London’s FTSE 250 was down 0.3% at 23,077.67 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Hays, Travis Perkins and TP ICAP were all in the red as they traded without entitlement to the dividend.
Budget airline Wizz Air flew lower. Traders pointed to news that 16 major airlines have committed to better information and timely reimbursement of passengers in case of flight cancellations following dialogues with the European Commission and national consumer protection authorities. EasyJet, British Airways, Iberia and Wizz were reported to be among those involved.
Virgin Money lost ground after saying it would close almost one-fifth of its branches and cut office space as customers increasingly move online during the pandemic.
On the upside, IP Group rose after saying it had realised around £84m through the IPO of Oxford Nanopore.
FTSE 250 – Risers
Trustpilot Group (TRST) 384.40p 7.61%
Oxford Biomedica (OXB) 1,530.00p 4.08%
IP Group (IPO) 141.20p 3.82%
Brewin Dolphin Holdings (BRW) 386.50p 3.20%
Ferrexpo (FXPO) 327.40p 2.96%
Mitie Group (MTO) 71.00p 2.90%
CMC Markets (CMCX) 284.50p 2.89%
Centamin (DI) (CEY) 95.54p 2.73%
Vistry Group (VTY) 1,221.00p 2.56%
Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH) 4,862.00p 2.36%
FTSE 250 – Fallers
Hays (HAS) 163.00p -6.05%
Cineworld Group (CINE) 78.20p -5.24%
Wizz Air Holdings (WIZZ) 5,018.00p -4.64%
Carnival (CCL) 1,671.00p -4.42%
Moonpig Group (MOON) 318.20p -4.21%
Travis Perkins (TPK) 1,539.50p -4.14%
TUI AG Reg Shs (DI) (TUI) 322.10p -3.97%
TP Icap Group (TCAP) 159.82p -3.80%
Virgin Money UK (VMUK) 205.50p -3.61%
Marks & Spencer Group (MKS) 183.70p -3.57%
