FTSE 250: 18,738.35, up 1.04% at 1400 GMT.
There was little corporate news to drive trade on Wednesday in the lead-up to Christmas.
Commodity stocks gained on a rise in prices, with Tullow Oil, Harbour Energy, and Energean and Hochschild Mining all up.
FTSE 250 – Risers
Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited NPV (SONG) 88.70p 4.97%
Tullow Oil (TLW) 37.10p 4.10%
Wetherspoon (J.D.) (JDW) 441.60p 4.05%
Wood Group (John) (WG.) 132.20p 3.81%
Just Group (JUST) 77.95p 3.66%
Harbour Energy (HBR) 317.80p 3.48%
IWG (IWG) 154.65p 3.41%
Hochschild Mining (HOC) 67.10p 3.39%
Intermediate Capital Group (ICP) 1,140.50p 3.31%
Dr. Martens (DOCS) 180.10p 3.09%
FTSE 250 – Fallers
BH Macro Ltd. GBP Shares (BHMG) 4,520.00p -1.74%
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML) 165.45p -1.52%
PureTech Health (PRTC) 268.00p -1.47%
Syncona Limited NPV (SYNC) 179.40p -1.21%
Vietnam Enterprise Investments (DI) (VEIL) 579.00p -0.86%
National Express Group (NEX) 130.50p -0.84%
Ibstock (IBST) 148.00p -0.80%
Bank of Georgia Group (BGEO) 2,530.00p -0.78%
Barr (A.G.) (BAG) 512.00p -0.78%
W.A.G Payment Solutions (WPS) 77.70p -0.64%
