London’s FTSE 250 was up 0.5% at 21,041.20 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Travel stocks were on the rise, with cruise operator Carnival and budget airline easyJet both higher.
Elsewhere, Future shares rallied after the media company said full-year profitability is set to be “materially ahead” of current market expectations after a positive start to the year.
On the downside, opioid addiction treatment maker Indivior was on the back foot for the second day running after posting an annual loss on Thursday.
TBC Bank fell after the Georgian lender said fourth-quarter profit declined 38% as its bad debt charge surged during the pandemic.
FTSE 250 – Risers
Carnival (CCL) 1,434.00p 6.14%
TP ICAP (TCAP) 225.40p 4.16%
Kaz Minerals (KAZ) 856.40p 3.68%
Premier Foods (PFD) 94.00p 3.64%
Ferrexpo (FXPO) 349.80p 3.61%
easyJet (EZJ) 825.80p 3.51%
Marks & Spencer Group (MKS) 137.35p 3.23%
Meggitt (MGGT) 407.80p 3.16%
Future (FUTR) 1,960.00p 3.05%
AO World (AO.) 303.50p 2.88%
FTSE 250 – Fallers
Indivior (INDV) 129.50p -7.04%
TBC Bank Group (TBCG) 1,164.00p -4.59%
Ninety One (N91) 215.20p -2.98%
Oxford Biomedica (OXB) 981.00p -2.29%
Energean (ENOG) 884.80p -2.09%
Clarkson (CKN) 2,600.00p -2.07%
Vivo Energy (VVO) 87.90p -1.90%
Biffa (BIFF) 235.50p -1.88%
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML) 2,122.00p -1.76%
Pets at Home Group (PETS) 396.00p -1.74%
