London’s FTSE 250 was up 0.4% at 22,604.76 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Wood Group was the top performer, having tumbled on Thursday after a half-year trading update.
Upper Crust owner SSP and travel company Tui were also weaker amid disappointment over the government’s latest travel update. On Thursday, 16 destinations were added to the travel green list, including the Balearic Islands, Madeira, Malta and Barbados. The government also added the Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Haiti, Mongolia, Tunisia and Uganda to its red list.
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson was the worst performer on the index, however, having rallied a day earlier after saying it swung to a first-half profit and upgrading its full-year profit guidance amid solid demand.
FTSE 250 – Risers
Wood Group (John) (WG.) 218.70p 5.86%
Liontrust Asset Management (LIO) 1,774.00p 4.72%
Micro Focus International (MCRO) 546.40p 4.47%
Hochschild Mining (HOC) 161.50p 4.33%
Auction Technology Group (ATG) 1,210.00p 4.31%
Dr. Martens (DOCS) 433.60p 3.83%
Hill & Smith Holdings (HILS) 1,518.00p 3.12%
Indivior (INDV) 148.90p 2.90%
Trainline (TRN) 298.40p 2.90%
Virgin Money UK (VMUK) 202.50p 2.64%
FTSE 250 – Fallers
Crest Nicholson Holdings (CRST) 415.00p -4.64%
888 Holdings (888) 386.00p -3.16%
National Express Group (NEX) 279.40p -2.72%
SSP Group (SSPG) 291.40p -2.25%
Countryside Properties (CSP) 483.60p -2.14%
Drax Group (DRX) 421.60p -1.86%
Babcock International Group (BAB) 290.10p -1.46%
TUI AG Reg Shs (DI) (TUI) 404.30p -1.44%
Trustpilot Group (TRST) 345.40p -1.43%
Cineworld Group (CINE) 82.50p -1.39%
