Sharecast - Mitchells & Butlers PLC (LON:MAB) was the standout gainer on the index, likely on positive read-across from The Restaurant Group (LON:RTN), which surged after agreeing to be taken over by private equity firm Apollo in a £700m deal.
On the downside, transport operator Mobico - formerly National Express (LON:MCG) - was under the cosh as it cut its full-year earnings outlook, and said it was looking to sell its North America school bus business and had decided to suspend its final dividend.
Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) lost ground as it warned that full-year trading was set to be at the lower end of expectations.
Budget airline easyJet (LON:EZJ) flew lower even as it hailed record fourth-quarter profit amid strong demand, as it said it plans to resume dividend payments and announced a deal with Airbus to expand its fleet.
Darktrace (LON:DARK) fell as the cybersecurity firm’s first-quarter annualised recurring revenue missed analysts’ expectations.
FTSE 250 - Risers
Mitchells & Butlers (MAB) 213.60p 3.79%
Harbour Energy (LON:HBR) 258.80p 3.64%
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Trust (NAS) 3,700.00p 3.64%
Syncona Limited NPV (SYNC) 128.00p 3.23%
Ithaca Energy (LON:ITH) 180.20p 3.21%
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited (BSIF) 113.20p 2.72%
Me Group International (MEGP) 153.40p 2.68%
Vesuvius (VSVS) 422.60p 2.62%
IP Group (LON:IPO) 52.60p 2.53%
Clarkson (CKN) 2,710.00p 2.46%
FTSE 250 - Fallers
Mobico Group (MCG) 60.65p -28.65%
Oxford Instruments (OXIG) 1,908.00p -6.70%
easyJet (EZJ) 413.20p -5.40%
Darktrace (DARK) 382.50p -2.55%
Supermarket Income Reit (SUPR) 75.30p -2.21%
Primary Health Properties (PHP) 91.20p -2.20%
Big Yellow Group (LON:BYG) 974.50p -2.11%
Savills (LON:SVS) 823.50p -2.08%
CLS Holdings (CLI) 107.80p -2.00%
NCC Group (NCC) 109.80p -1.96%
