FTSE 250 movers: Bid talk boosts National Express

24th Jul 2009 10:37

National Express sped ahead after the rail group's main shareholder Spain's Cosmen family, was today linked with a bid for the troubled rail and bus group in conjunction with CVC, the private equity group.Shares in Yell are up again after the directories group said yesterday that revenue in the three months to 30 June rose 1.5% to £475.3m from £468.4m a year earlier. On a constant currency basis, however, revenue dipped 10.4%.Also yesterday, Northumbrian Water was one of the water companies to fall back after the water regulator Ofwat outlined proposals on pricing over the next five years that were less generous than they hoped. The shares are lower again today.FTSE 250 - RisersInchcape (INCH) 26.75p +12.63%Yell Group (YELL) 31.75p +12.39%National Express Group (NEX) 348.50p +7.56%Moneysupermarket.com (MONY) 66.75p +6.80%Aquarius Platinum Ltd. (AQP) 244.00p +5.17%Michael Page International (MPI) 282.25p +4.83%Filtrona PLC (FLTR) 127.75p +3.86%Goldman Sachs Dynamic Opportunities EUR Shares (GSDE) € 1.08 +3.85%Daejan Holdings (DJAN) 2,160.00p +3.85%Premier Foods (PFD) 40.75p +3.82%FTSE 250 - FallersNovae Group (NVA) 318.50p -5.49%Emerald Energy (EEN) 663.00p -4.26%Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) 460.00p -3.56%Meggitt (MGGT) 175.25p -2.91%Forth Ports (FPT) 1,004.00p -2.62%Rightmove (RMV) 420.00p -2.61%Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) 239.75p -2.34%Mothercare (MTC) 557.00p -2.28%Derwent London (DLN) 938.50p -1.88%Domino Printing (DNO) 236.00p -1.87%