FTSE 250 movers: Bodycote jumps 12%

9th Jul 2010 13:48

Steady and broad based progress is being made at engineering firm Bodycote, leaving it on course to comfortably exceed the highest broker forecast for full year operating profit. The company's shares have jumped more than 12%.Housebuilder Bovis is selling homes in line with its targeted weekly sale rate and will resume dividend payments at the end of the financial year as long as things continue as they are. The shares are slightly higher.Insulation materials and specialist construction products maker SIG said underlying profit before tax for the first half of 2010 will be above market expectations. Sales in sterling of around £1,291m were down some 4.0% compared to £1,345m a year earlier, and were around 3.0% lower on a constant currency basis. FTSE 250 - RisersBodycote (BOY) 214.80p +12.64%Computacenter (CCC) 293.90p +5.27%Punch Taverns (PUB) 68.25p +3.49%Enterprise Inns (ETI) 94.70p +3.44%Dunelm Group (DNLM) 354.60p +3.23%Connaught (CNT) 114.30p +2.88%SThree (STHR) 282.80p +2.84%Eaga (EAGA) 117.00p +2.72%William Hill (WMH) 180.00p +2.45%GKN (GKN) 130.00p +2.36%FTSE 250 - FallersRedrow (RDW) 108.50p -4.24%Hochschild Mining (HOC) 306.90p -3.52%Brown (N.) Group (BWNG) 244.30p -2.94%Gem Diamonds (GEMD) 215.10p -2.23%Mitie Group (MTO) 213.20p -2.02%Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (MLC) 421.40p -2.00%Premier Farnell (PFL) 230.70p -1.83%Bellway (BWY) 613.00p -1.76%PartyGaming (PRTY) 232.10p -1.74%Laird (LRD) 102.50p -1.73%