FTSE 250 movers: Charter down ahead of update

2nd Nov 2009 13:07

Industrial engineer Charter International is easier Monday ahead of a trading update due Thursday.In July, the company reported interim results that were in line with expectations, with the added bonus of a maintained dividend. Underlying earnings were ahead of consensus.Killik Capital called the short-term outlook "horrible", but said the group had remained profitable in all months and markets and remained its preferred engineering play for a cyclical recovery.The shares have rallied by more than 50% in the past 3½ months and by about 18% since the end of July.Payment services group Paypoint is also preparing to update investors. Its half year numbers are scheduled for 19 November.Back in August it said trade had been satisfactory since the end of March. FTSE 250 - RisersRobert Wiseman (RWD) 463.90p +3.83%AG Barr (BAG) 860.00p +3.61%PayPoint (PAY) 466.00p +3.56%Petropavlovsk (POG) 1,087.00p +3.52%PV Crystalox Solar (PVCS) 67.50p +3.29%Dunedin Income Growth Inv Trust (DIG) 178.30p +2.94%Victrex (VCT) 782.50p +2.83%Aquarius Platinum Ltd. (AQP) 268.00p +2.80%Ecofin Water & Power Opportunities (ECWO) 152.00p +2.70%Ladbrokes (LAD) 124.90p +2.63%FTSE 250 - FallersF&C Commercial Property Trust (FCPT) 85.15p -5.39%Charter International (CHTR) 664.50p -4.39%Avis Europe (AVE) 29.58p -3.55%CSR (CSR) 434.10p -2.84%Henderson Group (HGG) 125.70p -2.63%Computacenter (CCC) 276.30p -2.54%Interserve (IRV) 227.30p -2.45%Hays (HAS) 95.70p -2.25%DS Smith (SMDS) 114.30p -2.22%Aveva Group (AVV) 871.00p -2.13%