FTSE 250 movers: Dignity drifts lower

12th Mar 2010 13:49

Shares in Dignity have continued drifting lower after yesterday's full-year figures.The funeral services group said pre-tax profits climbed to £37.5m from £35.4m on revenues that rose to £184.7m from £175.8m, but market share slipped slightly. The company also said the first quarter of 2010 is expected to be more consistent with the average of the last five years than was the case last year when there was an unusually high number of deaths in the first quarter.Housebuilders are strong, with Bovis, Taylor Wimpey and Berkeley going well.Shanks, the waste group which on Tuesday aid its results would come in slightly below targets, is the heaviest faller.FTSE 250 - RisersGame Group (GMG) 90.40p +5.24%Enterprise Inns (ETI) 124.20p +4.90%Intermediate Capital Group (ICP) 269.00p +4.67%Bovis Homes Group (BVS) 410.40p +4.51%Taylor Wimpey (TW.) 39.18p +4.48%Berkeley Group Holdings (BKG) 806.50p +4.33%Brown (N.) Group (BWNG) 227.70p +4.31%Melrose (MRO) 217.60p +4.21%QinetiQ Group (QQ.) 138.40p +4.06%Travis Perkins (TPK) 758.00p +3.84%FTSE 250 - FallersShanks Group (SKS) 100.00p -3.85%PayPoint (PAY) 370.00p -2.37%Interserve (IRV) 219.70p -2.36%Regus (RGU) 87.00p -2.25%Dignity (DTY) 668.50p -1.40%Mitie Group (MTO) 222.60p -1.29%Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH) 443.40p -1.25%TR Property Inv Trust Sigma Shares (TRYS) 68.55p -1.22%Impax Environmental Markets (IEM) 118.60p -1.17%Northern Foods (NFDS) 56.55p -1.14%