FTSE 250 movers: Easyjet shares take a hit

20th Jan 2011 15:54

Shares in Easyjet dived after snow and strike disruption cost the budget airline £31m in the last quarter of 2010 and it predicted that soaring fuel costs would hit its results this year. Total revenue was up by 7.5% from the same period the previous year at £654m but the disruption costs were bigger than anticipated.Bad weather news also sent Britain's biggest pub owner Enterprise Inns lower. The extreme weather over Christmas kept drinkers at home, taking an estimated £2m off the group's first quarter operating profit. Enterprise said the disappointing trading came after a solid start to the year.Irish mining firm Kenmare Resources is higher after announcing that demand for all products at its Moma Mine, located on the north east coast of Mozambique, continued to increase during the fourth quarter of 2010. Total shipments for the year were 71% higher than in 2009.FTSE 250 - RisersOcado Group (OCDO) 215.00p +3.61%Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT) 646.50p +2.29%Spirent Communications (SPT) 141.80p +1.72%Kenmare Resources (KMR) 32.52p +1.62%JD Sports Fashion (JD.) 891.50p +1.31%CPP Group (CPP) 317.90p +1.27%BH Macro Ltd. USD Shares (BHMU) 16.72 +1.21%BH Global Ltd. USD Shares (BHGU) 10.98 +1.10%St James's Place (STJ) 282.00p +1.08%Catlin Group Ltd. (CGL) 371.00p +1.06%FTSE 250 - FallerseasyJet (EZJ) 382.10p -16.17%Centamin Egypt Ltd. (CEY) 140.70p -10.67%Elementis (ELM) 125.20p -6.85%Fenner (FENR) 353.50p -5.56%Charter International (CHTR) 789.00p -5.51%Avis Europe (AVE) 225.00p -5.46%Domino's Pizza UK & IRL (DOM) 516.50p -5.32%Bodycote (BOY) 277.00p -5.14%ITE Group (ITE) 224.30p -5.04%Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) 515.00p -4.89%