FTSE 250 movers: Hochschild Mining rises despite loan news

25th Mar 2013 16:35

Telecom Plus led gains on positive sentiment towards the sector today as well as on the back of recent company-specific news-flow related to Vodafone and BT Group.Precious metals producer Hochschild Mining dropped lower by the afternoon. Earlier in the day it had gained on the back of news that it has secured a loan facility to help finance its Inmaculada project in Peru. Homeserve dropped after Espirito Santo cut its target price from 210p to 185p and maintained a sell rating. 888 rose after it was on Friday granted a licence to operate its on-line betting products in the US state of Nevada. According to the FT some US states wish to be given powers to sign agreements with foreign countries which would allow for the expansion of the current regulated gambling market.FTSE 250 - RisersTelecom Plus (TEP) 1,001.00p +3.09%Bwin.party Digital Entertainment (BPTY) 147.50p +2.93%888 Holdings (888) 165.50p +2.86%Fidessa Group (FDSA) 1,946.00p +2.42%RPS Group (RPS) 272.90p +2.40%Senior (SNR) 246.50p +2.32%Betfair Group (BET) 712.00p +2.30%International Personal Finance (IPF) 456.00p +2.24%Barratt Developments (BDEV) 263.70p +2.21%Micro Focus International (MCRO) 694.50p +2.13%FTSE 250 - FallersAfrican Barrick Gold (ABG) 210.00p -6.63%Kazakhmys (KAZ) 444.70p -5.06%Brown (N.) Group (BWNG) 403.50p -3.93%Hochschild Mining (HOC) 292.00p -3.38%Taylor Wimpey (TW.) 86.30p -3.31%Petropavlovsk (POG) 224.00p -3.28%Ted Baker (TED) 1,301.00p -3.27%Homeserve (HSV) 204.60p -3.22%Centamin (DI) (CEY) 55.65p -3.22%Jupiter Fund Management (JUP) 320.70p -2.49%NR