FTSE 250 movers: JPMorgan, Thomas Cook rally

28th Jun 2013 13:52

India-focused companies JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust and Essar Energy edged higher as the country's government approved the a doubling of natural gas prices.Thomas Cook Group rallied after Fitch Ratings upgraded the travel company's long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'B' from 'B-' and senior unsecured rating to 'B+'/RR3 from 'B-'/RR4. African Barrick Gold, on the other hand, slumped as the price of gold fell 1.18% to $1,197.30 per ounce.Online sports broadcaster, Perform Group, continued to fall after saying on Thursday that a changing revenue mix will "modestly" restrain profit growth. FTSE 250 - RisersJPMorgan Indian Inv Trust (JII) 354.50p +4.33%Essar Energy (ESSR) 126.50p +2.60%Thomas Cook Group (TCG) 127.20p +2.50%Wetherspoon (J.D.) (JDW) 666.00p +2.46%NMC Health (NMC) 276.50p +2.41%Betfair Group (BET) 859.00p +1.90%Hays (HAS) 89.65p +1.82%Brewin Dolphin Holdings (BRW) 229.00p +1.78%Great Portland Estates (GPOR) 523.50p +1.65%SEGRO (SGRO) 278.90p +1.64%FTSE 250 - FallersAfrican Barrick Gold (ABG) 96.90p -6.83%Perform Group (PER) 505.00p -6.48%888 Holdings (888) 147.60p -5.51%Salamander Energy (SMDR) 143.00p -4.67%Ocado Group (OCDO) 290.70p -4.53%Kazakhmys (KAZ) 253.00p -4.53%Computacenter (CCC) 450.00p -3.76%Fenner (FENR) 306.30p -3.25%Imagination Technologies Group (IMG) 284.00p -3.24%Dixons Retail (DXNS) 40.92p -3.22%RD