FTSE 250 movers: Jupiter takes off

19th Oct 2010 15:45

Shares in Jupiter have rocketed after the asset manager unveiled a sharp rise in the value of its assets.'Whilst markets rose across the quarter, fears of a double dip recession in developed world economies depressed sentiment before a rally in September,' chief executive Edward Bonham Carter (brother of the actress Helena) said. 'Against this backdrop, it was pleasing to see the group maintain steady net inflows in our mutual funds range and make progress in our segregated mandates'Aerospace and lorry hydraulics group Senior is lower even after it upped its profits expectations again and now expects to hit the top end of market forecasts this year.Housebuilder Bellway falls back despite saying it bounced back into profit and upped its final dividend as the housing market stabilised though it says "buyer confidence slowly ebbed away during the summer" and sales have picked up only slightly recently.FTSE 250 - RisersJupiter Fund Management (JUP) 288.00p +10.77%Elementis (ELM) 112.30p +5.74%Mothercare (MTC) 522.50p +5.13%Kenmare Resources (KMR) 19.20p +4.52%Ocado Group (OCDO) 136.10p +3.58%Savills (SVS) 319.70p +3.13%Premier Foods (PFD) 16.84p +2.81%Charter International (CHTR) 802.50p +2.62%Melrose Resources (MRS) 333.60p +2.49%Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) 750.00p +1.90%FTSE 250 - FallersBellway (BWY) 565.50p -5.99%Xchanging (XCH) 130.60p -5.70%Persimmon (PSN) 372.80p -3.47%Redrow (RDW) 116.40p -3.40%Petropavlovsk (POG) 1,001.00p -3.38%JKX Oil & Gas (JKX) 298.10p -3.31%Babcock International Group (BAB) 573.00p -3.29%Senior (SNR) 137.00p -3.11%Taylor Wimpey (TW.) 25.30p -3.10%Carpetright (CPR) 749.00p -2.98%