FTSE 250 movers: PZ Cussons, Countrywide, Spirent, Domino's

3rd Jul 2013 13:45

PZ Cussons continued to rise after the consumer products group announced on Tuesday it would buy Australian baby food company Rafferty's Garden.Wholesale food service distributor Countrywide advanced after recruiting Covea's Keith Svendsen for a newly created position as Segment Manager. Telecoms testing company Spirent Communications, on the other hand, slumped after saying revenue in the first half would fall 20% due to lower orders in the first quarter and weak performance at its networks and applications unit.Domino's Pizza Group retreated after warning annual losses at its fledging German business would be higher than anticipated due to an increase in training costs and poor performance at some of its stores. Panmure Gordon reiterated a 'sell' rating for the company's stocks following the profit warning on Wednesday. Analysts at Numis and Oriel Securities also downgraded the shares. FTSE 250 - RisersRegus (RGU) 166.00p +3.23%Workspace Group (WKP) 424.50p +3.23%PZ Cussons (PZC) 385.00p +3.22%Countrywide (CWD) 544.50p +2.74%Hiscox Ltd (HSX) 576.00p +2.49%Synergy Health (SYR) 1,140.00p +1.97%Ashtead Group (AHT) 673.50p +1.89%Enterprise Inns (ETI) 108.90p +1.87%ICAP (IAP) 380.00p +1.60%Fidessa Group (FDSA) 1,899.00p +1.44%FTSE 250 - FallersSpirent Communications (SPT) 125.50p -6.62%Domino's Pizza Group (DOM) 635.50p -5.01%Homeserve (HSV) 273.20p -4.34%UBM (UBM) 639.00p -3.91%De La Rue (DLAR) 947.00p -3.86%Evraz (EVR) 101.30p -3.71%JPMorgan Indian Inv Trust (JII) 345.00p -3.50%Renishaw (RSW) 1,499.00p -3.23%Ferrexpo (FXPO) 135.20p -3.22%TalkTalk Telecom Group (TALK) 221.30p -3.19%RD