FTSE 250 movers: SVG Capital rises on sale of Galaxy holding

29th Aug 2012 14:59

Private equity investor SVG Capital rose after announcing that it is set to benefit after Permira, in which it has both direct and indirect holdings, agreed to sell 53 per cent of its remaining holding in Galaxy Entertainment Group, a Hong Kong-listed casino and hotel operator, at HKD21 per share. West Siberia-focused oil and gas firm RusPetro was a heavy faller after reporting a pre-tax loss of $26.4m, compared with a profit of $0.6m in the first half of last year. Revenues, however, tripled as production ramps up. A host of second-tier stocks went ex-dividend today and were trading in the red, such as African Barrick Gold, Ferrexpo, Wood Group, Rank Group and Stagecoach. FTSE 250 - RisersHomeserve (HSV) 223.40p +5.13%Ophir Energy (OPHR) 553.00p +4.14%Brewin Dolphin Holdings (BRW) 150.00p +3.73%Afren (AFR) 128.60p +3.13%Carpetright (CPR) 660.00p +3.12%SVG Capital (SVI) 279.00p +2.80%Dialight (DIA) 1,127.00p +2.73%SDL (SDL) 659.50p +2.41%RPS Group (RPS) 239.80p +2.30%CSR (CSR) 331.70p +2.28%FTSE 250 - FallersRuspetro (RPO) 128.00p -9.54%Bumi (BUMI) 320.00p -5.88%New World Resources A Shares (NWR) 280.00p -5.41%Lonmin (LMI) 610.50p -3.10%SIG (SHI) 100.70p -2.52%Henderson Group (HGG) 105.00p -2.51%Micro Focus International (MCRO) 546.00p -2.50%Centamin (DI) (CEY) 77.30p -2.28%Rank Group (RNK) 137.50p -2.14%Talvivaara Mining Company (TALV) 132.00p -2.08%NR