FTSE 250 movers: Synergy Health tops the risers

7th Jun 2011 15:58

Healthcare outsourcer Synergy Health is the best performer of the day, after saying that its provision of critical healthcare services is helping it to cope with tough economic circumstances as it posted a rise in profits and revenues. Helping things is Citi, after the US investment bank said that it thinks Synergy can post growth of 23% in the current year. After a quiet start, "the shares are looking increasingly attractive" the broker says, noting that they trade on about 16 times 2011 earnings and 14 times 2012 estimated earnings. Oil rig service firm Lamprell is making gains after citing continuing "positive trends" last year that have continued into 2011. "We continue to see evidence of improvements in our operating markets and our bid activity remains at a historically high level," said chairman Jonathan Silver. Dixons Retail and Sports Direct are heading higher despite retail sales in May disappointing, dampening sentiment in the sector elsewhere. Home Retail, the Argos and Homebase owner, is registering losses.Pub group Mitchells & Butlers is wanted on speculation of a takeover bid by some key minority shareholders.---BCFTSE 250 - RisersSynergy Health (SYR) 926.00p +5.23%Ferrexpo (FXPO) 472.70p +4.67%Dixons Retail (DXNS) 19.49p +4.06%Sports Direct International (SPD) 229.50p +3.85%Dignity (DTY) 798.50p +3.84%Ashtead Group (AHT) 176.50p +3.70%Moneysupermarket.com Group (MONY) 105.00p +3.45%Mitchells & Butlers (MAB) 330.30p +3.25%Kofax (KFX) 485.10p +3.17%Elementis (ELM) 159.90p +2.70%FTSE 250 - FallersLaird (LRD) 134.50p -3.72%Renishaw (RSW) 1,728.00p -2.70%Hochschild Mining (HOC) 489.00p -2.20%Talvivaara Mining Company (TALV) 468.60p -1.97%Stobart Group Ltd. (STOB) 137.70p -1.71%Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CW.) 54.05p -1.55%Home Retail Group (HOME) 208.60p -1.51%Britvic (BVIC) 430.90p -1.51%Berkeley Group Holdings (BKG) 1,099.00p -1.35%EnQuest (ENQ) 131.10p -1.28%