(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 24,607.70 0.47%

Building and DIY supplies retailer Wickes jumped after FTSE 100 peer DIY retailer Kingfisher lifted annual guidance after a jump in half-year profits driven by a strong performance at its Screwfix unit.

Raspberry Pi jumped again ahead of results on Thursday, while Wizz Air gained in line with weakening oil prices after a report that Iran was prepared to re-open the Strait of Hormuz if the US pulled back from military operations.

FTSE 250 - Risers

Raspberry PI Holdings (RPI) 623.75p 5.48%

Wickes Group (WIX) 204.50p 4.91%

Wizz Air Holdings (WIZZ) 1,056.00p 4.83%

Oxford Biomedica (OXB) 481.50p 3.98%

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) 178.50p 3.72%

Vistry Group (VTY) 269.00p 3.53%

Pennon Group (PNN) 466.40p 3.28%

WPP (WPP) 389.50p 3.04%

Applied Nutrition (APN) 275.25p 2.88%

Trustpilot Group (TRST) 218.00p 2.73%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

TP Icap Group (TCAP) 334.20p -2.90%

Trainline (TRN) 203.40p -2.67%

Rightmove (RMV) 492.10p -2.63%

Kier Group (KIE) 308.80p -2.09%

Hays (HAS) 63.85p -1.62%

Rathbones Group (RAT) 1,606.00p -1.47%

QinetiQ Group (QQ.) 495.80p -1.31%

Chemring Group (CHG) 530.50p -1.30%

AEP Plantations (AEP) 205.50p -1.20%

IntegraFin Holding (IHP) 376.00p -1.05%