FTSE 250 movers: 4Imprint surges; Hilton Food tanks
FTSE 250 (MCX) 22,119.46 0.69%
4imprint rose sharply after saying it expects full-year revenue at the high end of the current analyst forecast range and pre-tax profit above the upper end of the range.
Oxford Instruments surged after saying it was recovering following significant macroeconomic disruption in the first quarter, with order momentum improving in Q2 and that it expects to deliver an improved performance in the rest of the year.
Hilton Food tanked as it downgraded its full-year profit guidance and struck a downbeat tone on the outlook for trading in 2026. It pointed to subdued demand and operational disruption at its Foppen smoked salmon business in Europe.
Emerging markets asset manager Ashmore was knocked lower by a downgrade to 'sell' from 'hold' at Deutsche Bank, which cut the price target to 130p from 140p.
FTSE 250 - Risers
4Imprint Group (FOUR) 4,040.00p 18.65%
Oxford Instruments (OXIG) 2,050.00p 14.40%
RHI Magnesita N.V. (DI) (RHIM) 2,445.00p 4.94%
Watches of Switzerland Group (WOSG) 443.40p 4.43%
Ibstock (IBST) 135.00p 3.53%
Vistry Group (VTY) 664.80p 3.10%
Diversified Energy Company (DEC) 1,097.00p 3.10%
Patria Private Equity Trust (PPET) 611.00p 3.04%
Marshalls (MSLH) 172.60p 2.74%
3i Infrastructure (3IN) 363.00p 2.40%
FTSE 250 - Fallers
Hilton Food Group (HFG) 496.50p -22.54%
Ashmore Group (ASHM) 166.40p -2.69%
Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG) 249.50p -2.16%
TP Icap Group (TCAP) 246.50p -1.99%
Ninety One (N91) 218.80p -1.88%
QinetiQ Group (QQ.) 443.60p -1.73%
Balfour Beatty (BBY) 657.50p -1.65%
Helios Towers (HTWS) 159.60p -1.48%
Jupiter Fund Management (JUP) 149.40p -1.32%
FirstGroup (FGP) 205.20p -1.25%
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