FTSE 250 movers: Fuller, Smith & Turner go flat; Bonmarche recovers

FTSE 250 midcap shares joined the Friday afternoon bloodbath with the index off 1.67%.

Shares in Fuller, Smith & Turner were down 3.26% in morning trading on Friday, after it reported positive growth for the last financial year but challenging conditions going into the current year.

Adjusted profit before tax at the London-listed pubco rose 12% in the year to 26 March to £40.9m, against £36.4m, with adjusted earnings per share rising 13% to 58.35p.

Shares in women's value retailer Bonmarché recovered from an earlier pasting after the company turned in a lower annual pre-tax profit but bumped its total divided higher in a year that saw difficult trading conditions across the retail sector.

The results showed like-for-like store sales up 0.7% and online sales up 3.6%. Revenue was £187.96m, from £178.58m, and pre-tax profit was £9.56m, from a profit of £12.4m.

Market Movers

FTSE 250 (MCX) 16,826.34 -1.67%

FTSE 250 - Risers

Allied Minds (ALM) 370.00p 6.72%
G4S (GFS) 189.00p 2.05%
Vectura Group (VEC) 162.50p 1.88%
Homeserve (HSV) 480.80p 1.86%
PZ Cussons (PZC) 340.10p 1.40%
Euromoney Institutional Investor (ERM) 952.00p 1.28%
Genus (GNS) 1,518.00p 0.80%
Acacia Mining (ACA) 347.80p 0.64%
Weir Group (WEIR) 1,282.00p 0.63%
Telecom Plus (TEP) 1,030.00p 0.49%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

Pagegroup (PAGE) 370.50p -7.14%
Ocado Group (OCDO) 241.90p -6.39%
Hays (HAS) 126.40p -6.37%
Essentra (ESNT) 562.00p -6.33%
Restaurant Group (RTN) 356.70p -5.63%
Mitchells & Butlers (MAB) 277.80p -4.50%
Evraz (EVR) 126.10p -4.47%
Thomas Cook Group (TCG) 65.75p -4.36%
Pets at Home Group (PETS) 247.70p -3.99%
Countrywide (CWD) 354.30p -3.98%