FTSE 250 movers: Home builders solid; Sports Direct takes a beating

Mid-cap housebuilders including Bovis, Bellway, Crest Nicholson and Redrow, as well as banks OneSavings and CYBG all likely benefited from a little short covering and bargain hunting.

Shares in High Street retailer Sports Direct took a further beating after on Thursday reporting on a “disappointing” year, with retail revenue excluding Heatons improving by just 0.6%.

Miners Acacia and Centamin were down on the back of the lower gold price.

Market Movers

FTSE 250 (MCX) 16,154.30 1.61%

FTSE 250 - Risers

Bovis Homes Group (BVS) 742.00p 12.42%
OneSavings Bank (OSB) 195.80p 9.32%
Ibstock (IBST) 124.70p 8.72%
Bellway (BWY) 1,868.00p 8.35%
Shawbrook Group (SHAW) 142.80p 7.94%
Redrow (RDW) 312.90p 7.60%
CYBG (CYBG) 229.80p 7.38%
Crest Nicholson Holdings (CRST) 378.30p 7.32%
Inchcape (INCH) 687.50p 7.09%
Paragon Group Of Companies (PAG) 249.20p 6.77%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

Sports Direct International (SPD) 268.70p -3.73%
Card Factory (CARD) 300.20p -3.72%
CLS Holdings (CLI) 1,170.00p -2.50%
Acacia Mining (ACA) 524.00p -1.96%
Allied Minds (ALM) 315.70p -1.83%
Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH) 1,163.00p -1.77%
Centamin (DI) (CEY) 155.10p -1.71%
AO World (AO.) 139.70p -1.62%
Ascential (ASCL) 234.20p -1.60%
Clarkson (CKN) 1,749.00p -1.46%