FTSE 250 movers: Burberry still in fashion; Premier Foods off the menu

Burberry Group continued to rally on Friday, a day after announcing a sweeping turnaround plan to save £40m and arrest its sales slump.

Landscaping materials group Marshalls led the risers, while sector peer Grafton was also higher.

Mr Kipling owner Premier Foods, which reported higher interim sales on Thursday, fell by 4%.

Syncona shares were down as pharma and related companies took a hit after US President-elect Donald Trump appointed Robert Kennedy Jr as his head of health.

Kennedy - nephew of the slain US President John F Kennedy - has made headlines for making misleading statements about vaccines.

FTSE 250 - Risers

Marshalls (MSLH) 333.50p 3.25%
Ithaca Energy (ITH) 101.00p 2.96%
Inchcape (INCH) 787.50p 2.87%
Hochschild Mining (HOC) 205.50p 2.75%
Burberry Group (BRBY) 889.00p 2.42%
Victrex plc (VCT) 864.00p 2.01%
Close Brothers Group (CBG) 214.80p 1.90%
Pennon Group (PNN) 563.00p 1.72%
Grafton Group Ut (CDI) (GFTU) 970.80p 1.65%
Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM) 256.00p 1.59%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

Premier Foods (PFD) 181.20p -4.13%
Discoverie Group (DSCV) 653.00p -3.83%
Bytes Technology Group (BYIT) 449.60p -3.15%
Genus (GNS) 1,744.00p -3.11%
Softcat (SCT) 1,608.00p -2.90%
Syncona Limited NPV (SYNC) 109.00p -2.33%
Raspberry PI Holdings (RPI) 334.70p -2.31%
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML) 112.60p -2.26%
Worldwide Healthcare Trust (WWH) 336.00p -2.18%
Breedon Group (BREE) 443.00p -1.99%