FTSE 250 movers: Restaurant Group rises on profit growth

9th Mar 2011 15:36

The Restaurant Group saw shares jump after the performance at its Garfunkel's outlets helped profits grow by 17% in 2010.Also wanted is acquisitive engineering conglomerate Halma which has its cheque book out again, buying Swiss company Medicel for around £46.6m.Heading the other way is speciality chemicals group Yule Catto despite underlying pre-tax profits rising 19% on the year before. F&C Asset Management is lower after making a pre-tax loss in 2010.Sports Direct shares are higher after a legal cloud hanging over the Mike Ashley-controlled sportswear retailer was lifted.FTSE 250 - RisersRestaurant Group (RTN) 307.00p +9.72%Heritage Oil (HOIL) 303.30p +7.55%Halma (HLMA) 364.30p +5.59%Chemring Group (CHG) 3,489.00p +4.03%Taylor Wimpey (TW.) 42.23p +3.89%Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) 635.50p +3.50%International Personal Finance (IPF) 334.20p +3.40%St James's Place (STJ) 330.20p +3.06%Barratt Developments (BDEV) 105.90p +2.92%Punch Taverns (PUB) 70.95p +2.75%FTSE 250 - FallersYule Catto & Co (YULC) 208.70p -8.34%Domino Printing Sciences (DNO) 668.50p -4.91%Tullett Prebon (TLPR) 402.60p -4.37%Ferrexpo (FXPO) 381.60p -4.07%AZ Electronic Materials SA (WI) (AZEM) 280.50p -4.04%Brewin Dolphin Holdings (BRW) 176.30p -3.82%Exillon Energy (EXI) 438.70p -3.26%Petropavlovsk (POG) 1,029.00p -3.11%Hays (HAS) 124.10p -3.05%Lamprell (LAM) 306.40p -3.01%