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FTSE 250 movers: Airlines take off in wake of Ryanair upgrade

(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250: 19,486.40, up 0.49% at 1455 GMT. Airline stocks were boosted after Ryanair late on Wednesday raised full-year profit guidance from to €1.325bn-1.425bn from €1bn-1.2bn.

Wizz Air, already flying high on the back of improved passenger numbers in December, surged again with a 10.8% rise. Rival easyJet gained 5.4%.

Retailers were lifted by upbeat trading figures from FTSE 100 peers Next and B&M Value, with Currys, Dunelm and Marks & Spencer all higher.

FTSE 250 - Risers

Wizz Air Holdings (WIZZ) 2,321.00p 10.79% Watches of Switzerland Group (WOSG) 923.00p 7.01% Bodycote (BOY) 637.00p 6.52% Darktrace (DARK) 285.50p 6.02% Moonpig Group (MOON) 122.00p 5.54% easyJet (EZJ) 373.90p 5.41% Currys (CURY) 62.70p 5.38% Dunelm Group (DNLM) 1,069.00p 4.70% Harbour Energy (HBR) 295.40p 4.23% Ferrexpo (FXPO) 165.30p 3.90%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

RIT Capital Partners (RCP) 2,025.00p -7.95% Vesuvius (VSVS) 403.00p -4.59% HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited A Shs (HVPE) 2,350.00p -3.29% Big Yellow Group (BYG) 1,169.00p -2.34% Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH) 2,558.00p -1.99% HGCapital Trust (HGT) 359.00p -1.91% Petershill Partners (PHLL) 164.20p -1.91% Safestore Holdings (SAFE) 969.50p -1.77% Energean (ENOG) 1,198.00p -1.56% Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM) 318.50p -1.24%

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