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FTSE 250 movers: CMC rockets; Paypoint tanks
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 21,486.55 0.35% CMC Markets rocketed on Thursday as it lifted its outlook for full-year net operating income after a better-than-expected first half and a particularly strong performance in Australia.
In the six months to 30 September, net operating income rose 5% from the same period a year earlier to £186.2m, with total revenue up 5% to £196.7m.
Pre-tax profit dipped 1% to £49.3m, which the company attributed mainly to the impact of a £5.2m remediation provision in Australia relating to an industry-wide margin netting matter.
CMC hailed strong growth through its retail and B2B divisions. It noted that retail client cash balances are at record highs and growing exponentially, pointing to strong tailwinds for the second half, which is traditionally the strongest half of its financial year.
Paypoint tanked as it said that underlying EBITDA for FY26 was set to be ahead of last year and broadly in line with current market expectations but that it would take longer than expected to deliver underlying EBITDA of £100m.
Shares in Dr Martens slumped on Thursday as the British bootmaker said it would take a multi-million pound hit from US tariffs, forcing it to raise prices in a key market.
The company said it expected tariffs to be in the high single-digit million-pound range but would be offsetting roughly half of this impact through price hikes. It had previously pledged to keep prices on hold in this year but now needed to make increases from the start of 2026 on "selected products" in the US only.
Tate & Lyle fell as the stock traded without entitlement to the dividend.
XPS Pensions posted a solid increase in half-year profits, helped by continued double-digit revenue growth and strong client demand, as it reiterated its outlook for the full year.
Senior said on Thursday that its full-year performance was set to be "comfortably above" its previous expectations following "healthy" trading in the 10 months to October.
FTSE 250 - Risers
CMC Markets (CMCX) 266.50p 28.43% Pinewood Technologies Group (PINE) 353.00p 5.69% NCC Group (NCC) 149.20p 5.37% Lion Finance Group (BGEO) 8,085.00p 4.12% Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT) 465.00p 3.68% Ithaca Energy (ITH) 236.00p 3.51% Trainline (TRN) 252.60p 3.02% Allianz Technology Trust (ATT) 527.00p 2.93% Ceres Power Holdings (CWR) 374.00p 2.86% Chemring Group (CHG) 506.00p 2.74%
FTSE 250 - Fallers
PayPoint (PAY) 525.00p -19.23% Dr. Martens (DOCS) 73.25p -10.23% Senior (SNR) 169.40p -7.83% Foresight Solar Fund Limited (FSFL) 66.20p -6.63% Investec (INVP) 551.00p -5.00% XPS Pensions Group (XPS) 321.50p -4.46% Tate & Lyle (TATE) 370.00p -4.10% Grainger (GRI) 183.60p -2.65% Workspace Group (WKP) 371.50p -2.49% Close Brothers Group (CBG) 401.80p -2.48%
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