“The FTSE 250 is riding an optimism fuelled wave as the UK gears up for life after lockdown,” comments Danni Hewson, financial analyst at AJ Bell. “Companies as varied as Carnival Cruises, shopping centre owner Hammerson and Upper Crust owners SSP all bounded higher today as investors embraced a new-found confidence that the new normal is out of date. The country’s supercharged vaccine rollout coupled with confirmation that the roadmap out of lockdown doesn’t require any last-minute detours just yet is fostering belief that the recovery is sustainable this time. There may be a few speed bumps ahead but at least we’ll take them with neatly groomed hair.”
Best FTSE 250 performers this year
|
Name |
Total return |
|
Gamesys Group PLC |
70.1 |
|
Tullow Oil PLC |
68.9 |
|
Cineworld Group PLC |
64.7 |
|
Mitie Group PLC |
59.3 |
|
Just Group PLC |
50.4 |
|
Ferrexpo PLC |
48.8 |
|
888 Holdings PLC |
47.5 |
|
Royal Mail Group PLC |
46.6 |
|
Hammerson PLC |
43.9 |
|
Virgin Money UK PLC |
43.6 |
Worst FTSE 250 performers this year
|
Hiscox Ltd |
-12.1 |
|
Coats Group PLC |
-12.3 |
|
Centamin PLC |
-13.2 |
|
Wood Group (John) PLC |
-14.6 |
|
TBC Bank Group PLC |
-14.7 |
|
Cairn Energy PLC |
-17.4 |
|
Babcock International Group PLC |
-18.4 |
|
AO World PLC |
-23.5 |
|
Petropavlovsk PLC |
-24.4 |
|
Provident Financial PLC |
-26.9 |
Source: Sharepad - 31/12/2020 to close 06/04/2021
