Client: Yellow Jersey Yellow News Source: Daily Mail Date: 02/09/2021 Page: 72 Reach: 1133268 Value: 11300.1300

FTSE 250 clocks up another record high MARKET REPORT However, one firm bearing the Prestige in a deal worth £9m. The brunt of the disruption was pub stock rose 3.2pc, or 10p, at 321p. by chain JD Wetherspoon, which said On the downside, Galantas Gold Calum strains on its supply chain meant may have been hoping for a better it had run out of some beers. reception to its first day of Muirhead Despite this, the shares were up trading on the New York-based 0.5pc, or 5p, at 1118p. OTCQX market. Its shares in Meanwhile, the blue-chip FTSE failed to find support THE FTSE 250 stole the spot- 100 was up 0.4pc, or 30.14 points, from the news and dropped 2.8pc, light from its more glamorous at 7149.84, mostly shrugging off or 1p, to 34.5p. FTSE 100 sibling as it raced to worries about rising prices and Chill Brands, a maker of prod- a fresh all-time high. ongoing supply chain issues. Oil ucts containing cannabidiol, a The mid-cap index rose 148.64 markets were also in focus with chemical found in cannabis plants points, or 0.6wpc, to 24,250.83, Brent crude down 2.94pc, to $70.89 used to treat certain illnesses and taking its gains this year to 18pc. a barrel, as members of the Opec+ ailments, was anything but flying The benchmark has now soared oil cartel, which includes nations high as it tumbled 24.2pc, or 9.5p, 89pc since last year’s Covid low. such as Saudi Arabia, Iran and to 29.75p in reaction to full-year The showing was bolstered by Russia, met to set their policy results, released after Tuesday’s movie theatre chain , towards production. close of trading, that showed which jumped 2.4pc, or 1.62p, to Earlier in the day, the price had losses had widened to £5.9m from 67.92p. Online gambling firm 888 risen, with Royal Dutch Shell up £1.8m last year. also boosted the index, spinning 0.5pc, or 7.4p, at 1423.6p while BP Hotelier PPHE suffered similar 3.5pc, or 14.4p, higher to 422p after fell 0.9pc, or 2.7p, to 294.25p. results-based misery, sliding 4.9pc, reporting a record set of first-half On AIM, fuel cell developer or 74p, to 1446p after reporting results accompanied by a 41pc Ceres Power got a jolt of energy, that losses in its first half had wid- hike to its interim dividend. rising 3pc, or 35p, to 1214p after ened by nearly 25pc. And storage unit operator Big saying its South Korean partner Yellow Group, was up 3pc, or 46p, Doosan Corp plans a soft launch to 1571p, after receiving an upgrade of a new fuel cell system next year. from analysts at Morgan Stanley. Alpha FX was up 2.2pc, or 40p, to Other stocks fuelling the mid- 1830p after profit at the foreign cap momentum included rail currency exchange firm soared ticket website , which 225pc in its first half to £15.3m. rose 4.5pc, or 16.4p, to 382.2p, Small-cap digger Altus Strate- review website , up gies was a bright spot, rising 5.9pc, 6.5pc, or 28p, at 460p, and door or 4.5p, to 81p after confirming and window component maker what it said was a significant gold Tyman, up 7.7pc, or 32p, to 447p. discovery in southern Mali. Weighing on the index, mean- Tech investor Forward Partners climbed 4.3pc, or 4.5p, to 110p while, was retail stalwart WH after saying its portfolio value Smith, which sank 3.8pc, or 62p, grew by £3.7m following the debut to 1570p after it warned that prof- of one of its holdings,g online car its for its financial year will be at retailer Cazoo, on the New York the lower end of expectations. Stock Exchange last week. Other mid-cap fallers included Fellow investment outfit BP iron ore miner , which Marsh also received a boost as it was down 0.6pc, or 2.2p, at 378.2p, , struck a deal to offload Australian and stock brokerage TP ICAP luxury car insurance firm MB which fell 0.1pc, or 0.25p, to 203p.

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