FTSE 250 movers: Gold miners shine; Cyclicals hit again.


FTSE 250 (MCX) 18,514.85 -0.01%

Source: Sharecast

FTSE 250 stocks were flat on Friday after China announced it was raising tariffs on US goods to 125% from 84%.

Gold miners shone, with Hochschild and Endeavour higher as the price of the yellow metal rallied amid more Trump tariff panic with investors seeking safe havens for their cash.

Cyclical stocks - those that follow macroeconomic trends - were lower on the the tariff tit-for-tat with recruitment firms PageGroup and Hays down, driven by fears of an economic slowdown in key markets.

Market Movers

FTSE 250 - Risers

Hochschild Mining (HOC) 299.80p 8.23%
Endeavour Mining (EDV) 2,004.00p 6.43%
Urban Logistics Reit (SHED) 128.00p 3.73%
Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) 115.90p 3.57%
CMC Markets (CMCX) 219.00p 3.50%
Frasers Group (FRAS) 598.50p 3.37%
Pacific Horizon Inv Trust (PHI) 541.00p 2.46%
Grainger (GRI) 200.00p 2.46%
NB Private Equity Partners Ltd. (NBPE) 1,430.00p 2.44%
Mitchells & Butlers (MAB) 232.50p 2.42%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

Pagegroup (PAGE) 241.00p -8.50%
Spectris (SXS) 1,953.00p -6.29%
Renishaw (RSW) 2,175.00p -5.84%
Raspberry PI Holdings (RPI) 421.20p -4.92%
Genus (GNS) 1,610.00p -4.73%
Hays (HAS) 67.10p -4.62%
Ninety One (N91) 123.20p -4.57%
Bodycote (BOY) 460.00p -3.72%
Bridgepoint Group (Reg S) (BPT) 244.80p -3.69%
W.A.G Payment Solutions (WPS) 63.80p -3.04%

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