FTSE 250 movers: Hochschild shines on silver price rise

(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 21,678.85 0.30%

Hochschild shone as gold and silver prices advanced.

Ashmore gained as it said assets under management increased by $1.4bn over the three months ended 30 June, made up of a positive investment performance of $2.2bn and net outflows of $800.0m.

Wizz Air flew higher as it announced plans to exit its Abu Dhabi operations and focus on core markets.

Auction Technology Group and PayPoint led the fallers although there were no obvious reasons for the share price declines.

FTSE 250 - Risers

QinetiQ Group (QQ.) 502.00p 2.74% Just Group (JUST) 128.40p 2.72% Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG) 371.50p 2.62% Hochschild Mining (HOC) 287.80p 2.57% Ashmore Group (ASHM) 171.80p 2.38% Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) 152.40p 2.35% Grafton Group Ut (CDI) (GFTU) 927.80p 2.06% Elementis (ELM) 170.20p 1.92% Wetherspoon (J.D.) (JDW) 791.00p 1.80% Kainos Group (KNOS) 724.50p 1.68%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

Auction Technology Group (ATG) 468.00p -5.45% PayPoint (PAY) 784.00p -4.85% Future (FUTR) 719.50p -2.18% Bytes Technology Group (BYIT) 324.40p -1.34% Watches of Switzerland Group (WOSG) 358.80p -1.32% RS Group (RS1) 581.00p -1.19% Patria Private Equity Trust (PPET) 536.00p -1.11% RHI Magnesita N.V. (DI) (RHIM) 3,030.00p -0.98% JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust (JII) 1,072.00p -0.92% Wickes Group (WIX) 223.50p -0.89%