FTSE 250 movers: Kier slumps; Target Healthcare surges

(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 19,898.64 0.12% Infrastructure services firm Kier Group slumped even as it posted a rise in first-half profit and revenue and lifted its dividend as it hailed a record order book.

Domino's Pizza fell despite delivering a 3.8% rise in full-year underlying core earnings as customers tucked into special offers in store and online.

On the upside, a jump in profits at FTSE 100 housebuilder Persimmon helped Vistry and Bellway rack up strong gains.

Elsewhere, Rotork also rose on the back of results.

Target Healthcare REIT surged on news that Care REIT agreed to be bought by US care home provider CareTrust REIT in a £448m deal.

Market Movers

FTSE 250 - Risers

Target Healthcare Reit Ltd (THRL) 92.90p 7.03% Rotork (ROR) 328.00p 4.93% Bellway (BWY) 2,310.00p 4.05% Vistry Group (VTY) 625.00p 3.48% IP Group (IPO) 40.10p 3.22% Greggs (GRG) 1,912.00p 3.18% Endeavour Mining (EDV) 1,668.00p 3.09% Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) 97.40p 2.96% Discoverie Group (DSCV) 546.00p 2.82% Primary Health Properties (PHP) 96.55p 2.82%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

Kier Group (KIE) 121.40p -13.29% TBC Bank Group (TBCG) 4,125.00p -3.40% Domino's Pizza Group (DOM) 284.20p -3.00% Just Group (JUST) 137.40p -2.41% Me Group International (MEGP) 187.00p -2.40% Dr. Martens (DOCS) 55.25p -2.30% Carnival (CCL) 1,351.50p -2.07% Ocado Group (OCDO) 243.50p -2.01% Lancashire Holdings Limited (LRE) 588.00p -2.00% Drax Group (DRX) 559.50p -1.93%