FTSE 250 movers: Playtech leads gainers

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Monday 24 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 24,675.30 -0.18%


There was little corporate news to drive prices as the last week of summer and an impending bank holiday approached.

Playtech led the FTSE 250 risers with a 3.2% increase. BlackRock World Mining Trust and Endeavour both rose on higher metals prices.




FTSE 250 - Risers

Playtech (PTEC) 404.80p 3.27%
Pollen Street Group Limited (POLN) 876.00p 2.83%
WPP (WPP) 393.40p 1.91%
Seraphim Space Investment Trust (SSIT) 186.60p 1.74%
Greggs (GRG) 1,872.00p 1.74%
BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM) 1,034.00p 1.57%
Endeavour Mining (EDV) 4,745.00p 1.41%
AEP Plantations (AEP) 194.60p 1.14%
Gamma Communications (GAMA) 1,094.00p 1.11%
B&M European Value Retail (BME) 239.00p 1.10%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

Rightmove (RMV) 499.20p -3.46%
Oxford Biomedica (OXB) 509.00p -3.23%
Kainos Group (KNOS) 1,259.00p -2.70%
Avon Technologies (AVON) 1,782.00p -2.30%
Ocado Group (OCDO) 233.60p -2.18%
Schroder Asia Pacific Fund (SDP) 820.00p -2.03%
RTW Biotech Opportunities Ltd (RTW) 2.53p -1.94%
Close Brothers Group (CBG) 420.00p -1.91%
CMC Markets (CMCX) 728.00p -1.88%
Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) 166.30p -1.88%

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