Friday August 8, 02:01 PM
FTSE 250 movers: Goldman boosts Northern Foods
LONDON (ShareCast) - Northern Foods (LSE: NFDS.L - news) is boosted by positive broker coverage. The Goodfella's pizza maker
is undervalued despite the prospect of continued weak consumer spending in the UK, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS - news) said as it raised its rating on the company to 'buy' from 'neutral'.Jeweller Signet (LSE: SIG.L - news) , which yesterday said that like for like sales dropped 4.5% during the second quarter, is boosted by an upgrade to 'hold' from 'sell' at Dresdner Kleinwort. Also in the retail sector, Debenhams (LSE: DEB.L - news) falls after the broker Pali lowered its rating on the department store to 'hold' from 'sell'. Ferrochrome producer International Ferro Metals (LSE: IFL.L - news) and gold miner Randgold resources fall back in line with lower metals prices. FTSE 250 (news) - Risers
JKX Oil & Gas (JKX) 400.75p +10.70%
Punch Taverns (LSE: PUB.L - news) (PUB) 362.00p +7.98%
Signet Group (LSE: 652355.L - news) (SIG (LSE: SHI.L - news) ) 59.25p +7.24%
Barratt Developments (LSE: BDEV.L - news) (BDEV) 128.00p +7.11%
Mapeley (MAY) 1,043.00p +6.97%
DSG International (LSE: DSGI.L - news) (DSGI) 52.75p +6.57%
Northern Foods (NFDS) 58.50p +5.88%
Carillion (LSE: CLLN.L - news) (CLLN) 298.50p +5.48%
Wellstream Holdings (LSE: WSM.L - news) (WSM) 1,109.00p +5.32%
Johnston Press (LSE: JPR.L - news) (JPR) 66.50p +5.14% FTSE 250 - Fallers
Hardy Oil & Gas (HDY) 450.00p -9.27%
International Ferro Metals (IFL) 63.00p -6.32%
Hunting (LSE: HTG.L - news) (HTG) 842.50p -4.53%
Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC.L - news) (HOC) 280.00p -4.44%
Carpetright (LSE: CPR.L - news) (CPR) 564.00p -4.00%
Henderson Group (LSE: HGI.L - news) (HGI) 121.25p -3.39%
Randgold Resources (LSE: RRS.L - news) (RRS) 2,360.00p -3.24%
Debenhams (DEB) 54.75p -3.10%
JPMorgan Russian Secs. (JRS) 609.00p -3.03%
Moneysupermarket.com (MONY) 90.25p -2.96%
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