LONDON (ShareCast) - James Fisher, the worldwide marine services was on the rise after revealing that it had sold 25 per cent of its stake in Foreland Holdings, and acquired Osiris, a diving and sub-sea services firm.

The stake in Foreland Holdings was sold for an initial consideration of £11.4m, with potential additional consideration on the sale of two vessels owned by Foreland.

Growth in referrals and patient numbers helped Abu Dhabi healthcare and distribution group NMC Health to a strong first half result, prompting a strong rise in shares. One of the largest private healthcare providers in the United Arab Emirates, where mandatory health insurance legislation is looming, NMC grew revenues 14.7% to $273.1m and EBITDA by 16.1% to $46.1m.

As on the top tier index, miners on the FTSE 250 were providing a drag, hit by unimpressive results from BHP Billiton and Glencore Xstrata. Evraz was the biggest faller on the second tier.


FTSE 250 - Risers
Fisher (James) & Sons (FSJ) 1,060.00p +6.16%
NMC Health (NMC) 346.00p +4.85%
Crest Nicholson Holdings (CRST) 336.60p +4.15%
Ladbrokes (LAD) 196.90p +2.82%
Keller Group (KLR) 1,066.00p +2.21%
BTG (BTG) 394.90p +1.26%
Law Debenture Corp. (LWDB) 470.00p +1.18%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) 1,084.00p +1.12%
Moneysupermarket.com Group (MONY) 167.80p +1.08%
Berendsen (BRSN) 864.50p +0.99%

FTSE 250 - Fallers
Evraz (EVR) 114.80p -6.74%
Brewin Dolphin Holdings (BRW) 258.60p -6.13%
Ashmore Group (ASHM) 333.80p -5.36%
Perform Group (PER) 520.50p -5.28%
Computacenter (CCC) 517.50p -3.99%
Domino Printing Sciences (DNO) 674.50p -3.85%
Enterprise Inns (ETI) 132.90p -3.83%
Kenmare Resources (KMR) 29.65p -3.67%
Renishaw (RSW) 1,708.00p -3.28%
Inchcape (INCH) 614.00p -3.08%

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