FTSE 250 movers: AJ Bell surges; Watches of Switzerland slides
By Frank Prenesti
Date: Friday 23 May 2025
(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 20,636.12 -0.79%
AJ Bell surged to the top of the FTSE 250 as it hailed a "strong" interim performance, with pre-tax profit up 12% to £68.8m and revenue ahead 17%.
Watches of Switzerland fell in response to a threat from US President Donald Trump to hit the EU with 50 tariffs.
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing's woes continued with another fall after Thursday's 19.51% plunge as its reported a 22% fall in annual pre-tax profit to £32.5m.
Market Movers
FTSE 250 - Risers
AJ Bell (AJB) 484.40p 5.95%
Hochschild Mining (HOC) 286.40p 5.53%
Endeavour Mining (EDV) 2,264.00p 3.47%
HICL Infrastructure (HICL) 113.60p 1.43%
The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG) 78.00p 0.78%
W.A.G Payment Solutions (WPS) 60.00p 0.67%
Drax Group (DRX) 637.00p 0.63%
Genus (GNS) 2,010.00p 0.60%
AO World (AO.) 105.00p 0.57%
NB Private Equity Partners Ltd. (NBPE) 1,450.00p 0.55%
FTSE 250 - Fallers
Watches of Switzerland Group (WOSG) 383.00p -6.22%
Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY) 494.00p -5.73%
Tate & Lyle (TATE) 542.00p -5.33%
Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 1,729.00p -4.74%
THG (THG) 23.48p -4.32%
Trustpilot Group (TRST) 226.40p -4.31%
SSP Group (SSPG) 167.00p -4.30%
Auction Technology Group (ATG) 447.00p -4.28%
RS Group (RS1) 544.50p -4.14%
Ocado Group (OCDO) 257.50p -4.06%
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