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FTSE 250 movers: Senior surges; Hays slumps

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Friday 27 Feb 2026

(Sharecast News) - FTSE 250 (MCX) 23,706.63 -0.05%






Senior surged after the engineer said it had received and rejected several takeover proposals in the last couple of months, but that discussions with two suitors are ongoing.

Hays slid after the recruiter posted a drop in full-year profit, slashed its dividend and announced the immediate departure of chief executive Dirk Hahn.

Wizz Air tanked after private equity firm Indigo Partners sold 10m shares in the airline in a placing.

Rathbones rallied as the UK's largest discretionary wealth manager posted a jump in full-year profit and funds under management and administration and struck an upbeat note on the outlook.


FTSE 250 - Risers

Senior (SNR) 306.00p 18.83%
Oxford Biomedica (OXB) 654.00p 5.31%
Diversified Energy Company (DI) (DEC) 1,024.00p 5.13%
Hochschild Mining (HOC) 832.50p 4.85%
Rathbones Group (RAT) 2,280.00p 3.17%
Genus (GNS) 2,925.00p 2.99%
Derwent London (DLN) 1,805.00p 2.73%
Foresight Environmental Infrastructure Limited (FGEN) 71.90p 2.71%
Endeavour Mining (EDV) 5,305.00p 2.61%
Harbour Energy (HBR) 250.00p 2.54%

FTSE 250 - Fallers

Hays (HAS) 40.30p -10.16%
Wizz Air Holdings (WIZZ) 1,203.00p -9.96%
WPP (WPP) 263.80p -7.08%
Raspberry PI Holdings (RPI) 367.90p -6.39%
Pollen Street Group Limited (POLN) 790.00p -5.50%
Shawbrook Group (SHAW) 394.00p -4.95%
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings (AML) 46.20p -3.95%
NCC Group (NCC) 131.40p -3.81%
Ocado Group (OCDO) 212.30p -3.50%
Jupiter Fund Management (JUP) 188.00p -3.39%

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