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FTSE 250 Market news covers the latest developments for the FTSE 250 Index, which tracks the 101st to the 350th largest companies by market capitalisation on the London Stock Exchange. This category includes updates on company admissions and delistings, quarterly and annual results, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory news and policy changes.

DRX

Drax maintains 2026 outlook amid strong operations and UK energy investments

Drax Group plc cites solid performance, progress in FlexGen and storage projects, and stable earnings guidance while advancing capacity agreements and shareholder returns...
DEC

Diversified Energy to announce first quarter 2026 results on May 6th

Diversified Energy will release its first quarter 2026 results after U.S. market close on May 6, followed by a conference call on May 7...
TW

Taylor Wimpey AGM update: Stable demand, lower prices, and focus on cost control

In its AGM trading statement, Taylor Wimpey reported resilient customer demand but noted pricing pressure and rising build costs. The group remains selective on land purchases and expects outlet growth..
TPK

Travis Perkins reports 1.7% fall in Q1 like-for-like revenue

Travis Perkins said trading conditions remained challenging in the first quarter, with weaker Merchanting and Benelux sales partly offset by growth at Toolstation UK...
TEP

Telecom Plus expects FY26 profit at low end of guidance

Telecom Plus reported 23.3% customer growth to 1.43m, including TalkTalk broadband customers, but expects FY26 adjusted pre-tax profit at the bottom of its £132m-£138m range after lower winter energy use...
MAB

Mitchells & Butlers confirms CFO transition date

Mitchells & Butlers plc confirms that Tim Jones will retire as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director at close of business on 6 July 2026, following the appointment of Emma..
Computacenter Plc

Computacenter plc reports strong Q1 2026, raises full-year outlook

The IT services provider delivered first-quarter performance well above expectations, driven by hyperscale demand in North America and the UK, and now anticipates full-year results comfortably ahead of market forecasts...
SMWH

WH Smith reports lower interim profit, suspends dividend as outlook turns more cautious

WH Smith said first-half revenue rose 5% to £748m, but headline profit before tax fell to £3m and the dividend was suspended to support debt reduction. The group expects full-year..
Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc

Hikma reports solid start to 2026, maintains full-year outlook

Ahead of its Annual General Meeting, Hikma said all three businesses are performing well, announced a device partnership to support its generic Ellipta programme, and confirmed its 2026 revenue and..
ABDN

Aberdeen Group maintains FY2026 targets after resilient Q1 performance

Aberdeen Group said Q1 performance remained resilient despite weaker markets, with strong momentum at interactive investor offsetting adviser outflows and lower investment asset levels...
PHP

Primary Health Properties 7.6% yield backed by “Accretive Earnings”, says Shore Capital (LON: PHP)

Primary Health Properties remains in focus after Shore Capital highlighted accretive earnings, rental growth momentum and an attractive yield outlook...
GPE

Great Portland Estates achieves record customer engagement and improved NPS

Great Portland Estates plc recorded an overall Net Promoter Score of +29.7 across its office and retail portfolio, ahead of the industry average of +13.6, with its Fully Managed product..
RICA

Oil shock puts inflation and growth back in focus | Ruffer Investment Company

Giorgio Curti of Ruffer believes the latest oil shock has altered the outlook for inflation, growth and interest rates...
IBST

Ibstock appoints Will Wilkins as Chief Financial Officer

Ibstock has appointed Will Wilkins as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, with his start date expected to be 1 August 2026. He joins from Mpac Group plc, where he..
JUP

Jupiter Fund Management reports record £68.4bn AUM in Q1 2026

Jupiter said assets under management rose 27% to a record £68.4bn at 31 March 2026, driven by the CCLA acquisition and £1.5bn of net inflows, partly offset by weaker market..
IHP

IntegraFin reports strong Q2 FY26 net inflows despite market volatility

IntegraFin said Q2 FY26 net inflows rose 8% year on year to £1.3bn, with record gross inflows of £3.1bn and quarter-end funds under direction of £77.8bn...
Kainos Group Plc

Kainos Group reports strong FY26 finish with record backlog and rising ARR

The UK IT services provider said it delivered strong second-half growth across its divisions, lifted Workday Products ARR above £89 million and expects FY26 revenue ahead of consensus with adjusted..
PLUS

Plus500 posts record customer income in Q1 2026 amid US expansion

Plus500 reported record customer income of $270.6 million in the first quarter of 2026, supported by higher customer engagement, growth in non-OTC revenue and continued expansion in the US...
RTW Biotech Opportunities Ltd

RTW Bio portfolio company Kailera raises $625m in record biotech IPO

Kailera Therapeutics priced a $625 million Nasdaq IPO, marking the largest biotech listing by proceeds and delivering a significant valuation uplift for RTW Biotech Opportunities...
GPE

Great Portland Estates reports record leasing year with deals 10.3% ahead of ERV

Great Portland Estates said it signed £70.9 million of leases and renewals in the year to 31 March 2026, with market lettings averaging 10.3% above March 2025 ERV, supported by..

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DRX

Drax maintains 2026 outlook amid strong operations and UK energy investments

Drax Group plc cites solid performance, progress in FlexGen and storage projects, and stable earnings guidance while advancing capacity agreements and shareholder returns...
DEC

Diversified Energy to announce first quarter 2026 results on May 6th

Diversified Energy will release its first quarter 2026 results after U.S. market close on May 6, followed by a conference call on May 7...
TW

Taylor Wimpey AGM update: Stable demand, lower prices, and focus on cost control

In its AGM trading statement, Taylor Wimpey reported resilient customer demand but noted pricing pressure and rising build costs. The group remains selective on land purchases and expects outlet growth alongside ongoing dividends and share buybacks...
TPK

Travis Perkins reports 1.7% fall in Q1 like-for-like revenue

Travis Perkins said trading conditions remained challenging in the first quarter, with weaker Merchanting and Benelux sales partly offset by growth at Toolstation UK...
TEP

Telecom Plus expects FY26 profit at low end of guidance

Telecom Plus reported 23.3% customer growth to 1.43m, including TalkTalk broadband customers, but expects FY26 adjusted pre-tax profit at the bottom of its £132m-£138m range after lower winter energy use...
MAB

Mitchells & Butlers confirms CFO transition date

Mitchells & Butlers plc confirms that Tim Jones will retire as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director at close of business on 6 July 2026, following the appointment of Emma Harris as his successor...
Computacenter Plc

Computacenter plc reports strong Q1 2026, raises full-year outlook

The IT services provider delivered first-quarter performance well above expectations, driven by hyperscale demand in North America and the UK, and now anticipates full-year results comfortably ahead of market forecasts...
SMWH

WH Smith reports lower interim profit, suspends dividend as outlook turns more cautious

WH Smith said first-half revenue rose 5% to £748m, but headline profit before tax fell to £3m and the dividend was suspended to support debt reduction. The group expects full-year headline profit before tax of £90m to £105m amid uncertainty linked to the conflict in the Middle East...
Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc

Hikma reports solid start to 2026, maintains full-year outlook

Ahead of its Annual General Meeting, Hikma said all three businesses are performing well, announced a device partnership to support its generic Ellipta programme, and confirmed its 2026 revenue and profit guidance remains unchanged...
ABDN

Aberdeen Group maintains FY2026 targets after resilient Q1 performance

Aberdeen Group said Q1 performance remained resilient despite weaker markets, with strong momentum at interactive investor offsetting adviser outflows and lower investment asset levels...
PHP

Primary Health Properties 7.6% yield backed by “Accretive Earnings”, says Shore Capital (LON: PHP)

Primary Health Properties remains in focus after Shore Capital highlighted accretive earnings, rental growth momentum and an attractive yield outlook...
GPE

Great Portland Estates achieves record customer engagement and improved NPS

Great Portland Estates plc recorded an overall Net Promoter Score of +29.7 across its office and retail portfolio, ahead of the industry average of +13.6, with its Fully Managed product reaching +49.1...
RICA

Oil shock puts inflation and growth back in focus | Ruffer Investment Company

Giorgio Curti of Ruffer believes the latest oil shock has altered the outlook for inflation, growth and interest rates...
IBST

Ibstock appoints Will Wilkins as Chief Financial Officer

Ibstock has appointed Will Wilkins as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, with his start date expected to be 1 August 2026. He joins from Mpac Group plc, where he has served as CFO since 2018...
JUP

Jupiter Fund Management reports record £68.4bn AUM in Q1 2026

Jupiter said assets under management rose 27% to a record £68.4bn at 31 March 2026, driven by the CCLA acquisition and £1.5bn of net inflows, partly offset by weaker market levels in March...
IHP

IntegraFin reports strong Q2 FY26 net inflows despite market volatility

IntegraFin said Q2 FY26 net inflows rose 8% year on year to £1.3bn, with record gross inflows of £3.1bn and quarter-end funds under direction of £77.8bn...
Kainos Group Plc

Kainos Group reports strong FY26 finish with record backlog and rising ARR

The UK IT services provider said it delivered strong second-half growth across its divisions, lifted Workday Products ARR above £89 million and expects FY26 revenue ahead of consensus with adjusted PBT in line with market forecasts...
PLUS

Plus500 posts record customer income in Q1 2026 amid US expansion

Plus500 reported record customer income of $270.6 million in the first quarter of 2026, supported by higher customer engagement, growth in non-OTC revenue and continued expansion in the US...
RTW Biotech Opportunities Ltd

RTW Bio portfolio company Kailera raises $625m in record biotech IPO

Kailera Therapeutics priced a $625 million Nasdaq IPO, marking the largest biotech listing by proceeds and delivering a significant valuation uplift for RTW Biotech Opportunities...
GPE

Great Portland Estates reports record leasing year with deals 10.3% ahead of ERV

Great Portland Estates said it signed £70.9 million of leases and renewals in the year to 31 March 2026, with market lettings averaging 10.3% above March 2025 ERV, supported by strong final-quarter leasing and continued demand for fully managed space...
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