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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.

PNN

Pennon launches £550m rights issue to fund increased water investment

Pennon has launched a fully underwritten £550 million rights issue as part of a plan to increase regulated water investment to around £3.6 billion during AMP8 and improve operational performance...
ICG Enterprise Trust

ICG Enterprise Trust reports 3.3% H1 NAV total return

ICG Enterprise Trust delivered a 3.3% NAV per Share Total Return in the six months to 31 July 2026, with Sterling portfolio returns of 3.6%, 11% LTM revenue growth and..
TEP

Telecom Plus reports strong customer growth and reiterates FY27 guidance

Telecom Plus reports strong first-half customer growth at Utility Warehouse, with multiservice customers up more than 11% annualised and total organic customers reaching 1.32 million. The company maintains its FY27..
Hammerson

Hammerson appoints Gina Szymanski as CFO

Hammerson has appointed Gina Szymanski as Chief Financial Officer and a Board director, with her expected to join by 1 January 2027...
SRE

Sirius Real Estate reports 11.3% rent roll growth

Sirius Real Estate reports 11.3% year-on-year rent roll growth for the six months to September, including 5.1% like-for-like growth, while investing around €150 million in acquisitions...
Galliford Try plc

Galliford Try appointed to £3bn West Midlands framework

Galliford Try has been appointed to the £3 billion Constructing West Midlands Framework, securing access to public sector building projects worth more than £10 million...
J D Wetherspoon

J D Wetherspoon reports 5.2% revenue growth as like-for-like sales improve

J D Wetherspoon plc (LSE:JDW) reported a 5.2% increase in annual revenue to £2.24bn for the 52 weeks ended 26 July 2026, with like-for-like sales up 4.2%. Profit before tax..
COST

Costain appointed to £4.29bn Pagabo infrastructure framework

Costain Group PLC (LSE:COST) has been appointed as one of three suppliers to Lot 1 of Pagabo’s National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026. The four-year framework..
Inchcape plc

Inchcape expands Americas footprint with Peru and Costa Rica acquisitions

Inchcape has agreed to acquire Volvo businesses in Peru and Costa Rica and a Jaguar Land Rover business in Peru, adding around £48.7m of FY2025 revenue and expanding its multi-brand..
PHP

PHP reports rental growth ahead of guidance as Joint Venture transactions progress

Primary Health Properties generated £5.8m of additional rental income from 480 rent reviews in the first nine months, with annualised rental growth of 3.1%, while joint venture transactions remain on..
SAGA

Saga raises profit guidance as first-half underlying profit nearly doubles

Saga reported a 98% increase in underlying profit before tax to £46.6m in the first half, with revenue up 14% and net debt down £70.4m, prompting the group to raise..
GRG

Greggs reports 7.7% sales growth as trading improves

Greggs reported 7.7% sales growth in the third quarter, with like-for-like sales up 3.4%, as menu innovation and improved weather supported trading, while the company expects a modestly improved outcome..
RICA

Ruffer Investment Company delivers positive 4.6% NAV return over 12 months

Ruffer Investment Company reported a 4.6% NAV total return for the year to 30 June 2026, with its diversified portfolio benefiting from equities, gold and precious metals, while the average..
SYNC

Syncona strengthens leadership to drive portfolio value creation

Syncona Investment Management has appointed Chris Hollowood as Chief Investment Officer and Sam Roberts as Managing Director as its portfolio moves further towards clinical-stage companies. Roel Bulthuis will become an..
ZIG

ZIGUP raises profit outlook to top of £170m range

ZIGUP expects adjusted profit before tax to reach the top of its £163.2m to £170.0m market expectations range, driven by strong performance in Spain and FMG. Average vehicle on hire..
Close Brothers

Close Brothers cuts costs by £36m as loan growth returns

Close Brothers delivered £36m of annualised cost savings in FY 2026, ahead of its £25m target, while loan book growth resumed in the second half. The group expects to exceed..
BAG

A.G. BARR revenue rises 8.5% as core brands drive growth

A.G. BARR plc (LON:BAG), the multi-beverage business with a broad portfolio of market-leading UK brands including core brands IRN-BRU, Rubicon and Boost, has announced its Interim Results for the 26..

ENT

Entain cuts FY26 outlook as Brazil betting ban hits growth

Entain expects FY26 EBITDA and online margin to be towards the lower end of guidance following Brazil’s provisional ban on online betting and gaming...
HICL

HICL invests £68m in Scandinavian rail freight

HICL Infrastructure is investing around £68m in Hector Rail, taking a 42% stake in Scandinavia’s largest private rail freight operator as its first Enhancer investment...
VEIL

Vietnam Enterprise Investments NAV falls 3.7% as Vietnam market gains 5.2%

Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited reported a 3.7% fall in NAV per share during H1 2026, while the Vietnam Index gained 5.2%, as share buybacks and tender offers returned £321m to..

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PNN

Pennon launches £550m rights issue to fund increased water investment

Pennon has launched a fully underwritten £550 million rights issue as part of a plan to increase regulated water investment to around £3.6 billion during AMP8 and improve operational performance...
ICG Enterprise Trust

ICG Enterprise Trust reports 3.3% H1 NAV total return

ICG Enterprise Trust delivered a 3.3% NAV per Share Total Return in the six months to 31 July 2026, with Sterling portfolio returns of 3.6%, 11% LTM revenue growth and 16% EBITDA growth...
TEP

Telecom Plus reports strong customer growth and reiterates FY27 guidance

Telecom Plus reports strong first-half customer growth at Utility Warehouse, with multiservice customers up more than 11% annualised and total organic customers reaching 1.32 million. The company maintains its FY27 adjusted profit before tax guidance of £80m to £90m...
Hammerson

Hammerson appoints Gina Szymanski as CFO

Hammerson has appointed Gina Szymanski as Chief Financial Officer and a Board director, with her expected to join by 1 January 2027...
SRE

Sirius Real Estate reports 11.3% rent roll growth

Sirius Real Estate reports 11.3% year-on-year rent roll growth for the six months to September, including 5.1% like-for-like growth, while investing around €150 million in acquisitions...
Galliford Try plc

Galliford Try appointed to £3bn West Midlands framework

Galliford Try has been appointed to the £3 billion Constructing West Midlands Framework, securing access to public sector building projects worth more than £10 million...
J D Wetherspoon

J D Wetherspoon reports 5.2% revenue growth as like-for-like sales improve

J D Wetherspoon plc (LSE:JDW) reported a 5.2% increase in annual revenue to £2.24bn for the 52 weeks ended 26 July 2026, with like-for-like sales up 4.2%. Profit before tax before separately disclosed items fell 28% to £58.6m, while like-for-like sales rose 8.6% in the first nine weeks of the new financial year..
COST

Costain appointed to £4.29bn Pagabo infrastructure framework

Costain Group PLC (LSE:COST) has been appointed as one of three suppliers to Lot 1 of Pagabo’s National Framework for Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Enabling Works 2026. The four-year framework runs to 2030 and provides access to public sector infrastructure projects across rail, roads, aviation, water, energy, defence and civil nuclear...
Inchcape plc

Inchcape expands Americas footprint with Peru and Costa Rica acquisitions

Inchcape has agreed to acquire Volvo businesses in Peru and Costa Rica and a Jaguar Land Rover business in Peru, adding around £48.7m of FY2025 revenue and expanding its multi-brand presence across the Americas...
PHP

PHP reports rental growth ahead of guidance as Joint Venture transactions progress

Primary Health Properties generated £5.8m of additional rental income from 480 rent reviews in the first nine months, with annualised rental growth of 3.1%, while joint venture transactions remain on track and five development projects continue to progress...
SAGA

Saga raises profit guidance as first-half underlying profit nearly doubles

Saga reported a 98% increase in underlying profit before tax to £46.6m in the first half, with revenue up 14% and net debt down £70.4m, prompting the group to raise its full-year profit guidance to £65m-£70m...
GRG

Greggs reports 7.7% sales growth as trading improves

Greggs reported 7.7% sales growth in the third quarter, with like-for-like sales up 3.4%, as menu innovation and improved weather supported trading, while the company expects a modestly improved outcome for 2026...
RICA

Ruffer Investment Company delivers positive 4.6% NAV return over 12 months

Ruffer Investment Company reported a 4.6% NAV total return for the year to 30 June 2026, with its diversified portfolio benefiting from equities, gold and precious metals, while the average discount to NAV narrowed to 2.4%...
SYNC

Syncona strengthens leadership to drive portfolio value creation

Syncona Investment Management has appointed Chris Hollowood as Chief Investment Officer and Sam Roberts as Managing Director as its portfolio moves further towards clinical-stage companies. Roel Bulthuis will become an Executive Partner, continuing to support the investment team and portfolio...
ZIG

ZIGUP raises profit outlook to top of £170m range

ZIGUP expects adjusted profit before tax to reach the top of its £163.2m to £170.0m market expectations range, driven by strong performance in Spain and FMG. Average vehicle on hire is more than 5% ahead of last year, with the Spanish fleet now exceeding 80,000 vehicles...
Close Brothers

Close Brothers cuts costs by £36m as loan growth returns

Close Brothers delivered £36m of annualised cost savings in FY 2026, ahead of its £25m target, while loan book growth resumed in the second half. The group expects to exceed £60m of annualised savings by FY 2027 and is targeting 5-10% annual loan book growth through the cycle...
BAG

A.G. BARR revenue rises 8.5% as core brands drive growth

ENT

Entain cuts FY26 outlook as Brazil betting ban hits growth

Entain expects FY26 EBITDA and online margin to be towards the lower end of guidance following Brazil’s provisional ban on online betting and gaming...
HICL

HICL invests £68m in Scandinavian rail freight

HICL Infrastructure is investing around £68m in Hector Rail, taking a 42% stake in Scandinavia’s largest private rail freight operator as its first Enhancer investment...
VEIL

Vietnam Enterprise Investments NAV falls 3.7% as Vietnam market gains 5.2%

Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited reported a 3.7% fall in NAV per share during H1 2026, while the Vietnam Index gained 5.2%, as share buybacks and tender offers returned £321m to shareholders...
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