LONDON (ShareCast) - Wellstream Holdings gushed higher after the oil services group agreed a four-year framework deal worth more than £600m with Brazil’s state-run oil giant Petrobras.

Satellite communications firm Inmarsat took off after announcing the successful launch of a satellite from Kazakhstan.

House builder Persimmon is lower ahead of its interim results due Thursday.

Punch Taverns falls back after the pub group was lowered to ‘neutral’ from ‘overweight’ at JP Morgan.

Property developer Brixton fell after it reported a drop in first half adjusted net asset value as it battles against a more challenging property market.

FTSE 250 - Risers
Wellstream Holdings (WSM) 1,087.00p +4.52%
Hochschild Mining (HOC) 275.75p +3.28%
Inmarsat (ISAT) 500.50p +2.56%
Hunting (HTG) 866.00p +1.88%
BSS Group (BTSM) 303.00p +1.68%
Pennon Group (PNN) 629.00p +1.62%
Northern Foods (NFDS) 63.50p +1.60%
BBA Aviation (BBA) 137.25p +1.48%
Euromoney Institutional Investor (ERM) 375.25p +1.42%
PV Crystalox Solar (PVCS) 163.50p +1.40%

FTSE 250 - Fallers
Daejan Holdings (DJAN) 2,601.00p -8.19%
Taylor Wimpey (TW.) 43.25p -7.49%
Debenhams (DEB) 47.50p -6.86%
Persimmon (PSN) 310.75p -6.40%
Punch Taverns (PUB) 274.00p -6.40%
Barratt Developments (BDEV) 121.00p -6.38%
Quintain Estates & Development (QED) 165.25p -6.24%
IG Group Holdings (IGG) 330.25p -6.18%
Brixton (BXTN) 232.50p -6.16%
Investec (INVP) 359.25p -6.14%

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