Punch Taverns PLC Share News (PUB)

Shares in Bodycote are higher after the metallurgical coatings specialist said headline operating profit this year is set to be at the upper end of the range of City forecasts.Miner Petropavlovsk has chopped the price of the Hong Kong listing of its base metals division IRC and scaled back the size of the float. Investors are keen to buy the shares though, perhaps encouraged by the greater clarity.Two companies that posted heavy losses yesterday after announcements are nursing losses again.Shares in pub owner Punch Taverns are now down 15% on the week. It yesterday announced plans to sell another 1,300 pubs to help pay off its huge debts.Soco, which unveiled disappointing results from its latest drilling in Vietnam, is down more than 20% on the week.FTSE 250 - RisersBodycote (BOY) 301.40p +9.20%International Personal Finance (IPF) 308.30p +6.57%Centamin Egypt Ltd. (CEY) 181.50p +5.68%Morgan Crucible Co (MGCR) 235.00p +4.82%Senior (SNR) 143.00p +4.76%Aquarius Platinum Ltd. (AQP) 380.20p +4.42%RPS Group (RPS) 203.00p +4.42%Kesa Electricals (KESA) 157.00p +4.04%Charter International (CHTR) 780.00p +4.00%Petropavlovsk (POG) 1,039.00p +4.00%FTSE 250 - FallersPunch Taverns (PUB) 75.65p -5.50%Soco International (SIA) 357.20p -3.30%Daejan Holdings (DJAN) 2,625.00p -2.23%Dignity (DTY) 686.50p -1.93%Redrow (RDW) 122.00p -1.61%St. Modwen Properties (SMP) 174.20p -1.41%Forth Ports (FPT) 1,317.00p -1.35%Hansen Transmissions International NV (HSN) 46.60p -1.31%Laird (LRD) 151.10p -1.24%Grainger (GRI) 105.50p -1.22%