Punch Taverns PLC Share News (PUB)

Shares in tenanted pub groups Punch Taverns and Enterprise Inns are fizzing higher after Mitchells and Butlers, the owner of the O' Neills and All Bar One chain posted a healthy rise in sales.M&B's shares are lower though.Shares in Yell Group are down for the second day in a row after it announced yesterday that it is considering a £500m cash call as part of a comprehensive refinancing package being thrashed out with its banks.Housebuilders are down the day after Barratt and Redrow announced nearly £1bn combined in fundraising. Bellway, Persimmon, Bovis and Barratt itself feature among the fallers.FTSE 250 - RisersPunch Taverns (PUB) 126.80p +4.45%Enterprise Inns (ETI) 137.90p +4.15%JPMorgan Japanese Inv Trust (JFJ) 157.90p +3.00%Salamander Energy (SMDR) 232.00p +2.65%Micro Focus International Plc (MCRO) 341.30p +2.62%Charter International (CHTR) 692.50p +2.21%F&C Commercial Property Trust (FCPT) 84.35p +2.06%Halfords Group (HFD) 347.30p +1.97%Brewin Dolphin (BRW) 158.00p +1.80%JPMorgan Indian Inv Trust (JII) 351.00p +1.59%FTSE 250 - FallersBellway (BWY) 831.00p -6.10%Paragon Group Of Companies (PAG) 140.50p -5.39%Persimmon (PSN) 467.20p -4.83%Yell Group (YELL) 61.50p -4.43%Barratt Developments (BDEV) 263.60p -4.39%St James's Place (STJ) 220.90p -4.37%Evolution Group (EVG) 138.00p -4.30%Big Yellow Group (BYG) 384.00p -3.98%Bovis Homes Group (BVS) 470.50p -3.94%Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (MLC) 358.70p -3.94%