Savills Share News (SVS)

Estate agent Savills is one of the top risers after saying it expects underlying performance for 2009 to be significantly ahead of its previous forecasts. However, it remains cautious about the sustainability of the current performance of UK residential and Asia Pacific transaction markets in 2010.Construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall is higher after saying it is still on track to meet expectations for the current year.Electrical component maker Laird adds to the gains it posted yesterday when it said that it is in a strong financial position and is well-placed to benefit from investment in product development and engineering.Russia-focused miner Petropavlovsk is down after announcing that its preliminary estimate of attributable annual gold production for the year ending 31 December has been revised downwards by about 6%.Meanwhile Punch is lower after shareholders at pub group Punch Taverns added to the company's woes after trading's close yesterday by voting against the board's remuneration proposals on the same day the company issued another gloomy trading statement.FTSE 250 - RisersLaird (LRD) 126.60p +2.93%Melrose (MRO) 182.90p +2.93%Savills (SVS) 298.40p +2.90%PartyGaming (PRTY) 259.10p +2.70%Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) 288.30p +2.67%Morgan Sindall (MGNS) 615.00p +2.50%Trinity Mirror (TNI) 153.70p +2.13%Morgan Crucible (MGCR) 150.30p +2.11%Bovis Homes Group (BVS) 393.10p +2.10%Forth Ports (FPT) 1,120.00p +2.00%FTSE 250 - FallersTullett Prebon (TLPR) 272.60p -3.91%Galiform (GFRM) 78.00p -3.70%Petropavlovsk (POG) 1,045.00p -2.97%Dunelm Group (DNLM) 407.90p -2.93%DSG International (DSGI) 34.42p -2.85%Spectris (SXS) 694.50p -2.66%Debenhams (DEB) 81.95p -2.56%Michael Page International (MPI) 367.50p -2.52%Gem Diamonds (GEMD) 193.00p -2.48%Punch Taverns (PUB) 75.40p -2.46%