WINNERS & LOSERS: Travel stocks rise; Hollywood Bowl ups payouts

Wed, 27th May 2026 10:29

(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Wednesday.

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FTSE 100 winners

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JD Sports Fashion PLC, up 5.9% at 86.03 pence

Marks & Spencer Group PLC, up 3.8% at 361.60p, sales jump at Ocado Retail joint venture

Burberry Group PLC, up 3.1% at 1,193.25p

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, up 2.9% at 424.35p, buoyed by Iran peace hopes

Mondi PLC, up 2.7% at 767.10p

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FTSE 100 losers

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Shell PLC, down 2.5% at 3,113.50p, follows oil price lower

BT Group PLC, down 1.7% at 218.15p

Tesco PLC, down 1.7% at 446.50p, UK grocery price inflation slows

Sage Group PLC, down 1.6% at 861.90p

Centrica PLC, down 1.5% at 197.18p, energy bill cap for Great Britain lifted 13%

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FTSE 250 winners

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Hollywood Bowl Group PLC, up 12% at 290.00p, plans share buyback as sales rise

Pets At Home Group PLC, up 4.9% at 194.20p, says stabilising under new CEO

B&M European Value Retail SA, up 4.2% at 179.15p

Wizz Air Holdings PLC, up 4.1% at 1,056.00p, airline stocks rally amid US-Iran peace talks

WH Smith PLC, up 4.0% at 525.50p, travel retailer benefits from peace hopes

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FTSE 250 losers

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Greencore Group PLC, down 5.1% at 227.50p, swings to interim loss

Ithaca Energy PLC, down 4.9% at 228.60p, tracks oil price down

Harbour Energy PLC, down 3.2% at 270.60p

Trustpilot Group PLC, down 1.8% at 231.40p

Playtech PLC, down 1.7% at 345.70p

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FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus:

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Tesco PLC, down 1.7% at 446.50p, 12-month range 376.90p-508.20p. The grocer falls as data shows UK grocery price inflation eased in recent weeks. According to data from Worldpanel by Numerator, annual grocery price inflation in the four weeks to May 17 was 3.1%, slowing from 3.8% in the month ended April 19. Tesco sales in the 12 week period rise 3.2% on-year to GBP10.31 billion, with its market share growing to 28.2% from 27.9%. It is the market leader.

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Centrica PLC, down 1.5% at 197.18p, 12-month range 152.45p-220.30p. The British Gas-owner falls as Ofgem says the energy price cap for Great Britain is to rise by 13% from July 1 driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The jump will equate to a rise of GBP18 a month for the average household using both electricity and gas, with households seeing an increase of 24% on their gas bills and 5% on their electricity bills. The new annual cap is GBP1,862, up from GBP1,641 before. This is slightly above Cornwall Insight's forecast of GBP1,850.

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Hollywood Bowl Group PLC, up 12% at 290.00p, 12-month range 227.50p-309.00p. The Hemel Hempstead, England-based ten-pin bowling operator announces a new share buyback and raises its dividend. Pretax profit falls 3.9% to GBP27.2 million in the six months to March from GBP28.3 million the year prior. On an adjusted basis, pretax profit increases to GBP32.1 million from GBP29.7 million. Revenue grows 9.5% to GBP141.5 million from GBP129.2 million with like-for-like growth of 2.3%, speeding up from 1.6% a year ago. Hollywood Bowl raises its dividend by 10% to 4.52p per share from 4.10p. The firm announces a GBP5 million share buyback programme in the second half of the financial year. "This reflects our confidence in the ongoing strength of the business and our commitment to delivering attractive returns for shareholders," it says.

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Pets At Home Group PLC, up 4.9% at 194.20p, 12-month range 172.70p-276.60p. The pet supply store and veterinary practice operator reports lower earnings, in line with previous guidance, but says it is making progress in stabilising its Retail business under its new chief executive officer. Pretax profit is GBP86.5 million in the 12 months that ended March 26, down 28% from GBP120.6 million the year prior, as revenue edges down 0.8% to GBP1.47 billion from GBP1.48 billion. It cuts its annual dividend by 43% to 7.4p from 13.0p, and plans a further GBP50 million share buyback programme during financial 2027. "Material progress has been made over the past six months stabilising the Retail business, delivering improved satisfaction and better availability," Chief Executive Officer James Bailey says.

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Greencore Group PLC, down 5.1% at 227.50p, 12-month range 213.20p-307.50p. The Dublin-based convenience food maker swings to a pretax loss of GBP33.3 million in the half-year to March 27, compared with a GBP26.7 million profit a year prior. The swing to a loss "was driven by the impact of the acquisition of Bakkavor with the recognition of one-off transaction related costs in exceptional items, the amortisation of customer relationship intangibles and higher interest costs arising from the drawdown of the acquisition financing facilities," Greencore says. Revenue rises 43% to GBP1.32 billion from GBP922.0 million.

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By Michael Hennessey, Alliance News reporter

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