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FTSE 250 movers: Healthy rise for Synergy Health, Aggreko powers down

LONDON (ShareCast) - (ShareCast News) - The FTSE 250 was up 287.23 points or 1.74% to 16,801.76, rising sharply on Friday morning on the back of Janet Yellen's comments overnight. Synergy Health (Other OTC: SYHEF - news) shares skyrocketed on the news that a federal court in Ohio has ruled against the Federal Trade Commission's request for a preliminary injunction to block Steris (NYSE: STE - news) ' $1.9bn acquisition of the group.

In May, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit to stop the deal, saying it would both companies' customers by reducing competition between them based on innovative sterilisation techniques.

Premier Oil (LSE: PMO.L - news) investors were buoyed by news from Falkland Oil and Gas (Other OTC: FLKOF - news) that, along with Rockhopper Exploration (Other OTC: RCKHF - news) , the three parties had agreed to drill a further well on the Isobel/Elaine complex.

And it was a general positive trend in the fashion industry with Jimmy Choo (LSE: CHOO.L - news) , Debenhams (Other OTC: DBHSF - news) and Ted Baker (Other OTC: TBAKF - news) all up.

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Aggreko (LSE: AGK.L - news) took the biggest hit in the FTSE 250, after HSBC downgraded it to a reduce rating.

And a downturn the metals market forced share prices down for Acacia Mining (LSE: ABG.L - news) and Kaz Minerals (LSE: KAZ.L - news) .

FTSE 250 - Risers Synergy Health (SYR) 2,237.00p +41.58% Evraz (EVR) 74.10p +7.39% Jimmy Choo (CHOO) 149.90p +6.46% Premier Oil (PMO) 67.00p +4.85% Indivior (Berlin: 2IV.BE - news) (INDV) 229.20p +4.71% Debenhams (DEB) 79.20p +4.69% Ted Baker (TED) 3,163.00p +4.67% Card Factory (LSE: CARD.L - news) (CARD) 398.80p +4.48% Man Group (LSE: EMG.L - news) (EMG) 160.30p +4.36% Pennon Group (Other OTC: PEGRF - news) (PNN) 747.50p +3.82% FTSE 250 - Fallers Aggreko (EUREX: AGKF.EX - news) (AGK) 903.50p -3.01% Acacia Mining (ACA) 243.60p -2.99% Kaz Minerals (KAZ) 101.70p -2.96% Mitchells & Butlers (LSE: MAB.L - news) (MAB) 322.10p -2.48% Centamin (DI (KSE: 003160.KS - news) ) (CEY) 62.75p -1.57% Nostrum Oil & Gas (Stuttgart: 3NO.SG - news) (NOG (Taiwan OTC: 5279.TWO - news) ) 480.60p -1.50% Polymetal International (Other OTC: AUCOY - news) (POLY) 547.00p -1.35% UDG Healthcare Public Limited Company (UDG) 510.50p -1.16% Sophos Group (LSE: SOPH.L - news) (SOPH) 240.20p -0.83% Greencore Group (LSE: GNC.L - news) (GNC) 288.70p -0.79%