London's FTSE 250 was up 0.3% to 20,661.65 in afternoon trade on Wednesday, with energy-related shares among the top gainers as oil prices gushed higher. Engineer Renishaw surged as it upgraded its forecasts for annual results after reporting a 39% increase in profit for the first nine months of 2018. Adjusted pre-tax profit for the nine months to the end of March jumped to £97.6m from £70.1m a year earlier as revenue rose 12% to £429.9m. Doorstep lender Provident Financial was also on the ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...