Shares in FTSE 100 engineer Melrose Industries climbed by 14.93% to 115.50p after the company posted results for the half year ended 30 June.
The price of shares in Barratt Developments climbed by 7.43% despite the firm reporting a 45.8% plunge in pre-tax profits for the half year ended 30th June.
Shares in FTSE 250 technology supplier Computacenter climbed by 13.10% following a trading update for the period to August 31st.
AIM-listed textiles specialist Johnson Service Group saw its share price climb by 5.2% after posting results for the six months ended 30th June.
Fresnillo was the FTSE 100’s biggest gainer on Tuesday. The miner’s share price climbed by 4.55% to 1,320p and other resources firms such as BHP Group and Glencore also rose.
The price of shares in FTSE 100 investment management firm M&G fell by 3.22% after it completed the acquisition of Ascentric from Royal London Group.
Shares in FTSE 250 homewares retailer Dunelm rose by 2.17% after it reported that sales for July were up by 59% relative to the prior year.
AIM-listed specialist retailer Gear4Music saw its share price climb by 4.25% after providing an update on current trading.
The price of shares in AIM-listed Bigblu Broadband has fallen by 4.57% after reporting 15.4% drop in revenues for the half year ended 31st May.
Shares in FTSE 250 plastics specialist Essentra have fallen by 1.28% after revenues declined by 11.7% during the six months ended 30th June.
