The price of shares in FTSE 250 services firm Signature Aviation dropped by 2.43% after the company posted an update for the half year ended 30th June.
Shares in FTSE 250 firm Ascential sank by 6.24% as its events business struggled in the first half of 2020 due to coronavirus restrictions.
AIM-listed home services provider Bilby saw its share price climb by 17.43% despite reporting a drop in revenues for the year ended 31st May.
The price of shares in energy firm Centrica jumped 16.84% after it reported that statutory pre-tax losses for the six months ended 30th June narrowed by 70%.
AIM-listed specialist retailer Hotel Chocolat saw its share price rise by 8.54% after group sales rose by 3% over the year ended 28th June.
Thursday’s biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were Unilever (LON:ULVR) and Sage Group (LON:SGE).
The price of shares in Sage Group climbed by 4.13% after it reported a 4.1% rise in total organic revenues for the nine months to 30th June.
AIM-listed Strix Group saw its share price rise by 3.59% after it reported a resilient performance during the six months ended 30th June.
Shares in FTSE 250 sugar firm Tate & Lyle rose by 1.96% despite the firm reporting a 5% drop in revenues during the three months ended 30th June.
Fresnillo (LON:FRES) and Kingfisher (LON:KGF) were yesterday’s big winners on the FTSE 100.
