FTSE 250 movers: Airlines up, energy sector down as oil falls on China worries – Sharecast.com

Shares in Russia-focused gold miner Polymetal topped the index as they continued their roller-coaster ride amid the war in Ukraine. Oil prices fell over night on fears of a dip in demand from China as Shanghai city authorities ordered a week-long lockdown to combat an outbreak of the Covid Omicron variant. The fall boosted airline stocks easyJet , Wizz Air and travel firm TUI . On the flip side, oil producers were in the red, with Tullow Oil , Harbour Energy , Energean and Centrica . FTSE 250 – Risers Polymetal International (POLY) 245.00p 39.20% easyJet (EZJ) 541.40p 4.84% Moonpig…