LONDON (SHARECAST) - Aquarius Platinum is lower in line with falling prices for the precious metal. An ounce of platinum now costs just over $1000, compared with well over $2000 back in March. Most oil stocks fall back in line with the lower crude price, but Melrose Resources and Hardy Oil and Gas are bucking the trend to sit among the mid-cap index’s top 10 risers. FTSE 250 - Risers Sports Direct International (SPD) 37.00p +8.82% Synergy Healthcare (SYR) 454.25p +5.89% Melrose Resources (MRS) 310.25p +5.71% Goldman Sachs Dynamic Opportunities EUR (GSDE) € 1.18 +5.36% Provident Financial (PFG) 800.50p +5.26% Goldman Sachs Dynamic Opportunities USD (GSDU) 1.6 +5.26% BlueBay Asset Management (BBAY) 180.00p +4.20% Euromoney Institutional Investor (ERM) 302.00p +4.14% Hardy Oil & Gas (HDY) 267.50p +4.09% Eaga (EAGA) 115.25p +3.83% FTSE 250 - Fallers International Personal Finance (IPF) 183.75p -13.73% Wellstream Holdings (WSM) 675.50p -13.29% International Ferro Metals (IFL) 32.25p -12.24% Aricom (ORE) 12.25p -10.91% Yell Group (YELL) 89.50p -10.50% Aquarius Platinum (AQP) 173.25p -10.47% Debenhams (DEB) 34.50p -10.39% Dimension Data Holdings (DDT) 33.75p -9.40% Senior (SNR) 53.25p -8.97% BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM) 281.75p -8.37%

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