MARKET REPORT

BURFORD Capital, the litigation financing group accused by US short seller Muddy Waters of misleading investors, rose 13½p to 699½p despite investment firm Hargreaves

Lansdown, 19½p lower at 1878p, offloading its stake.

Ryanair rose 12 cents to €9.17 as it appointed veteran executive Eddie Wilson as airline CEO.

Transport group Stagecoach fell 2¼p to 123¼p as over 17 per cent of shareholder votes were cast against its remuneration report. Building materials distributor

Grafton Group added 70p to 752½p as it grew half-year pre-tax profit 5 per cent to £90.9million, while

Clipper Logistics moved 6p higher to 219p after increasing annual revenue by 15 per cent to £460.2million.

A bullish trading update lifted musical instruments online retailer

Gear4music 10p to 197½p, while a rise in the price of nickel to a four-year high boosted Amur

Minerals 0.68p to 2.98p.