Hammerson posted one of the sharpest rises in the FTSE today, with its shares up by almost 35% to 77p.
Rival shopping centre owner intu Properties rose too, although more modestly, gaining about 7.5% to close at 4.19p.
Urban Exposure, the property financier which today confirmed that it will be taking legal action against the planned buyer of its loan book, was down by about 1.5% at 32p. The company will no longer delist from the AIM market after the deal fell through.
Workspace, which is prioritising cost cuts as the coronavirus pandemic hits the flexible office sector, gained more than 10% to close at 752p.
Savills closed up 4.1% at 803p. The agency said today that it will furlough certain UK staff as the Covid-19 crisis continues.
The FTSE closed up 2.2%, while the FTSE 250 was up more than 5%.
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