FTSE 100 movers: Travel & leisure shares drop; dollar-earners rise

London’s FTSE 100 was down 1% at 6,629.47 in afternoon trade on Monday.

Shares with exposure to the travel and leisure sectors, which have been hit by the pandemic, were weaker. British Airways parent IAG, GKN owner Melrose, caterer Compass and engine maker Rolls-Royce all fell.

On the upside, dollar-earners were on the rise as sterling lost ground against the greenback, with consumer goods giant Reckitt and pharmaceutical firms AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline higher.

Online supermarket Ocado - which has benefited from Covid-related lockdowns and restrictions - was also on the rise amid the prospect of a prolonged lockdown.

FTSE 100 - Risers

Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) 6,478.00p 3.25%
Ocado Group (OCDO) 2,776.00p 3.20%
Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust (SMT) 1,311.00p 2.50%
Bunzl (BNZL) 2,456.00p 1.99%
AstraZeneca (AZN) 7,900.00p 1.58%
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) 1,401.20p 1.52%
B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI) (BME) 527.20p 1.50%
Severn Trent (SVT) 2,374.00p 1.45%
Pennon Group (PNN) 971.00p 1.31%
SEGRO (SGRO) 985.80p 1.19%

FTSE 100 - Fallers

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG) 141.25p -6.83%
Melrose Industries (MRO) 164.45p -6.27%
Compass Group (CPG) 1,319.00p -5.41%
Glencore (GLEN) 258.10p -4.69%
Informa (INF) 492.50p -4.52%
Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) 98.54p -4.28%
Burberry Group (BRBY) 1,685.00p -4.23%
Anglo American (AAL) 2,516.50p -4.22%
Barclays (BARC) 137.76p -3.70%
Smith (DS) (SMDS) 369.50p -3.63%