Risers And Fallers
FTSE 100 movers: AB Foods jumps on upgrade, Ocado hit by downgrade
London's FTSE 100 was down 0. 2% to 7,619. 26 in afternoon trade on Monday, off earlier lows but still in the red as relations between the US and China escalated.
FTSE 250: Indivior dives, Marston’s bubbles up
Along with its larger sister index, London's FTSE 250 index finished lower on Friday, led by a big fall for drug developer Indivior.
FTSE 100 movers: Rolls-Royce roars higher; miners take a hit
London’s FTSE 100 was down 1. 4% to 7,660. 16 in afternoon trade on Friday, with jitters setting in as relations between the US and China escalated again.
FTSE 100 movers: Rolls-Royce rallies but Pearson hit by downgrade
London's FTSE 100 was up 0. 9% to 7,770. 48 in afternoon trade on Thursday as investors mulled over better-than-expected UK retail sales figures and news that the ECB will end it quantitative easing programme at the end of the year.
FTSE 250 movers: Aveva surges on results; PZ Cussons in a lather
London's FTSE 250 was up 0. 4% to 21,314. 49 in afternoon trade on Thursday as investors digested rate announcements from the Fed and the ECB, and better-than-expected UK retail sales data.
FTSE 100 movers: Glencore gains on Congo deal, Just Eat digests rival plans
London's FTSE 100 index ended a touch higher on Wednesday, led by Glencore and a group of travel and leisure companies.
FTSE 250 movers: Stobart soars on Ryanair deal; Dixons down in the dumps
London's FTSE 250 was up 0. 2% to 21,289. 37 in afternoon trade on Wednesday as investors mulled over the latest UK inflation data.
FTSE 250 movers: IMI lifted by broker note; Domino's not so tasty as CFO departs
London's FTSE 250 was down 0. 3% to 21,263. 03 in afternoon trade on Tuesday, with the US-North Korea agreement and UK jobs data in focus.
FTSE 100 movers: Centrica shines on Jefferies upgrade; housebuilders retreat
London's FTSE 100 was down 0. 3% to 7,716. 25 in afternoon trade on Tuesday as investors were left disappointed by the lack of detail in the US-North Korea agreement, although UK jobs data came in pretty solid.
FTSE 250 movers: Inmarsat surges on EchoStar offer; Aggreko hit by broker note
London's FTSE 250 was up 0. 8% to 21,323. 87 in afternoon trade on Monday.
FTSE 100 movers: NMC Health rallies on JV; Old Mutual moves lower
London's FTSE 100 was up 0. 7% to 7,730. 85 in afternoon trade on Monday, racking up healthy gains as the pound lost ground on the back of disappointing data, with all eyes on the Trump-Kim summit on Tuesday.
FTSE 250 movers: Inmarsat rockets but Games Workshop drops on update
London's FTSE 250 was flat at 21,153. 64 in afternoon trade on Friday.
FTSE 100 movers: Standard Life dropped, defensives a draw
London's FTSE 100 benchmark lost ground on Friday falling 0. 3% to just above 7,681 as commodities stocks had a tough day, with defensive stocks the main winners.
FTSE 250 movers: Autotrader motors on; Alfa Financial takes a battering
Auto Trader defied expectations on the FTSE 250 on Thursday and rallied even as its full-year revenue and pre-tax profit for the year fell short of City forecasts, as the company’s total dividend for the year came in better than expected.
FTSE 100 movers: Persimmon rises but Vodafone and Sainsburys go ex-div
London’s FTSE 100 was up 0. 2% to 7,730. 09 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
FTSE 100 movers: Centrica powers up leaderboard
Commodities stocks were dominating the FTSE 100 leaderboard led by Centrica, while defensive stocks led the fallers.
FTSE 250 movers: WH Smith and Merlin impress; RPC melts
Tatty-carpeted stationery and snacks retailer WH Smith shares topped the FTSE 250 leaderboard on Wednesday as the company impressed with stronger sales growth in the third quarter of its trading year, where like-for-like sales rose 1% compared to last year, reversing the 1% decline in the previous six months.
FTSE 100 movers: High copper prices give miners lift, RBS falls as UK government lowers stake
Miners Antofagasta and Glencore were among the top risers in the FTSE 100, up 2. 21% and 1. 82%, respectively, as the price of copper rose above $7,011 per tonne.
FTSE 250 movers: Stobart boardroom battle sees stock surge, train operators fall
The FTSE 250 was just above the waterline on Tuesday afternoon, standing behind a slew of green in wider European markets, as the pound rose on the back of stronger services data and oil prices weighed on the commodities-heavy index.
FTSE 250 movers: Stobart surges amid boardroom tussle, Alfa Financial sinks
The FTSE 250 remained in the green on Monday afternoon, as global trade concerns were shrugged off and European markets surged as political worries around Italy and Spain appeared to ebb.