Risers And Fallers
FTSE 100: Investors shopping for Sainsbury's; Glencore losing its shine
Shares in Sainsbury's, the UK's second largest supermarket group, soared on Monday and pulled the FTSE 100 into positive territory after the company agreed to merge with Walmart-owned Asda to create a £15bn market cap, £51bn-revenue business.
FTSE 250 movers: Challenger banks rally; Victrex hit by downgrade
London's FTSE 250 was up 0. 3% to 20,340. 44 in afternoon trade on Monday, with challenger banks pacing the advance.
FTSE 100 movers: Business services up, RBS down
Flimsy economic growth strangely gave a boost to the FTSE 100 on Friday as soft GDP figures reduced expectations for a Bank of England interest rate rise, which torpedoed the pound, which boosted prospects for earnings from the index's phalanx of overseas-focused firms.
FTSE 250 movers: Merlin rallies after update; Brewin drops as FD steps down
London’s FTSE 250 was up 0. 6% to 20,252. 28 in afternoon trade on Friday, as investors digested weak first-quarter UK GDP data.
FTSE 250 movers: Drax 'is cheap', Hastings growth slows
The FTSE 250 was on the front foot on Thursday, with Drax and Domino's Pizza on the up and Hastings on the downside.
FTSE 100 movers: Defensives provide lift as Shell, Barclays weigh
The FTSE 100 was fairly flat on Thursday as gains for the likes of Evraz and Imperial Brand offset the considerable weight of stocks going ex-dividend and Shell shares slipping.
FTSE 250 movers: Metro Bank and Tullow lead the decline
London's mid cap FTSE 250 index was sent lower on Wednesday, dragged down by falls for Metro Bank, Tullow Oil and a gloomy mood wafting over from Wall Street.
FTSE 100 movers: Sky rallies as Comcast trumps Fox's bid; Croda crumbles
London's FTSE 100 was down 1. 2% to 7,339. 34 in afternoon trade on Wednesday, with deal news for Shire and Sky doing nothing to lift the mood.
FTSE 100 movers: Shire and BAE take off, Paddy Power slips
London's FTSE 100 was leaving its mid-cap sibling in the dust on Tuesday, led by gains for Shire, BAE Systems and oil giants BP and Shell.
FTSE 250 movers: Bookies battered but QinetiQ jumps on acquisition
London's FTSE 250 was down 0. 3% to 20,253. 14 in afternoon trade on Tuesday, with bookies under the cosh.
FTSE 250 movers: Capita rallies as investors welcome cash call; Clarkson sinks
London's FTSE 250 was up 0. 4% to 20,293. 10 in afternoon trade on Monday as geopolitical tensions eased, with Capita the standout gainer.
FTSE 100 movers: Smith & Nephew gets leg up, NMC convertible doesn't impress
Monday saw the FTSE 100 reach its highest level since February as the pound weakened further.
FTSE 100 movers: CRH climbs on US speculation, Reckitt disappoints
The FTSE 100 extended its gains thanks to a weaker pound on Friday, though the rise was led by CRH on the back of comments from chief executive Albert Manifold about a possible US listing.
FTSE 250 movers: Hikma rallies; Countryside hit by Oaktree stake sale
London's FTSE 250 was up 0. 2% to 20,191. 13 in afternoon trade on Friday.
FTSE 100 movers: WPP and ITV lifted by Publicis numbers
London's FTSE 100 index was struggling to stay on the right side of the line by Thursday afternoon, with drugmaker Shire and media stocks in the driving seat to offset the weight of some major stocks going ex-dividend.
FTSE 250 movers: Weir rallies on acquisition, Ultra slumps on SFO probe
London’s FTSE 250 was up 0. 7% to 20,143. 34 in afternoon trade on Thursday as investors digested the latest retail sales data.
FTSE 250: Precious metals miners up, TI Fluids and Jupiter fall
The FTSE 250 index was on the up on Wednesday afternoon, led by news-driven gains for precious metals miners Polymetal and Hochschild, oil services engineer Hunting and price comparison site Moneysupermarket.
FTSE 100 movers: Miners rally as copper prices jump; Bunzl on the back foot
London's FTSE 100 was up 1. 2% to 7,314. 59 in afternoon trade on Wednesday as the pound took a hit from the latest inflation data, which cast doubts over the prospect of a BoE rate hike next month.
FTSE 250 movers: JD Sports, Ashmore rally on results
London's FTSE 250 was up 0. 3% to 19,836. 70 in afternoon trade on Tuesday, as investors digested the latest round of UK jobs data.
FTSE 100 movers: ABF and retailers lead gains, Reckitt ralphs
Retailers led the FTSE 100 index higher on Tuesday as the squeeze on household real incomes was shown to be easing.