Risers and Fallers
FTSE 100 movers: Utilities jump on UU's investment plans; Whitbread slumps
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Thursday 30 Apr 2026
(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 1.4% at 10,360 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
United Utilities surged as it unveiled plans to raise £800m to help fund a wide-ranging, multi-billion pound investment in its infrastructure. Severn Trent, British Gas owner Centrica, National Grid and SSE also rose. 
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