FTSE 100 movers: CSR rises on rumours
Anglo American
2,142.00p
10:25 24/04/24
Antofagasta
2,176.00p
10:24 24/04/24
Construction & Materials
9,856.41
10:24 24/04/24
CRH (CDI)
6,316.00p
10:25 24/04/24
Food & Drug Retailers
3,821.98
10:24 24/04/24
FTSE 100
8,078.71
10:25 24/04/24
FTSE 350
4,439.81
10:25 24/04/24
FTSE All-Share
4,393.86
10:25 24/04/24
Mining
10,437.39
10:20 24/04/24
Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets
286.40p
16:55 26/10/21
Oil & Gas Producers
9,711.14
10:24 24/04/24
Randgold Resources Ltd.
6,546.00p
17:00 28/12/18
Rio Tinto
5,494.00p
10:25 24/04/24
Tullow Oil
34.86p
09:57 24/04/24
Wireless technology group CSR jumped on rumours that the firm is considering a sale. According to the Financial Times, the UK chipmaker has received takeover offers from a number of rival semiconductor manufacturers and could fetch a price of as much as $3bn, compared with Wednesday's closing price of $1.57bn.
Wm Morrison, which rose strongly on Wednesday after industry figures showed an improvement in sales at the UK supermarket, was extending gains as Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock from 'sell' to 'hold'. Tesco, however, was hit with a downgrade from 'buy' to 'hold'.
Precious metal producers Randgold Resources and Fresnillo both climbed as gold and silver prices rose on the back of safe-haven demand.
Meanwhile, mining stocks Rio Tinto, Anglo American, Antofagasta and BHP Billiton among the worst performers on the blue-chip index as investors scaled back their appetite for risk.
Industrial investment firm Melrose was also in the red, despite beating forecasts with its first-half profits, helped by a strong performance from its largest division, Elster.
FTSE 100 - Risers
CRH (CRH) 1,427.00p +2.07%
Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 187.50p +1.68%
Tullow Oil (TLW) 733.00p +1.66%
Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 5,010.00p +1.40%
BT Group (BT.A) 387.80p +1.31%
Hammerson (HMSO) 614.00p +1.24%
National Grid (NG.) 899.50p +1.24%
AstraZeneca (AZN) 4,481.00p +0.72%
Diageo (DGE) 1,775.50p +0.71%
Severn Trent (SVT) 1,958.00p +0.67%
FTSE 100 - Fallers
Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) 1,124.00p -4.26%
Rio Tinto (RIO) 3,209.50p -3.78%
St James's Place (STJ) 704.50p -3.49%
Anglo American (AAL) 1,519.50p -3.09%
BHP Billiton (BLT) 1,894.50p -2.62%
Antofagasta (ANTO) 790.00p -2.23%
Sports Direct International (SPD) 719.50p -2.11%
Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) 1,126.00p -2.00%
Carnival (CCL) 2,245.00p -1.66%
GKN (GKN) 351.00p -1.63%
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