FTSE 100 movers: Gold miners soar on UBS recommendation, Experian rises
Gold mining stocks were performing well after UBS said they are “well-placed to benefit from FX and oil weakness” compared with their industrial metal peers. Precious-metal producers Randgold Resources and Fresnillo were the best performers.
Experian
3,255.00p
08:15 26/04/24
Financial Services
14,059.30
08:15 26/04/24
Fresnillo
590.00p
08:14 26/04/24
FTSE 100
8,130.63
08:15 26/04/24
FTSE 350
4,461.57
08:15 26/04/24
FTSE All-Share
4,414.46
08:15 26/04/24
General Retailers
3,908.50
08:14 26/04/24
Hargreaves Lansdown
743.80p
08:15 26/04/24
Imperial Brands
1,837.50p
08:15 26/04/24
Kingfisher
248.20p
08:09 26/04/24
Mining
10,516.27
08:09 26/04/24
Randgold Resources Ltd.
6,546.00p
17:00 28/12/18
Support Services
10,581.97
08:15 26/04/24
Tobacco
26,781.77
08:14 26/04/24
Third-quarter organic revenue was flat at information services group Experian, but weakness in some divisions was offset by a strong performance in the core credit services unit, causing shares to rise.
Hargreaves Lansdown rose after launching its UK-focused multi-manager fund on Wednesday, focusing on aII companies, equity income and smaller companies sectors. Lee Gardhouse, who has a track record of 60.6% returns over the last three years, will manage the funds.
Kingfisher, owner of B&Q, topped the fallers after results from sector rival Home Retail revealed that Homebase's underlying sales rose much less than expected, indicative of a weak homeware and DIY sector.
A number of stocks were trading lower after going ex-dividend, including Imperial Tobacco.
Risers
Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 5,255.00p +6.16%
Fresnillo (FRES) 853.50p +4.60%
BHP Billiton (BLT) 1,344.00p +4.59%
Experian (EXPN) 1,111.00p +4.32%
Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 186.40p +4.08%
Sainsbury (J) (SBRY) 251.00p +3.25%
BG Group (BG.) 817.90p +2.92%
Royal Dutch Shell 'B' (RDSB) 2,104.50p +2.56%
Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) 937.50p +2.52%
Weir Group (WEIR) 1,648.00p +2.49%
Fallers
Kingfisher (KGF) 316.20p -3.95%
Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT) 2,831.00p -3.44%
Compass Group (CPG) 1,075.00p -2.71%
Dixons Carphone (DC.) 432.30p -2.64%
Taylor Wimpey (TW.) 123.30p -1.99%
Persimmon (PSN) 1,440.00p -1.91%
Barratt Developments (BDEV) 418.40p -1.55%
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 2,585.00p -1.19%
Reed Elsevier (REL) 1,092.00p -1.09%
BT Group (BT.A) 397.30p -1.02%