Risers and Fallers

FTSE 100 movers: AstraZeneca jumps on COPD drug news; Metlen slumps

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 27 Mar 2026

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was flat at 9,976.77 in afternoon trade on Friday.
AstraZeneca shot to the top of the index saying its respiratory treatment tozorakimab showed a meaningful reduction in ​flare-ups of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in two late-stage trials.

3i Group was in the black,...

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