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Current Price:  
346.30p
on 07-02-2012 at 16:53:02
Change:   0.50p rise 0.14 %
Buy:   346.40p
Sell:   345.60p
   

Marks and Spencer has long been a British institution. Since its creation in 1894, Marks and Spencer has been a high street staple with almost 600 shops in the UK and 240 in more than 30 countries around the world. Marks and Spencer is also the largest clothing retailer in Britain and many of its domestic stores also have a food range made famous by a nationwide TV advert campaign. More recently though, Marks and Spencer has branched out into homewares, furniture and technology.

Some of Marks and Spencers' peak years were in the mid-nineties as its profits soared and it became the first shop to reach a pre-tax profit of over 1 billion pounds. However, in hindsight its then owner may have been pushing too hard for profit margins and in the early 2000s, the company took a nosedive with a 2.8m net profit in March 2001. In March 2008, the net profit had increased to 821m. This massive growth is in part due to the recruitment of younger designers to make the shop more appealing to a younger market. Also, the food side was expanded and has gained a reputation as producing high-quality food. On February 28 2008 the Company acquired 50% of the Marks and Spencer Marinopoulos B.V. On March 20 2008 the Company acquired 51% of the COMS a.s.

Despite a new found popularity, share prices have taken a plunge during mid 2008 due to conservative shopping during the credit crunch. Current revenue stands at 9.06 billion pounds and net income stands at 651.70 million.

Marks & Spencer Group (MKS, MKS.L, LON:MKS) Price Details (LSE MAIN Listed Equity)
Last Trade: Sell 20,410 at 344.57p Days Range: 341.44 - 347.10p
Day's Volume: 3,200,100 52wk Range: 301.80 - 402.20p
Last Close: 346.30p Market Capitalisation:* £ 5.49 bn
Open: 347.10p VWAP: 344.77p
ISIN: GB0031274896 Shares in Issue: 1.59 bn
Sector:  General Retailers    Listed in:  FTSE All ShareFTSEurofirst 300FTSE 100FTSE 350

FTSE falls but volumes drop

News - Wednesday, December 21, 2011

The top share index in the UK slipped back on Wednesday after a see-saw session which led to the FTSE 100 sliding up and down all day. By the close of the session, the blue chips were lower by 0.4 per cent, a fall of more than 26 points to reach 5389.

Credit warning dampens FTSE enthusiasm

News - Tuesday, December 06, 2011

The top share index in the country flatlined on Tuesday as a warning from one of the world's biggest credit agencies put an end to the excitement surrounding a potential end to the eurozone debt dilemma. By the end of the session the FTSE 100 was more or less where it started, shifting up by just 0.01 per cent, less than 1 point to finish on 5568.

Buy/SellVolumePriceTrade CodeTrade TypeTrade Time
Sell20410344.57p474422708303366Negotiated Trade -Immediate Publication16:53:00 - 07/02
Buy718760346.30p474414135289583Uncrossing Trade16:35:04 - 07/02
Buy1101345.60p474414135288277Automated Trade16:29:55 - 07/02
Sell65345.30p474414135288183Automated Trade16:29:51 - 07/02
Buy181345.50p474414135287183Automated Trade16:29:04 - 07/02
Sell42345.40p474414135287104Automated Trade16:29:02 - 07/02
Time period :  to     Frequency :    
Date Open High Low Close Volume
7 Feb 2012 (Tue) 347.10 347.10 341.44 346.30 3,200,100
6 Feb 2012 (Mon) 340.80 347.00 339.96 345.80 6,191,220
3 Feb 2012 (Fri) 333.70 344.00 332.99 341.10 5,382,855
2 Feb 2012 (Thu) 333.10 334.70 331.00 333.60 3,182,870
1 Feb 2012 (Wed) 327.70 333.00 327.40 332.60 4,145,045
31 Jan 2012 (Tue) 325.00 327.30 323.36 326.80 4,714,305
30 Jan 2012 (Mon) 331.20 331.70 320.70 323.10 4,057,837
27 Jan 2012 (Fri) 331.90 336.00 329.50 332.00 2,803,674
26 Jan 2012 (Thu) 331.10 333.10 329.25 332.50 2,305,069
25 Jan 2012 (Wed) 332.80 335.60 327.70 329.40 3,720,014
24 Jan 2012 (Tue) 332.00 333.10 329.50 331.10 3,494,287
23 Jan 2012 (Mon) 334.00 336.40 330.97 332.40 4,832,896
20 Jan 2012 (Fri) 330.00 336.10 327.10 334.70 6,706,502
19 Jan 2012 (Thu) 322.90 328.60 322.90 327.00 4,862,274
18 Jan 2012 (Wed) 322.20 324.90 320.08 323.70 2,958,509
17 Jan 2012 (Tue) 319.80 322.59 317.93 320.80 3,960,582
16 Jan 2012 (Mon) 315.50 319.80 315.40 316.50 3,340,486
13 Jan 2012 (Fri) 317.20 318.80 314.80 317.00 6,564,938
12 Jan 2012 (Thu) 320.60 323.37 311.26 315.60 11,521,359
11 Jan 2012 (Wed) 317.50 324.90 316.92 322.10 8,349,573
10 Jan 2012 (Tue) 313.20 318.50 312.00 317.70 13,196,926
9 Jan 2012 (Mon) 310.70 314.72 307.40 308.50 5,799,081

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