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Current Price:  
728.00p
on 22-05-2012 at 16:41:21
Change:   19.00p rise 2.68 %
Buy:   728.50p
Sell:   727.50p
   

The Wood Group, also known as the John Wood Group, is a global company that offers energy services to major companies. The group has three main sectors, Engineering and Production Facilities, Gas Turbine Services and Well Support which, between them, provide support, maintenance and repair services to oil, gas and power generation industries around the world. They are among the world leaders in the markets of deep sea engineering, the repair and servicing of industrial gas turbines and the servicing of offshore pipelines amongst other things. The Wood Group has a large presence in over 45 countries worldwide and hope to expand into new geographical areas over the next few years.

The present economic climate has meant that the Wood Group PLC share price has fallen over the course of the last year, however, the company still reported sales of over $5 billion. Today, the share price remains steady on a day to day basis and the company as a whole are still very much at the top of their industry. They have a huge market presence in Europe, Asia Pacific, The US and Canada, the Middle East and Africa, the Caribbean and throughout Russia. In each of their working locations, the group try to use local services and local resources to aid the various communities – a factor that makes them a popular choice with regards to acquisitioning partnerships. The Wood Group PLC are a well established global company that continue to thrive around the world.

Wood Group (John) (WG, WG.L, LON:WG) Price Details (LSE MAIN Listed Equity)
Last Trade: Sell 11,791 at 727.11p Days Range: 709.00 - 732.00p
Day's Volume: 1,045,896 52wk Range: 469.90 - 798.00p
Last Close: 728.00p Market Capitalisation:* £ 2.70 bn
Open: 714.00p VWAP: 724.31p
ISIN: GB00B5N0P849 Shares in Issue: 371.00 m
Sector:  Oil Equipment, Services & Distribution    Listed in:  FTSE All ShareFTSE 250FTSE 350

Monday blues hit FTSE as debt issues dominate

News - Monday, May 16, 2011

After shedding around 1 per cent in last week's trading, the FTSE 100 index continued its descent on Monday, dropping 0.9 per cent to hit 5875 by 11.15 BST, not far above the April low point of 5858. Concerns over global growth and eurozone debt resurfaced with investors in a cautious mood.

FTSE ends week on a high

News - Monday, April 04, 2011

Britain's leading share index finished the final session of the week by breaking through the 6000 barrier and hitting a six week closing high. After finishing down 0.7 per cent in the previous session, the index ended the week by rising 1.7 per cent to a whisker under 6010, with this level not having been attained since 21 February.

Buy/SellVolumePriceTrade CodeTrade TypeTrade Time
Sell11791727.11p538731320726387Negotiated Trade -Immediate Publication16:41:19 - 22/05
Buy6544728.07p538731320726210Negotiated Trade -Immediate Publication16:41:01 - 22/05
Sell259727.00p538696961030673Automated Trade16:29:56 - 22/05
Buy171239728.00p538696961031933Uncrossing Trade16:35:12 - 22/05
Buy90727.50p538696961030616Automated Trade16:29:54 - 22/05
Sell10727.00p538696961030593Automated Trade16:29:49 - 22/05
Time period :  to     Frequency :    
Date Open High Low Close Volume
22 May 2012 (Tue) 714.00 732.00 709.00 728.00 1,045,896
21 May 2012 (Mon) 680.50 709.00 680.50 709.00 1,183,031
18 May 2012 (Fri) 695.00 695.00 684.00 685.50 1,107,359
17 May 2012 (Thu) 739.50 739.50 697.00 701.00 2,556,520
16 May 2012 (Wed) 733.50 740.00 717.00 734.50 1,344,397
15 May 2012 (Tue) 746.00 750.00 736.00 739.50 1,484,738
14 May 2012 (Mon) 763.00 766.00 736.50 740.50 1,351,290
11 May 2012 (Fri) 770.00 779.00 752.50 772.50 1,365,521
10 May 2012 (Thu) 749.50 785.00 745.00 776.00 1,979,384
9 May 2012 (Wed) 749.50 759.00 729.50 736.00 1,365,898
8 May 2012 (Tue) 782.00 785.50 744.50 749.50 1,244,133
7 May 2012 (Mon) 797.50 798.50 778.50 782.00 1,170,293
4 May 2012 (Fri) 797.50 798.50 778.50 782.00 1,170,293
3 May 2012 (Thu) 793.50 803.00 785.56 798.00 1,048,888
2 May 2012 (Wed) 790.50 793.00 781.68 789.00 1,313,372
1 May 2012 (Tue) 779.00 786.00 771.50 784.50 380,421
30 Apr 2012 (Mon) 795.00 796.00 780.00 781.00 866,122
27 Apr 2012 (Fri) 761.00 789.50 754.79 787.50 1,157,680
26 Apr 2012 (Thu) 761.00 772.00 756.00 766.00 853,253
25 Apr 2012 (Wed) 751.50 765.00 745.00 756.00 938,842
24 Apr 2012 (Tue) 737.50 746.00 732.00 745.00 752,179
23 Apr 2012 (Mon) 748.50 748.50 727.00 733.50 1,114,295

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