The FTSE 100 was off its lows but still down for the day, closing 0.2% lower at 6,720.65 as the lack of any US trading thanks to Martin Luther King Day saw it struggle for direction Device testing and analytics group Spirent Communications fell 1% to 260p even its annual revenue rose 4%, helping it to achieve a 'strong' rise in earnings in line with its expectations. Spirent Communications said it may return excess cash to shareholders, but warned that an ongoing Covid-19 impact on customer spending patterns meant growth in 2021 was expected to be second-half weighted. Pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca gained 1.1%... Read More
| Top Five Risers (FTSE 350) | |||
| Company | Price | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Martin Lagonda | 1,701.20p | 86.00 | 5.32 % |
| Tritax Big Box | 185.00p | 8.80 | 4.99 % |
| Dixons Carphone | 125.10p | 5.70 | 4.77 % |
| Mitchells & Butlers | 248.50p | 10.50 | 4.41 % |
| Genus | 4,492.00p | 180.00 | 4.17 % |
| FTSE Indices | |||
| Company | Price | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE 100 | 6,720.65p | -15.06 | -0.22 % |
| FTSE 250 | 20,639.34p | 23.75 | 0.12 % |
| FTSE 350 | 3,824.63p | -6.29 | -0.16 % |
| FTSE Small Cap | 6,353.99p | 26.46 | 0.42 % |
| FTSE All-Share | 3,799.73p | -4.02 | -0.11 % |
| Top Five Fallers (FTSE 350) | |||
| Company | Price | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock | 205.30p | -15.00 | -6.81 % |
| Petrofac | 114.10p | -6.65 | -5.51 % |
| Just Group | 76.40p | -3.60 | -4.50 % |
| Micro Focus | 410.20p | -16.40 | -3.84 % |
| Ao World | 377.50p | -11.50 | -2.96 % |
| FTSE 100 |
| Most Popular Shares | |||||
| TIDM | Company | Price | Change | Change % | Day's Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICON | Iconic Labs | 0.008p | -0.002 | -15.79 % | 2,132,200,632 |
| SYME | [email protected] Cap | 0.52p | -0.04 | -7.14 % | 407,913,245 |
| ORR | Oriole | 1.425p | 0.53 | 59.22 % | 291,496,747 |
| VELA | Vela Tech. | 0.08p | -0.005 | -5.88 % | 285,725,059 |
| COPL | Canadian Over | 0.25p | -0.013 | -4.76 % | 254,362,527 |
| MSMN | Mosman Oil Gas | 0.209p | 0.034 | 19.43 % | 179,551,395 |
| KOD | Kodal Minerals | 0.101p | 0.003 | 3.08 % | 142,568,134 |
| WJA | Wameja Di | 6.45p | 0.05 | 0.78 % | 128,496,748 |
| XTR | Xtract | 8.15p | 4.15 | 103.75 % | 126,395,807 |
| BLU | Blue Star | 0.21p | -0.025 | -10.64 % | 120,941,868 |
| PREM | Premier African Minerals | 0.051p | 0.000 | 0.39 % | 110,749,597 |
| KRS | Keras Res | 0.13p | -0.01 | -7.14 % | 107,937,717 |
| RMS | Remote Monitor | 2.70p | -0.30 | -10.00 % | 100,584,042 |
| ARS | Asiamet Res | 3.60p | -1.10 | -23.40 % | 97,495,873 |
| BZT | Bezant Res | 0.235p | -0.025 | -9.62 % | 97,123,594 |
| TOOP | Toople Plc | 0.09p | -0.003 | -2.70 % | 83,739,975 |
| RMM | Rambler | 0.32p | 0.015 | 4.92 % | 83,568,957 |
| UJO | Union Jack | 0.189p | 0.002 | 1.09 % | 79,906,088 |
| EQT | Eqtec | 2.60p | 0.20 | 8.33 % | 76,111,066 |
| VAST | Vast Res | 0.128p | -0.001 | -0.39 % | 72,418,798 |
| UKOG | Uk Oil & Gas | 0.14p | -0.004 | -2.78 % | 71,228,295 |
| LLOY | Lloyds | 36.175p | 0.24 | 0.67 % | 70,632,547 |
| VOD | Vodafone | 126.38p | -0.84 | -0.66 % | 68,117,031 |
| BPC | Bahamas Petrol | 2.20p | 0.08 | 3.77 % | 57,559,900 |
| VLS | Velocys | 7.48p | -2.82 | -27.38 % | 49,855,345 |