UK markets added to their gains on Thursday as the latest business confidence indicator from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation showed an improvement in May compared to April. As well as an uptick in overall confidence, short-term demand for permanent staff also improved. 'The worst could be behind us', said REC chief executive Neil Carberry. By 4.35pm the FTSE 100 was up 1.4% to 6,229, its first time above the 6,200 level since the panic sell-off in March. The FTSE 250 mid-cap index gained 1.1% to 17,336. Asset manager M&G was the biggest gainer, rising for a second day up 7.1% to 150p... Read More
| Top Five Risers (FTSE 350) | |||
| Company | Price | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyve Grp. | 109.78p | 91.28 | 493.41 % |
| Cineworld | 93.84p | 16.56 | 21.43 % |
| Marston's | 66.45p | 9.40 | 16.48 % |
| Aston Martin | 58.50p | 7.75 | 15.27 % |
| Iwg | 299.60p | 39.40 | 15.14 % |
| FTSE Indices | |||
| Company | Price | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE 100 | 6,218.79p | 74.54 | 1.20 % |
| FTSE 250 | 17,338.48p | 194.86 | 1.12 % |
| FTSE 350 | 3,480.16p | 41.28 | 1.19 % |
| FTSE Small Cap | 4,898.59p | 76.27 | 1.56 % |
| FTSE All-Share | 3,437.30p | 41.17 | 1.20 % |
| Top Five Fallers (FTSE 350) | |||
| Company | Price | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolls-royce Hlg | 319.00p | -27.10 | -7.83 % |
| Stand.chart. | 392.10p | -19.30 | -4.69 % |
| Clarkson | 2,335.00p | -115.00 | -4.69 % |
| Capita Group | 35.92p | -1.74 | -4.62 % |
| Helios Towers | 166.20p | -7.80 | -4.48 % |
| FTSE 100 |
| Most Popular Shares | |||||
| TIDM | Company | Price | Change | Change % | Day's Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLOY | Lloyds Grp. | 31.38p | -0.435 | -1.37 % | 290,227,858 |
| AOGL | Attis Oil & Gas | 0.016p | -0.054 | -77.14 % | 251,974,951 |
| UKOG | Uk Oil & Gas | 0.25p | 0.01 | 4.17 % | 226,539,216 |
| KOD | Kodal Minerals | 0.035p | 0.00 | 0.00 % | 162,459,187 |
| UJO | Union Jack | 0.162p | -0.001 | -0.31 % | 168,483,839 |
| EQT | Eqtec | 0.20p | 0.025 | 14.29 % | 156,390,205 |
| VAST | Vast Res | 0.16p | 0.005 | 3.23 % | 167,768,489 |
| BPC | Bahamas Petrol | 3.10p | 1.28 | 70.33 % | 115,398,013 |
| VOD | Vodafone Grp. | 134.14p | 2.76 | 2.10 % | 93,247,979 |
| BARC | Barclays | 122.62p | 2.78 | 2.32 % | 88,097,035 |
| PHE | Powerhouse Ener | 2.775p | 0.675 | 32.14 % | 86,445,367 |
| INSP | Inspirit Energy | 0.038p | -0.003 | -6.25 % | 78,429,169 |
| PREM | Premier Afr | 0.088p | -0.007 | -7.37 % | 74,389,438 |
| ICON | Iconic Labs | 0.026p | -0.001 | -3.77 % | 73,205,435 |
| BP. | Bp | 313.95p | -5.50 | -1.72 % | 64,252,781 |
| TSI | Two Shields | 0.09p | 0.003 | 2.86 % | 62,169,408 |
| MOS | Mobile Streams | 0.31p | -0.01 | -3.13 % | 59,013,182 |
| MLVN | Malvern Int Plc | 0.255p | 0.03 | 13.33 % | 57,078,040 |
| AML | Aston Martin | 58.50p | 7.75 | 15.27 % | 55,569,824 |
| INFA | Infrastrata | 0.39p | -0.03 | -7.14 % | 51,903,726 |
| CINE | Cineworld | 93.84p | 16.56 | 21.43 % | 48,702,699 |
| BOIL | Baron Oil | 0.075p | 0.00 | 0.00 % | 48,410,466 |
| CNA | Centrica | 39.05p | -0.21 | -0.53 % | 48,156,565 |
| HSBA | Hsbc Hldgs.uk | 384.35p | -12.25 | -3.09 % | 47,837,528 |
| EUZ | Europa Metals | 0.020p | 0.00 | 0.00 % | 44,660,494 |