8th Apr 2026 09:14
(Alliance News) - The following are the leading risers and fallers among FTSE 100 and 250 index constituents on Wednesday.
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FTSE 100 winners
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Antofagasta PLC, up 12% at 3,842.25 pence, ceasefire lifts metal price outlook
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, up 9.7% at 1,253.6p
Persimmon PLC, up 9.3% at 1,182.75p, housebuilders climb as ceasefire eases inflation worry
Fresnillo PLC, up 8.9% at 3,665p, precious metal price climbs
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA, up 8.7% at 391.6p, travel stocks up
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FTSE 100 losers
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BP PLC, down 7.7% at 551.6p, price of oil falls
Centrica PLC, down 3.6% at 210.9p, has risen since conflict began so some gains returned
Glencore PLC, down 1.0% at 552.35p
British American Tobacco PLC, down 0.6% at 4,405p, risk-on trade means defensives left behind
BAE Systems PLC, down 0.2% at 2,267.75p
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FTSE 250 winners
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Close Brothers Group PLC, up 19% at 465.2p, favourable motor finance update
Vistry Group PLC, up 14% at 373.7p, housebuilders rally
Wizz Air Holdings PLC, up 13% at 974p, travel stocks fly
Gamma Communications PLC, up 13% at 827.5p, in early stage M&A talks
Saga PLC, up 11% at 521p, also has travel exposure
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FTSE 250 losers
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Ithaca Energy PLC, down 10.% at 231.9p
Harbour Energy PLC, down 7.0% at 269.6p
Energean PLC, down 4.5% at 834.5p, like Harbour and Ithaca, it tracks oil lower
AEP Plantations PLC, down 1.5% at 1,882p
Hunting PLC, down 0.5% at 484.75p
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FTSE 100 & 250 movers in focus:
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Shell PLC, down 6.9% at 3,321.50 pence, 12-month range 2,269.92p-3,592.00p. It says output in its first quarter was dented by the conflict in the Middle East, though refining margins increased, while a slump in the oil price put its shares under pressure. The London-based oil major said it expects to report Integrated Gas output in the range of 880,000 to 920,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day for the first quarter, easing from 948,000 in the fourth quarter of 2025. Shell puts its indicative refining margin in the Chemicals & Products segment at USD17 a barrel for the first quarter, up from USD14 in the prior three months.
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Close Brothers Group, up 19% at 465.2p, 12-month range 246.80p-563.50p. It has reviewed the UK Financial Conduct Authority's final motor finance verdict, putting the cost of the scheme at around GBP320 million. This is "broadly similar" to its existing IAS 37 provision of GBP294 million. The GBP320 million can be "comfortably absorbed by existing capital resources, leaving the group well positioned to continue delivering its strategy".
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Wizz Air Holding PLC, up 13% at 974p, 12-month range 832.00p-1,778.00p. Travel stocks are back on the rise after a US-Iran ceasefire announcement. The budget carrier is still down around 20% since the conflict began.
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Gamma Communications PLC, up 13% at 827.5p, 12-month range 687.00p-1,376.00p. It confirms late Tuesday that it is in early-stage talks with "potential offerors". The communication services provider says, in response to "recent press speculation," that it was in "preliminary discussions with a number of interested counterparties". The talks aim to establish "whether such potential offerors might be willing to put forward a proposal that would deliver greater value to shareholders than pursuing a standalone independent strategy," Gamma explains. It added that these discussions "are at an early stage," and that there can consequently be no certainty that an offer will be made.
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Vistry Group PLC, up 14% at 373.7p, 12-month range 321.30p-746.40p. The conflict stoked inflationary concerns, leading to fears of higher for longer interest rates weighing on housing market activity, so the ceasefire has lifted housebuilders. Mortgage lender Halifax says the UK housing market has seen a "recent slowdown" amid the conflict in the Middle East. UK house prices declined 0.5% on-month in March, after a 0.3% rise in February from January. On-year, growth eased to 0.8% from 1.2%, according to Halifax.
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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor
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