UK Equity Trading News - Xstrata, BG Group and ITV for 21 May 2012
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21 May 2012 UK Equity Trading News - Xstrata, BG Group and ITV

UK Equity Trading News - Xstrata, BG Group and ITV
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A look at how some of the top UK equities have performed along with the market moving news and the biggest risers and fallers.

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UK Share Trading - 21 May 2012

Rising UK Shares

  Company Rise
Rising UK Shares Polymetal International 2.80%
Rising UK Shares Fresnillo 2.10%
Rising UK Shares CRH 2.00%
Rising UK Shares WM Morrison Supermarkets 1.00%
Rising UK Shares Centrica 1.00%
Rising UK Shares BG Group 1.00%
Rising UK Shares Antofagasta 0.90%
Rising UK Shares Randgold Resources 0.80%
Rising UK Shares BT 0.70%
Rising UK Shares Sage 0.60%

Falling UK Shares

  Company Fall
Falling UK Shares Lloyds -6.20%
Falling UK Shares Royal Bank Of Scotland -5.10%
Falling UK Shares Xstrata -4.30%
Falling UK Shares Burberry -4.20%
Falling UK Shares Man Group -4.10%
Falling UK Shares ITV -3.70%
Falling UK Shares Aberdeen Asset Management -3.70%
Falling UK Shares ENRC -3.40%
Falling UK Shares Schroders-A -3.30%
Falling UK Shares Schroders-B -3.30%

Note: The tables above show how some of the leading UK shares performed during the last trading day.


UK Share Trading

  • FTSE 100 shed 1.3% to settle at 5,267.6.

  • Precious metal stocks, Polymetal International, Fresnillo and Randgold Resources climbed between 0.8% and 2.8%, in line with a rise in gold and silver prices.

  • BG Group gained 1.0%, after a broker upgraded its rating on the stock to “Buy” from “Add”.

  • BT Group edged up 0.7%, after a broker upgraded the stock from “Hold” to “Buy”.

  • Broadcaster, ITV dropped 3.7%, as HSBC assigned an “Underweight” rating to the stock.

  • Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group dropped 5.1% and 6.2%, respectively, amid concerns over their exposure to Spain and the rest of Eurozone.

  • Miners, ENRC and Xstrata declined 3.4% and 4.3%, respectively, after China’s State Information Centre forecasted a slowdown in the country’s economy for the second quarter.

  • Burberry Group slipped 4.2%, amid concerns over its Chinese exposure.

  • Man Group declined 4.1%, after Standard & Poor's downgraded the stock to “Negative” from “Stable”.

UK Share Trading News

For more stock market news and tips also see:

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» Stock Market Spread Betting News
» Share Trading Review
» Mid-Morning Trading Update
» Financial Market Data
» Closing Market Commentary


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'21 May 2012 UK Equity Trading News - Xstrata, BG Group and ITV' edited by ETX Capital, updated 21-May-12



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