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Lloyds Banking Group, Vodafone Group, BP, Glencore, and Barclays shares have been highly popular among UK investors over the past month on volume basis.
If a share is going up with a high trading volume, then the trend may potentially continue, but the upward trend may be reversed if the trading volume is low.
Rising energy prices, soaring inflation and interest rates, supply chain bottlenecks, and other disruptions caused by the pandemic have been impacting the stock market for quite some time now. The market was gradually recovering from the impact of Omicron and ending of restrictions, but the past week has been like a roller coaster ride for the UK market due to the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Amid all these events, the UK investors are trying to make the maximum gains from their investments. Over the past one month, the shares of Lloyds Banking Group, Vodafone Group, BP, Glencore, and Barclays have been highly popular among UK investors. Based on their average trading volume for the last 30 days, these shares have been among the most actively traded ones. Trading volume typically gives an idea about the direction in which the share prices of companies are moving. If a share is going up with a high trading volume, then the trend may potentially continue, but the upward trend may be reversed if the trading volume is low.
Let’s look at the share price performance of the companies mentioned above and analyse if they can be added to your portfolio.
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Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LON: LLOY)
The current market cap of the UK retail bank, Lloyds Banking group plc, stands at £33,064.71 million as of 25 February 2022. The FTSE100-listed bank has provided its shareholders with a return of 26.34% over the last one year as of 25 February 2022, while its year-to-date return stands at 3.87%.
Lloyds Banking group plc’s shares were trading at GBX 49.20, up by 5.69%, at 1:40 PM (GMT) on 25 February 2022.
Vodafone Group plc (LON: VOD)
The current market cap of the UK telecom company, Vodafone Group plc, stands at £35,085.48 million as of 25 February 2022. The FTSE100-listed firm has provided its shareholders with a return of 6.34% over the last one year as of 25 February 2022, while its year-to-date return stands at 18.87%.
Vodafone Group plc’s shares were trading at GBX 133.48, up by 2.60%, at 1:50 PM (GMT) on 25 February 2022.
BP (LON: BP.)
The current market cap of the oil supermajor, BP plc, stands at £71,331.78 million as of 25 February 2022. The FTSE100-listed firm has provided its shareholders with a return of 25.44% over the last one year as of 25 February 2022, while its year-to-date return stands at 13.43%.
BP plc’s shares were trading at GBX 374.80, up by 2.59%, at 1:52 PM (GMT) on 25 February 2022.
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Glencore PLC (LON: GLEN)
The current market cap of the commodity trading and mining giant, Glencore PLC, stands at £55,691.36 million as of 25 February 2022. The FTSE100-listed firm has provided its shareholders with a return of 40.70% over the last one year as of 25 February 2022, while its year-to-date return stands at 13.56%.
Glencore plc’s shares were trading at GBX 425.75, up by 0.83%, at 1:55 PM (GMT) on 25 February 2022.
Barclays plc (LON: BARC)
The current market cap of the international bank, Barclays plc, stands at £30,061.24 million as of 25 February 2022. The FTSE100-listed firm has provided its shareholders with a return of 15.53% over the last one year as of 25 February 2022, while its year-to-date return stands at 1.67%.
Barclays plc’s shares were trading at GBX 189.74, up by 5.86%, at 1:58 PM (GMT) on 25 February 2022.
