FTSE 100, despite a slow start, moved higher in the passing week, overlooking the slow growth in the GDP. Here we are giving the roundup of the top gainer and top loser of every day during the passing week.
8 November 2021
Top riser:
- Darktrace Plc (LON: DARK): Shares of the cybersecurity firm was up by 12.47% at GBX 649.50, with a day’s high of GBX 651 and a volume of 6.12 million shares. The stock saw some buying interest from investors following a price correction of over 43% in the last two weeks following its inclusion in the FTSE 100 index.
Top faller:
- ITV Plc (LON: ITV): Shares of the radio and TV broadcaster was down by 2.86% at GBX 108.80, with a day’s low of GBX 108.30 and a volume of 8.10 million shares. The stock saw profit booking from investors after rising over 3.3% on the previous trading session. The company will declare its quarterly trading update on 10 November 2021.
9 November 2021
Top riser:
- Associated British Foods Plc (LON: ABF): Shares of the food and grocery company was up by 7.99% at GBX 2,007, with a day’s high of GBX 2,015 and a volume of 2.97 million shares. The stock price was up after the company announced its full-year results. Its revenue was at £13.88 billion for the 53 weeks ended 18 September 2021. Also, the company declared a total dividend of 34.3p per share, including a special dividend of 13.8p per share.
Top faller:
- Darktrace Plc (LON: DARK): Shares of the cybersecurity firm was top faller for the second time during the week, down by 6.08% at GBX 610, with a day’s low of GBX 605.50 and a volume of 3.14 million shares. The stock saw profit booking from investors after rising over 12% on Monday.
10 November 2021
Top riser:
- ITV Plc (LON: ITV): Shares of the media sector company was up by 15.14% at GBX 125.85, with a day’s high of GBX 125.85 and a volume of 53.86 million shares. The stock saw buying interest after the company announced its results. For the nine months ended 30 September 2021, its revenue rose by 29% at £2.79 billion mainly due to higher advertising revenue.
Top faller:
- Aveva Group Plc (LON: AVV): Shares of the software service provider was down by 3.59% at GBX 3,384, with a day’s low of GBX 3,361 and a volume of 0.97 million shares. The stock price was down after the company announced its interim results. It reported a revenue of £480.9 million. However, its pretax loss increased to £80.3 million from £24.3 million for the six months ended 30 September.
11 November 2021
Top riser:
- Auto Trader Group Plc (LON: AUTO): Shares of the digital automobile segment company was up by 14.16% at GBX 708, with a day’s high of GBX 716 and a volume of 5.37 million shares. The stock price was trading up following the company’s announcement of the interim result. Its revenue was up by 82% at £215.4 million for the six months ended 30 September 2021.
Top faller:
- Johnson Matthey Plc (LON: JMAT): Shares of the diversified chemical company was down by 19.07% at GBX 2,236, with a day’s low of GBX 2,204 and a volume of 3.46 million shares. The stock price declined after the company announced that it intends to exit the underperforming Battery Material business as the company feels that the potential business returns would not have justified further investment.
12 November 2021
Top riser:
- Burberry Group Plc (LON: BRBY): Shares of the luxury fashion brands was up by around 4%, with a day’s high of GBX 1,952 and a volume of over 1.8 million shares. The stock continues to see buying interest from investors after the company announced its interim results. It reported a jump of 38% in revenue for the 26 weeks ended 25 September 2021.
Top faller:
- AstraZeneca Plc (LON: AZN): Shares of the pharmaceutical company was down by over 4%, with a day’s low of GBX 8,891 and a volume of over 1.6 million shares. The stock price was down after the drugmaker announced its third-quarter earnings. The company reported a 28% growth in revenue on a constant currency basis in the nine months to 30 September 2021.