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FTSE 100 suffered a setback in the passing week, not only closing in negative territory but losing significant ground on a weekly basis. Here we are giving the roundup of the top gainer and top loser of every day during the passing week.
27 September 2021
Top riser:
- Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc (LON: RR.): The airline engine maker’s shares were up by 11.31% at GBX 147.48, with a day’s high of GBX 148.40 and a volume of 145.13 million shares after the company announced that its North America division had received USD 2.6 billion contract from US Air Force to provide the power plant for the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
Top faller:
- Experian Plc (LON: EXPN): Shares of the information service provider was down by 4.36% at GBX 3,138, with a day’s low of GBX 3,132 and a volume of 1.43 million shares. The stock continues to witness profit booking from investors, in three sessions, the stock declined by over 7%.
28 September 2021
Top riser:
- Smiths Group Plc (LON: SMIN): Shares of the diversified industrial group was up by 3.48% at GBX 1,411, with a day’s high of GBX 1,435 and a volume of 1.53 million shares after the company announced its result for the financial year ended 31 July 2021. The company’s revenue has slightly declined to £2,406 million compared to last year but was above the consensus market estimate of £2,400 million.
Top faller:
- AVEVA Group Plc (LON: AVV): Shares of the software solution company was down by 5.74% at GBX 3,647, with a day’s low of GBX 3,635 and a volume of 0.63 million shares. The stock price continued to trade lower as investors went to book profit in the stock.
29 September 2021
Top riser:
- AstraZeneca Plc (LON: AZN): Shares of the pharmaceutical company was up by 4.24% at GBX 8,833, with a day’ high of GBX 8,849 and a volume of 4.15 million shares after it exercised the option to buy out Caelum Biosciences to accelerate the development of CAEL-101 drug.
Top faller:
- Royal Mail Plc (LON: RMG): Shares of the delivery service provider was down by 8.81% at GBX 437, with a day’s low of GBX 436.30 and a volume of 7.98 million shares. The stock price continues to trade downward for the third consecutive day. The stock has declined over 9% this week. The company gave its trading update on 23 September 2021, in which total parcel volume decreased by over 12% year on year.
30 September 2021
Top riser:
- EVRAZ Plc (LON: EVR): Shares of the metal and mining company was up by 3.05% at GBX 594.40, with a day’s high of GBX 595.80 and a volume of 5.33 million shares. The stock was up along with other mining stocks as the sector saw a lot of buying interest from investors after a positive UK’s GDP number.
Top faller:
- British American Tobacco Plc (LON: BATS): Shares of the tobacco and nicotine product maker was down by 4.84% at GBX 2,604, with a day’s low of GBX 2,604 and a volume of 6.62 million shares. The stock was down after it went ex-dividend, which means the new buyer will no longer qualify for the dividend pay-out.
1 October 2021:
Top riser:
- International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (LON: IAG): Shares of the passenger airlines company was up by over 3.5%, with a day’s high of GBX 186.80 and a volume of 28 million shares. The stock price saw some buying interest from investors after last session’s fall of over 4%. The hospitality and tourism sector has appealed to the UK government to lower the VAT rates to support the businesses in these sectors.
Top faller:
- Evraz plc (LON: EVR): Shares of the mining major was down by 4%, with a day’s low of GBX 569.80 and a volume of 1.33 million shares. The mining share came under pressure on the concern of declining commodity demand.
