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FTSE 100 index remained mostly in a sombre mood and lost ground on a weekly basis. The benchmark index witnessed a few volatile trading sessions during the mid of the week amid the rise in the Russia-Ukraine tensions. Also, the inflation number negatively impacted the sentiment. The inflation rate in the UK rose to 5.5% in January 2022, the highest level since March 1992.
Here we give the roundup of the top gainer and top loser of every day during the passing week.
Top risers of the week:
- 14 February 2022- Fresnillo Plc (LON: FRES): Shares of the precious metal and mining company were up by 6.97% at GBX 665.80, with a day’s high of GBX 669.60 and a volume of 2.5 million shares. The stock saw buying interest along with other gold mining stocks amid a rise in spot gold prices in the international markets.
- 15 February 2022- AstraZeneca Plc (LON: AZN): Shares of the pharmaceutical giant were up by 5.77% at GBX 8,865, with a day’s high of GBX 8,867 and a volume of 3.0 million shares. The stock price was in green after the company reported positive phase III clinical trial results for Lynparza plus abiraterone medicine, which substantially reduced prostate cancer risk.
- 16 February 2022- Polymetal International Plc (LON: POLY): Shares of the precious metal company were up by 5.05% at GBX 1,186, with a day’s high of GBX 1,187 and a volume of 2.8 million shares. The company’s stock ended the day as the best performer following the rise in gold prices in the international market.
- 17 February 2022- Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (LON: RKT): Shares of the hygiene product maker were up by 5.94% at GBX 6,152, with a day’s high of GBX 6,160 and a volume of 2.3 million shares. The company’s stock witnessed buying interest from investors following the announcement of the full-year result. The net revenue rose by 3.5% to £13,234 million.
- 18 February 2022- Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (LON: RKT): Shares of the hygiene product maker were up by over 3%, with a day’s high of GBX 6,374 and a volume of 0.89 million shares. The stock price remained the top gainer of FTSE 100 for the second consecutive day and traded near to its 52-week high.
Top fallers of the week:
- 14 February 2022- Evraz Plc (LON: EVR): The metal and mining company’s shares were down by 29.05% at GBX 315.50 with a day’s low of GBX 277.20 and a volume of 18.3 million shares. The stock price was down amid the rise in tensions between Russia-Ukraine. The company has a business operation in the Russian and Ukraine market.
- 15 February 2022- Fresnillo Plc (LON: FRES): Shares of the precious metal and mining company were down by 3.45% at GBX 642.80 with a day’s low of GBX 639 and a volume of 1.8 million shares. The stock price witnessed profit booking after yesterday’s rise of nearly 7%, following positive momentum in the gold prices.
- 16 February 2022- Royal Mail Plc (LON: RMG): Shares of the delivery service provider were down by 2.67% at GBX 426.20 with a day’s low of GBX 422.70 and a volume of 4.9 million shares. The stock witnessed profit booking from investors after the last session’s rise of over 1.8%.
- 17 February 2022- Evraz Plc (LON: EVR): Industrial metals and mining company’s shares were down by 7.48% at GBX 305.30 with a day’s low of GBX 302.50 and a volume of over 10 million shares. The company’s share ended the day in red amid uncertainty around the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The share price has been down by over 39% since 1 February 2022.
- 18 February 2022- Ocado Group Plc (LON: OCDO): Shares of the supermarket chain operator were down by around 5%, with a day’s low of GBX 1,294.50 and a volume of over 1.3 million shares. The stock witnessed profit booking for the third consecutive session. The company had announced the signing of a new partnership with France-based Groupe Casino this week.
