Weekly roundup of FTSE 100 risers and fallers (February 28 – March 04)

4 min read | March 05, 2022 11:50 AM AEDT | By Sreenivas D Ajankar

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Weekly roundup of FTSE 100 risers and fallers (February 28 – March 04) — Image source: whiteMocca, Shutterstock

Top risers of the week:

28 February 2022- BAE Systems Plc (LON: BA.): Shares of the defence technology company were up by 10.20% at GBX 719.60, with a day’s high of GBX 756 and a volume of 38.4 million shares. The stock price continues to witness buying momentum after last week’s positive close. The defence-related stocks have seen a lot of buying interest after the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

1 March 2022- BAE Systems Plc (LON: BA.): Shares of the defence technology company were up by 3.70% at GBX 746.20, with a day’s high of GBX 750.80, and a volume of 25.8 million shares. The company’s shares closed in the green for the second consecutive trading session amid the rising Russia-Ukraine conflict as investors’ interest rose towards defence-related stocks to protect their portfolio from the global market selloff.

2 March 2022- Polymetal International Plc (LON: POLY): Precious metal & mining company’s shares were up by 18.54% at GBX 306.90, with a day’s high of GBX 319.90 and a volume of 10.2 million shares. After two consecutive days of selloff amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the stock covered some ground. The share price witnessed buying interest following the announcement of a final dividend of USD 0.52 per share for the year ended 31 December 2021.

3 March 2022- London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LON: LSEG): Shares of the exchange and financial data service provider were up by 9.64% at GBX 6,984, with a day’s high of GBX 7,200 and a volume of 1.2 million shares. The stock price was in green following the announcement of the full-year result. The company reported a 6.1% rise in revenue to £6,811 million for the year ended 31 December 2021 and proposed a final dividend of 70p per share.

4 March 2022- Evraz Plc (LON: EVR): The metal & mining company shares were up by over 77%, with a day’s high of GBX 95.50. The stock price saw some relief from the selloff after a massive fall over the week as the company has business links to Russia. Still, the share price is down by over 54% since Monday.

Top fallers of the week:

28 February 2022- Polymetal International Plc (LON: POLY): Shares of the precious metal company were down by 56.01% at GBX 351.20 with a day’s low of GBX 290 and a volume of 16.1 million shares. The company’s stock witnessed one of the biggest selloffs after the Russian military attacked the eastern Ukraine region. The company has business-linked to Russian territory, and investor fears a series of sanctions on Russia might impact the business.

1 March 2022- Evraz Plc (LON: EVR): The metal & mining company shares were down by 28.95% at GBX 102.85 with a day’s low of GBX 102.85 and a volume of 29.6 million shares. The stock price continues to witness a selloff after last week’s fall because of business operations linked to Russia. The share price is down by over 71% since 1 February 2022.

2 March 2022- Evraz Plc (LON: EVR): Shares of the metal & mining company were down by 41.66% at GBX 60 with a day’s low of GBX 60 and a volume of 47.6 million shares. The company’s stock closed in red for the third consecutive day.

3 March 2022- Polymetal International Plc (LON: POLY): Shares of the precious metal company were down by 42.13% at GBX 177.60 with a day’s low of GBX 166.30 and a volume of 24.2 million shares. After some relief in the last session’s trading, the company’s stock closed in negative territory again. As a result of the continued selloff, the stock has been demoted from the blue-chip FTSE100 index.

4 March 2022- Smurfit Kappa Group plc (LON: SKG): Shares of the container and packaging company were down by around 8%, with a day’s low of GBX 2,998. The stock price trades lower along with other paper and packaging stocks from the sector. The share price is down by over 21% since Monday.

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