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FTSE 100 index made a positive close of the first trading week of the year. The benchmark index performed well during the week, up by nearly 1%.
Here we are giving the roundup of the top gainers and top losers of the passing week.
Top risers of the week:
- 04 January 2022- International Consolidated Airlines Group (LON: IAG): Shares of the passenger airlines company were up by 11.26% at GBX 158.52, with a day’s high of GBX 160.42 and a volume of 55.4 million shares. The stock saw buying interest as investors anticipated ease in travel restrictions amid the report that coronavirus’s new variant is less infectious than the earlier Delta variant.
- 05 January 2022- OCADO Group Plc (LON: OCDO): Shares of the food retailer company were up by 3.18% at GBX 1,605.50, with a day’s high of GBX 1,653 and a volume of 2.1 million shares. The stock price recovered some ground after a positive sectoral report by the brand consulting company Kantar Group. The share price was down by over 7% in the previous session.
- 06 January 2022- Standard Chartered Plc (LON: STAN): Shares of the retail & commercial banking services provider were up by 3.72% at GBX 477.30, with a day’s high of GBX 479.10 and a volume of 8.3 million shares. The share price was up along with other banking stocks as investors looked forward to a higher interest rate scenario.
- 07 January 2022- Anglo American Plc (LON: AAL): Shares of the industrial metal and mining company were up by over 2.00%, with a day’s high of GBX 3,252 and a volume of about 0.90 million shares. The stock continued to see buying interest for the fifth consecutive day. The share price is up by over 7% for the week.
Top fallers of the week:
- 04 January 2022- Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc (LON: DPH): Shares of the veterinary pharma company was down by 8.73% at GBX 4,860, with a day’s low of GBX 4,830 and a volume of 0.56 million shares. The stock saw profit booking as investors are worried the stock currently trades at an expensive valuation and may correct.
- 05 January 2022- Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Plc (LON: SMT): Share of the investment service provider was down by 3.25% at GBX 1,249.50, with a day’s low of GBX 1,249.50 and a volume of 3.58 million shares. The stock continued to trade in red for the third consecutive day amid profit booking in technology stocks. The share price is down by over 7% since 4 January 2021.
- 06 January 2022- Aveva Group Plc (LON: AVV): Shares of the software technology company was down by 5.80% at GBX 3,134 with a day’s low of GBX 3,134 and a volume of 0.40 million shares. The share price was down after the stock went ex-dividend, meaning new investors will no longer be eligible for the dividend payout.
- 07 January 2022- B&M European Value Retail (LON: BME): Shares of the diversified retailer was down by over 2.00%, with a day’s low of GBX 603.60 and a volume of over 1.3 million shares. The stock price continued to trade in red for the second consecutive trading session following the announcement of its third-quarter business update. The share price is down by over 4.7% for the week.
