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The blue-chip FTSE 100 index, despite some volatility, managed a positive ending to the week. The benchmark index added over 0.75% during the week and traded at its highest levels since mid of February 2022, when the tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated.
Here we are giving the roundup of the top gainer and top losers of every day during the passing week.
Top risers of the week:
- 28 March 2022- Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (LON: RKT): Shares of the hygiene and healthcare product maker were up by 2.86% at GBX 5,606, with a day’s high of GBX 5,612, and a volume of 1.2 million shares. The stock price rebounded and closed in the green after the last Friday’s fall of over 3.2%.
- 29 March 2022- Melrose Industries Plc (LON: MRO): Shares of the diversified industrial group were up by 7.47% at GBX 133.80, with a day’s high of GBX 134.75 and a volume of 17.3 million shares. The stock price witnessed buying interest from investors after the last week’s fall of over 6.11%.
- 30 March 2022- Anglo American Plc (LON: AAL): The metal & mining company’s shares were up by 4.60% at GBX 3,976, with a day’s high of GBX 3,976 and a volume of 3.5 million shares. The stock price closed in the green, following a rebound in the commodity prices in the international market.
- 31 March 2022- Pearson Plc (LON: PSON): Shares of the education service provider were up by 1.54% at GBX 750.60, with a day’s high of GBX 765 and a volume of 2.8 million shares. The stock price rebounded after the fall of around 6% in the previous trading session following the withdrawal of the takeover bid by Apollo Global Management.
- 01 April 2022- Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (LON: RKT): Shares of the hygiene and healthcare product maker were up by over 3.5%, with a day’s high of GBX 6,060. The stock price extended its gain for the fifth consecutive trading session. The share price has been up by over 10% since Monday.
Top fallers of the week:
- 28 March 2022- Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc (LON: RR.): Shares of the aerospace engine maker were down by 10.68% at GBX 98.38, with a day’s low of GBX 96.92 and a volume of 157.7 million shares. The stock price witnessed a profit booking after the last Friday’s rise of over 19% following an unconfirmed media report of a takeover bid for the company.
- 29 March 2022- Glencore Plc (LON: GLEN): Shares of the diversified metal and mining company were down by 3.79% at GBX 480.65, with a day’s low of GBX 468.60 and a volume of 42.3 million shares. The stock price was down for the second consecutive trading session mainly due to a decline in commodities prices in the international market.
- 30 March 2022- Pearson Plc (LON: PSON): Shares of the education service provider were down by 5.93% at GBX 739.20, with a day’s low of GBX 680 and a volume of 5.6 million shares. The stock price closed in the red after the US-based private equity firm Apollo Global Management announced that it would not make any further takeover bids for Pearson Plc’s business. The last takeover bid was of 884.2p per share, which was rejected by the company’s management.
- 31 March 2022- Royal Mail Plc (LON: RMG): Shares of the postal and delivery service provider were down by 4.78% at GBX 329, with a day’s low of GBX 327.20 and a volume of 4.9 million shares. The stock price closed in red for the second consecutive trading session on a warning of a strike by the unions. The share price has been down by over 8% since Monday.
- 01 April 2022- Electrocomponents Plc (LON: ECM): Shares of the industrial product maker were down by over 3%, with a day’s low of GBX 1,036. The stock witnessed profit booking from investors after gains in the last few trading sessions. The company plans to change its name to RS Group Plc in early May, the primary consumer brand owned by the company.
