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FTSE 100 showed a choppy trade in passing week that saw the announcement of the UK’s budget. Here we are giving the roundup of the top gainer and top loser of every day during the passing week.
1 November 2021
Top riser:
- BT Group Plc (LON: BT. A): Shares of the telecom service provider was up by 4.39% at GBX 145, with a day’s high of GBX 148.55 and a volume of 40.27 million shares. The share price moved higher after the company confirmed that it had completed gross annualised savings of £1 billion, 18 months before the March 2023 deadline.
Top faller:
- Darktrace Plc (LON: DARK): Shares of the cybersecurity firm was down by 15.08% at GBX 681.5, with a day’s low of GBX 680 and a volume of 5.25 million shares. The stock price continued witnessing a sharp sell-off for the second consecutive week. The company’s stock recently completed a 180-days lock-up period on insiders selling after IPO listing. The company’s share got listed on the exchange in April 2021.
2 November 2021
Top riser:
- AstraZeneca Plc (LON: AZN): Shares of the pharmaceutical company was up by 3.16% at GBX 9,427, with a day’s high of GBX 9,427 and a volume of 1.82 million shares. The stock price inched higher after Vietnam signed a new contract with the company to supply an additional 25 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Top faller:
- Standard Chartered Plc (LON: STAN): Shares of the major financial institution was down by 7.85% at GBX 466.10, with a day’s low of GBX 457.60 and a volume of 13.99 million shares. The stock saw profit booking after announcing its third-quarter results. Investors anticipate that the bank will have a slower growth recovery compared to peer banks based on the company’s guidance for the upcoming quarters.
3 November 2021
Top riser:
- Pearson Plc (LON: PSON): Shares of the media and publishing company was up by 2.98% at GBX 607.60, with a day’s high of GBX 613.40 and a volume of 4.77 million shares. The company’s share traded higher after the US government filed an antitrust lawsuit to block the merger of two rival publishing companies, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. The US market contributes a major part of the Pearson Plc revenue.
Top faller:
- Darktrace Plc (LON: DARK): Shares of the cybersecurity firm was down by 5.14% at GBX 600, with a day’s low of GBX 565 and a volume of 20.2 million shares. The stock prices declined following the sale of 11 million shares of the company by fund manager Vitruvian Partners.
4 November 2021
Top riser:
- BT Group Plc (LON: BT. A): Shares of the telecom service provider was up by 11.01% at GBX 157.80, with a day’s high of GBX 159.70 and a volume of 62.24 million shares. The stock price moved up after the company announced its half-yearly result for six months ended 30 September 2021. Its half-yearly revenue stands at £10,305 million.
Top faller:
- Hargreaves Lansdown Plc, Bristol (LON: HL.): Shares of the investment service provider was down by 7.23% at GBX 1,482.50, with a day’s low of GBX 1,473.50 and a volume of 2.47 million shares. The stock price witnessed profit booking from investors after trading upside for three consecutive trading sessions. On a weekly basis, the stock price is down 3.55%.
5 November 2021:
Top riser:
- BT Group Plc (LON: BT. A): Shares of the telecom major extended their gains for the second straight day, adding another over 2%, with a day’s high of GBX 165.30 and a volume of over 12 million shares (at the midday). The company has declared an interim dividend of 2.31pence per share for the half-year to 30 September.
Top faller:
- Darktrace Plc (LON: DARK): Shares of the technology company was down by over a per cent, with a day’s low of GBX 584.00 and a volume of about half a million shares. The stock has been under pressure for the last some days after an investor sold a big chunk of shares at a discount.
