FTSE 100 movers: London Stock Exchange climbs after strong first half

London Stock Exchange was a strong riser after it revealed first-half growth across all its business areas as it moved ahead of schedule to complete the acquisition of US index compiler and asset manager Russell Investments.

Peroni and Grolsch maker SABMiller moved higher despite missing analysts' forecasts by reporting flat operating profits in the first half. However, the company said operating profits would have risen by 3% when adjusted for currency movements.

ITV also rose after saying revenue growth accelerated in the third quarter as the TV group continued to generate television advertising revenues ahead of the market.

Meanwhile, oil stocks led the downside, with Tullow Oil, Shell, Petrofac and BP all firmly in the red after Brent crude fell below $80 for the first time since 2010.

BSkyB, which has changed its name to Sky, fell after going ex-dividend.

FTSE 100 - Risers
Carnival (CCL) 2,611.00p +2.96%
Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT) 2,885.00p +2.49%
London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) 2,074.00p +2.42%
Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 177.10p +2.37%
Dixons Carphone (DC.) 413.90p +2.37%
ITV (ITV) 205.00p +2.19%
Sage Group (SGE) 388.20p +1.89%
WPP (WPP) 1,277.00p +1.83%
SABMiller (SAB) 3,575.00p +1.81%
British American Tobacco (BATS) 3,686.50p +1.79%

FTSE 100 - Fallers
Tullow Oil (TLW) 472.50p -4.12%
Royal Dutch Shell 'B' (RDSB) 2,270.50p -2.13%
Royal Dutch Shell 'A' (RDSA) 2,177.00p -2.07%
Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) 844.00p -1.69%
Weir Group (WEIR) 2,162.00p -1.68%
Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) 1,120.00p -1.58%
British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSY) 852.50p -1.16%
BP (BP.) 430.00p -0.90%
Standard Life (SL.) 402.40p -0.62%
BG Group (BG.) 1,027.50p -0.53%