FTSE 100 movers: BP gushes higher; housebuilders retreat
London’s FTSE 100 was flat at 7,412.69 in afternoon trade on Tuesday.
BP jumped to the top of the FTSE 100 after the oil giant said underlying cost replacement profit rose to $8.45bn in the second quarter from $6.25m in the first, coming in well ahead of analysts’ expectations of $6.8bn.
This was driven by strong realised refining margins, a continuing "exceptional" oil trading performance and higher liquids realisations, BP said.
Fresnillo lost its shine after the precious metals miner posted a decline in interim profits mainly due to lower gold volumes sold and a drop in silver prices. In the six months to 30 June, profit fell 54.3% to $141m, with revenues down 14.2% to $1.26bn and adjusted revenues 12.6% lower at $1.35bn. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation fell 38.5% to $459.1m.
Housebuilders Taylor Wimpey, Barratt Developments, Berkeley and Persimmon fell after the latest survey from Nationwide showed that UK house prices rose in July at the slowest monthly pace in a year as rising inflation and interest rates took their toll.
House prices grew just 0.1% following a 0.2% increase in June and missing expectations of 0.3% growth. On the year, prices rose 11% in July, up from 10.7% growth the month before, with the average price of a home standing at £271,209, versus £271,613.
FTSE 100 - Risers
BP (BP.) 408.95p 4.23%
Pearson (PSON) 879.80p 3.19%
British American Tobacco (BATS) 3,314.00p 2.60%
National Grid (NG.) 1,148.00p 2.59%
Standard Chartered (STAN) 580.80p 2.22%
BAE Systems (BA.) 803.20p 2.06%
United Utilities Group (UU.) 1,117.50p 1.87%
Imperial Brands (IMB) 1,843.00p 1.71%
Severn Trent (SVT) 3,000.00p 1.66%
Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 45.64p 1.31%
FTSE 100 - Fallers
Fresnillo (FRES) 681.60p -6.40%
Taylor Wimpey (TW.) 122.20p -4.53%
Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH) 3,552.00p -4.52%
Barratt Developments (BDEV) 484.30p -4.21%
Berkeley Group Holdings (The) (BKG) 4,127.00p -3.98%
Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) 816.80p -3.52%
Abrdn (ABDN) 160.45p -3.31%
Persimmon (PSN) 1,841.50p -3.28%
Howden Joinery Group (HWDN) 658.00p -3.21%
Aveva Group (AVV) 2,270.00p -3.20%