FTSE 100 movers: Worldpay strong but banks out of favour

London’s FTSE 100 was down 0.6% to 6,274.20 at 1425 GMT, giving back some gains following a solid performance in the previous session, in holiday-thinned trade.

With volumes low and many traders still away from their desks for the Christmas and New Year holidays, there was no real theme or direction to London’s markets on Wednesday.

Payments processor Worldpay, which listed on the London stock market in October and marched its way into the FTSE 100 this month, was enjoying a solid end to the year.

Meanwhile, consumer goods stocks were also in the black, with Reckitt Benckiser and Unilever both higher.

It was a bad day for banks, however, with Asia-focused Standard Chartered, Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC Holdings all under the cosh.

Sports Direct was also in the red, having been the subject of a damning report by the Guardian earlier this month over the way it treats its staff.

Risers

Antofagasta (ANTO) 473.40p 2.76%
Worldpay Group (WI) (WPG) 310.70p 2.20%
Fresnillo (FRES) 715.50p 0.77%
Carnival (CCL) 3,902.00p 0.72%
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG) 613.50p 0.66%
Shire Plc (SHP) 4,702.00p 0.41%
Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG) 413.50p 0.36%
DCC (DCC) 5,685.00p 0.26%
Unilever (ULVR) 2,947.50p 0.22%
Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) 6,317.00p 0.19%

Fallers

Glencore (GLEN) 90.74p -2.53%
Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) 2,301.00p -2.42%
Standard Chartered (STAN) 569.20p -2.00%
Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 304.20p -1.90%
Burberry Group (BRBY) 1,203.00p -1.80%
HSBC Holdings (HSBA) 536.50p -1.49%
Sports Direct International (SPD) 565.00p -1.48%
Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN) 286.30p -1.45%
Sainsbury (J) (SBRY) 261.20p -1.40%
British Land Company (BLND) 785.50p -1.38%