FTSE 100 movers: Beazley gains again; Burberry in the red
London’s FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,173.07 in afternoon trade on Friday.
Beazley was on the rise again, having surged to the top of the index on Thursday after it delivered a record first-half profit of $728.9m.
Miners Antofagasta and Glencore were both higher after data showed that consumer price inflation accelerated more than expected in July in China.
Entain also rallied for the second day in a row after the sports betting and gaming group lifted its full-year guidance on Thursday following a stronger-than-expected second quarter.
On the downside, luxury fashion brand Burberry was the worst performer, closely followed by Spirax-Sarco, whose results on Thursday revealed lower-than-expected first-half pre-tax profit amid challenging trading conditions.
FTSE 100 - Risers
easyJet (EZJ) 436.10p 3.02%
Beazley (BEZ) 725.50p 2.83%
United Utilities Group (UU.) 988.20p 2.11%
JD Sports Fashion (JD.) 124.90p 1.88%
Antofagasta (ANTO) 1,845.50p 1.74%
Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) 484.80p 1.68%
Glencore (GLEN) 409.70p 1.61%
Taylor Wimpey (TW.) 156.15p 1.59%
Entain (ENT) 557.80p 1.42%
NATWEST GROUP (NWG) 332.90p 1.37%
FTSE 100 - Fallers
Burberry Group (BRBY) 684.40p -2.31%
Spirax Group (SPX) 7,740.00p -2.03%
Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (PSH) 3,554.00p -1.88%
Smurfit Westrock (DI) (SWR) 3,064.00p -1.79%
Centrica (CNA) 123.60p -1.12%
Schroders (SDR) 335.00p -1.00%
Smith & Nephew (SN.) 1,166.00p -0.98%
DCC (CDI) (DCC) 5,135.00p -0.96%
Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 56.66p -0.74%
Weir Group (WEIR) 1,890.00p -0.74%