FTSE 100 movers: Another discovery for BG

26th Jan 2011 12:47

BG Group has been boosted by yet another discovery in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. The latest strike is at Carioca North-East, located in a water depth of 2,151m, approximately 275km off the coast of São Paulo state. BG has a 30% stake.Mining companies are rising again today. Anglo American and Xstrata head the risers. Therer are a limited number of fallers and they are dominated by shares going ex-dividend. Scottish & Southern Energy is paying an interim dividend of 22.4p a share. The share price has edged down slightly more and is 24p lower. In contrast, caterer Compass is paying a final dividend of 12.5p a share but its share price has only fallen by 6.5p. FTSE 100 - Risers Inmarsat (ISAT) 662.50p +4.17%BG Group (BG.) 1,381.00p +4.11%Aggreko (AGK) 1,465.00p +3.90%Anglo American (AAL) 3,181.50p +3.46%Weir Group (WEIR) 1,671.00p +3.28%InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 1,359.00p +3.27%IMI (IMI) 912.00p +2.99%Schroders (SDR) 1,846.00p +2.96%Xstrata (XTA) 1,433.00p +2.95%Antofagasta (ANTO) 1,430.00p +2.88%FTSE 100 - Fallers Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) 1,194.00p -1.73%Compass Group (CPG) 560.00p -1.50%BP (BP.) 492.75p -0.86%Kingfisher (KGF) 262.10p -0.27%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 4,846.00p -0.19%Capital Shopping Centres Group (CSCG) 381.50p -0.13%Barclays (BARC) 298.10p -0.12%TUI Travel (TT.) 270.00p -0.11%