FTSE 100 movers: Autonomy leads the decline

16th Jun 2011 14:12

Just three stocks are making gains, with WPP, Capita and Vodafone edging slightly higher.Meanwhile, Autonomy is the worst performer on the blue chip index, losing over 4%. Engineering peers GKN, IMI and Weir are also lower.The miners are lower today, as global growth fears dampen the markets. Lonmin and Kazakhmys are notable fallers.Worse-than-anticipated retail sales in May has hit sentiment in the retail sector. Kingfisher, Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Sainsbury and Morrison are all in the red.Consumer products group Unilever is heading lower after having to sell off three of its soap brands to keep the Office of Fair Trade happy with its merger with Alberto Culver.Cairn Energy is unwanted after announcing that its chairman Norman Murray is set to step down from the board at the beginning of July, with current chief executive Sir Bill Gammell moving up to replace him.---BCFTSE 100 - RisersWPP (WPP) 741.50p +0.34%Capita Group (CPI) 740.00p +0.07%Vodafone Group (VOD) 159.70p +0.03%FTSE 100 - FallersAutonomy Corporation (AU.) 1,670.00p -4.35%GKN (GKN) 200.30p -3.93%Lonmin (LMI) 1,384.00p -3.28%Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) 1,472.00p -2.84%InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 1,156.00p -2.69%Kazakhmys (KAZ) 1,248.00p -2.65%IMI (IMI) 1,003.00p -2.62%Weir Group (WEIR) 1,987.00p -2.60%ARM Holdings (ARM) 562.00p -2.60%Kingfisher (KGF) 265.50p -2.43%