FTSE 100 movers: Brokers boost BT and Burberry

14th Apr 2010 12:06

BT leads the way after some upbeat comment on the telecoms group from Morgan Stanley, which notes that it is about a quarter cheaper than US peer AT&T in terms of yield. Burberry, whose target price is raised to 750p from 650p by Deutsche Bank in expectation that the weak pound will lift the fashion group, is also higher.A rise in base metal prices has lifted the likes of Xstrata and the Kazakh pair Kazakhmys and Eurasian Natural Resources.FTSE 100 - RisersBT Group (BT.A) 129.20p +4.45%Eurasian Natural Resources (ENRC) 1,224.00p +2.26%Burberry Group (BRBY) 712.00p +2.15%Xstrata (XTA) 1,285.00p +1.90%Sage Group (SGE) 259.30p +1.85%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 45.32p +1.68%Pearson (PSON) 1,008.00p +1.51%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 64.58p +1.49%BAE Systems (BA.) 380.60p +1.49%Rio Tinto (RIO) 3,934.00p +1.46%FTSE 100 - FallersLegal & General Group (LGEN) 90.95p -2.73%Thomas Cook Group (TCG) 265.60p -1.56%Associated British Foods (ABF) 973.50p -1.42%TUI Travel (TT.) 298.50p -1.29%Compass Group (CPG) 526.00p -1.13%Cobham (COB) 272.80p -1.12%Capita Group (CPI) 790.00p -1.00%Cairn Energy (CNE) 416.00p -0.86%InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 1,045.00p -0.85%Man Group (EMG) 270.20p -0.77%