FTSE 100 movers: Consumer businesses dominate

25th Mar 2010 15:01

Trading statements and results from retail and consumer businesses dominate the movers in the Footsie. Tour operator Thomas Cook reported a steady increase in bookings for the summer. "As the Winter 09/10 season draws to a close, trading has continued to show steady progress and Summer 10 bookings have continued to pick up across all major markets", according to the company. Cumulative average selling prices have continued to be ahead of last year in the UK and Northern Europe.Fashion retailer Next reported better than expected profits of £504.6m and investors' were pleased with the final dividend of 47p a share which was much higher than expected. Net debt at £400m was more than £100m below forecasts and there is scope for share buybacks. In contrast, B&Q's owner Kingfisher's results were not as well received even though they were positive. That is despite the fact that underlying profit rose by 49% to £547m in 2009-10 from £368m in 2008-09. Net debt was cut by three-quarters to £250m. FTSE 100 - RisersThomas Cook Group (TCG) 269.60p +5.27%Next (NXT) 2,178.00p +5.22%Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) 1,120.00p +3.04%British Airways (BAY) 252.80p +2.97%Reed Elsevier (REL) 523.50p +2.85%Pearson (PSON) 1,032.00p +2.69%Wolseley (WOS) 1,598.00p +2.57%TUI Travel (TT.) 308.60p +2.46%Burberry Group (BRBY) 731.00p +2.45%Cairn Energy (CNE) 420.50p +2.11%FTSE 100 - FallersKingfisher (KGF) 224.70p -1.66%Vodafone Group (VOD) 147.10p -1.21%Old Mutual (OML) 123.50p -1.12%Eurasian Natural Resources (ENRC) 1,193.00p -0.67%G4S (GFS) 258.10p -0.46%Investec (INVP) 556.50p -0.45%Admiral Group (ADM) 1,319.00p -0.45%London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) 737.50p -0.41%Royal Dutch Shell 'B' (RDSB) 1,844.50p -0.30%Royal Dutch Shell 'A' (RDSA) 1,930.50p -0.23%