FTSE 100 movers: Ex-divi stocks weigh, Aberdeen lifted by Merrill Lynch

20th Nov 2013 14:40

Ex-div stocks were weighing on the FTSE 100 with Vodafone, Tate & Lyle, Next, Carnival and Sainsbury among the stocks trading without the right to their latest payouts. Drinks group Diageo was also under the weather after Chief Executive Ivan Menezes was reported as saying that the "uncertain" macro environment will continue to limit sales growth. Housebuilder Travis Perkins rose after analysts at Barclays said there could be another three years of strong growth in the industry. As for the risers, fund manager Aberdeen rose after analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch upgraded their rating on the stock from 'underperform' to 'neutral'. Airline group easyJet was extending gains made yesterday after the company delivered a 51% increase in annual profits and unveiled an unexpected special dividend to shareholders.FTSE 100 - RisersAberdeen Asset Management (ADN) 488.50p +2.80%easyJet (EZJ) 1,367.00p +1.64%Travis Perkins (TPK) 1,748.00p +1.33%Rio Tinto (RIO) 3,294.00p +1.07%Barclays (BARC) 253.30p +1.00%British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSY) 833.00p +0.97%Aviva (AV.) 431.00p +0.94%Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 3,118.00p +0.91%Pearson (PSON) 1,341.00p +0.90%BHP Billiton (BLT) 1,945.00p +0.88%FTSE 100 - FallersVodafone Group (VOD) 227.20p -2.09%SSE (SSE) 1,361.00p -2.02%Sainsbury (J) (SBRY) 403.80p -1.92%Land Securities Group (LAND) 945.50p -1.87%Persimmon (PSN) 1,163.00p -1.86%Melrose Industries (MRO) 298.40p -1.78%Amec (AMEC) 1,164.00p -1.69%Admiral Group (ADM) 1,244.00p -1.66%Centrica (CNA) 336.40p -1.64%Smiths Group (SMIN) 1,378.00p -1.57%NR