FTSE 100 Movers: G4S heads north after growth acceleration

23rd Aug 2011 12:47

Security services provider G4S saw its share price take a leap after it said it is seeing organic revenue growth accelerating in most regions and business sectors, as the global economy continues its recovery from the recession. Group turnover rose 5% on a constant exchange rates (CER) basis to £3.76bn in the first six months of 2011 from £3.58bn in the first half of last year. The organic growth rate for turnover of 5% was an improvement on the 2% growth seen in the corresponding period of 2010. Fresnillo saw by far the biggest drop among Footsie constituents as the price of precious metals slipped. FTSE 100 - RisersG4S (GFS) 260.10p +6.77%ARM Holdings (ARM) 518.00p +5.28%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 29.00p +5.21%Essar Energy (ESSR) 260.50p +5.08%John Wood Group (WG.) 543.00p +4.73%ITV (ITV) 56.55p +3.67%Glencore International (GLEN) 367.75p +3.59%Aggreko (AGK) 1,772.00p +3.26%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 20.30p +3.20%Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 1,682.00p +2.37%FTSE 100 - FallersFresnillo (FRES) 1,899.00p -6.87%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 6,795.00p -1.09%International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG) 166.70p -0.48%British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSY) 620.00p -0.40%National Grid (NG.) 598.50p -0.33%Compass Group (CPG) 536.00p -0.28%United Utilities Group (UU.) 579.50p -0.17%Severn Trent (SVT) 1,433.00p -0.14%Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) 1,210.00p -0.08%