FTSE 100 movers: Gold miners soar on UBS recommendation, Experian rises

15th Jan 2015 14:57

Gold mining stocks were performing well after UBS said they are "well-placed to benefit from FX and oil weakness" compared with their industrial metal peers. Precious-metal producers Randgold Resources and Fresnillo were the best performers. Third-quarter organic revenue was flat at information services group Experian, but weakness in some divisions was offset by a strong performance in the core credit services unit, causing shares to rise.Hargreaves Lansdown rose after launching its UK-focused multi-manager fund on Wednesday, focusing on aII companies, equity income and smaller companies sectors. Lee Gardhouse, who has a track record of 60.6% returns over the last three years, will manage the funds.Kingfisher, owner of B&Q, topped the fallers after results from sector rival Home Retail revealed that Homebase's underlying sales rose much less than expected, indicative of a weak homeware and DIY sector.A number of stocks were trading lower after going ex-dividend, including Imperial Tobacco. RisersRandgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 5,255.00p +6.16%Fresnillo (FRES) 853.50p +4.60%BHP Billiton (BLT) 1,344.00p +4.59%Experian (EXPN) 1,111.00p +4.32%Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 186.40p +4.08%Sainsbury (J) (SBRY) 251.00p +3.25%BG Group (BG.) 817.90p +2.92%Royal Dutch Shell 'B' (RDSB) 2,104.50p +2.56%Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) 937.50p +2.52%Weir Group (WEIR) 1,648.00p +2.49% FallersKingfisher (KGF) 316.20p -3.95%Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT) 2,831.00p -3.44%Compass Group (CPG) 1,075.00p -2.71%Dixons Carphone (DC.) 432.30p -2.64%Taylor Wimpey (TW.) 123.30p -1.99%Persimmon (PSN) 1,440.00p -1.91%Barratt Developments (BDEV) 418.40p -1.55%InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 2,585.00p -1.19%Reed Elsevier (REL) 1,092.00p -1.09%BT Group (BT.A) 397.30p -1.02%