FTSE 100 movers: L&G takes downgrade hit

23rd Jun 2009 13:50

Insurers struggled as Societe Generale cut its rating on Legal & General to "sell" from "hold" and slashed earnings forecasts for the current financial year and the next.Friends Provident fell back in sympathy.Copper miner Antofagasta was one of the top blue chip risers as metal prices improved, kept company by peer Eurasian Natural Resources.It's also been a good day for information conglomerate Thomson-Reuters, up after confirming it will scrap its London listing.FTSE 100 - RisersTUI Travel (TT.) 233.50p +3.89%Antofagasta (ANTO) 576.50p +3.87%Eurasian Natural Resources (ENRC) 620.00p +3.68%Thomson Reuters (TRIL) 1,690.00p +3.62%British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSY) 444.50p +3.13%Pearson (PSON) 615.50p +2.67%Alliance Trust (ATST) 274.25p +2.43%Shire Plc (SHP) 828.50p +2.16%Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 1,108.00p +2.12%Bunzl (BNZL) 495.00p +1.96%FTSE 100 - FallersLegal & General Group (LGEN) 55.83p -7.87%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 65.00p -4.20%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,135.00p -3.40%Thomas Cook Group (TCG) 200.00p -3.38%Wolseley (WOS) 1,006.00p -3.18%Friends Provident Group (FP.) 69.00p -3.09%Anglo American (AAL) 1,652.00p -2.71%Schroders (SDR) 809.50p -2.53%Schroders NV (SDRC) 665.00p -2.42%International Power (IPR) 229.75p -2.34%