FTSE 100 movers: Murdoch gossip lifts BSkyB

12th Mar 2010 15:29

BSkyB has been busy today on talk that Rupert Murdoch is planning to the take the satellite broadcaster private. The Aussie/US tycoon owns 40% of BSkyB already. Analysts were sceptical of the rumour, though apparently there has been a large buyer for the shares recently.Banks are going well with the exception of HSBC, after Goldman Sachs reduced its view to 'neutral' and removed it from its conviction-buy list saying it was puzzled by its weak performance relative to Standard Chartered.FTSE 100 - RisersRoyal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 42.50p +4.81%Eurasian Natural Resources (ENRC) 1,168.00p +4.10%Inmarsat (ISAT) 789.00p +3.61%Petrofac Ltd (PFC) 1,241.00p +3.33%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 58.28p +3.08%British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSY) 586.50p +2.99%Thomas Cook Group (TCG) 255.30p +2.90%Wolseley (WOS) 1,677.00p +2.82%FTSE 100 - FallersResolution (RSL) 72.20p -1.90%Standard Life (SL.) 211.50p -1.54%HSBC Holdings (HSBA) 684.50p -1.45%Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT) 2,075.00p -1.24%Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) 1,124.00p -1.14%SABMiller (SAB) 1,877.00p -1.00%Kingfisher (KGF) 221.80p -0.85%G4S (GFS) 281.30p -0.78%