FTSE 100 movers: Pre-results optimism buoys Carnival

20th Sep 2010 18:01

Among today's big movers was Carnival, buoyant ahead of the cruise operator's results tomorrow.Intertek, the company which tests the safety of toys and many other products was boosted by an upgrade to 'outperform' from Seymour Pierce after a well received strategic update from fellow testing group SGS.Gold miner African Barrick has had a strong run lately but the shares fell back today.FTSE 100 - RisersCarnival (CCL) 2,489.00p +4.98%Rexam (REX) 313.80p +3.70%Intertek Group (ITRK) 1,853.00p +3.64%Wolseley (WOS) 1,469.00p +3.23%Reed Elsevier (REL) 552.00p +3.18%Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) 3,500.00p +3.09%Unilever (ULVR) 1,803.00p +3.03%Hammerson (HMSO) 394.10p +2.95%BG Group (BG.) 1,114.00p +2.91%Barclays (BARC) 313.35p +2.86%FTSE 100 - FallersResolution (RSL) 243.20p -1.62%Aggreko (AGK) 1,590.00p -1.43%TUI Travel (TT.) 220.40p -0.59%Cairn Energy (CNE) 426.80p -0.37%Schroders NV (SDRC) 1,142.00p -0.26%African Barrick Gold (ABG) 599.00p -0.17%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,898.00p -0.11%Centrica (CNA) 341.00p -0.06%Tomkins (TOMK) 324.40p -0.03%Cobham (COB) 236.60p +0.04%