FTSE 100 movers: RBS tops risers

25th Feb 2010 15:13

Royal Bank of Scotlandgot the benefit of the doubt for its figures and led the risrs on Footsie all day.Net attributable losses narrowed markedly to £3.6bn, down from £24.3bn in 2008. The market consensus had been for a loss of £3.85bn, though forecasts varied wildly. Impairments surged to £13.9bn from £7.4bn in 2008, but risk elements in lending at year end were unchanged compared with end-September at £35.0bn. Pre-impairment profit, adjusted for fair value of own debt, improved to £7.8bn from a loss of £0.7bn in 2008.Capita is among the heaviest fallers after the outsorce giant missed forecasts for last year. Pre-tax profit for the year ended 31 December rose to £258.1m, up from £226.6m in 2008 but below broker forecasts of £321m.FTSE 100 - RisersRoyal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 37.93p +4.98%TUI Travel (TT.) 268.10p +2.84%Inmarsat (ISAT) 736.50p +2.08%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 54.50p +1.89%Shire Plc (SHP) 1,386.00p +1.54%Centrica (CNA) 275.90p +1.40%BT Group (BT.A) 117.20p +0.95%Thomas Cook Group (TCG) 230.70p +0.83%FTSE 100 - FallersXstrata (XTA) 1,000.00p -4.76%Capita Group (CPI) 715.00p -3.90%Man Group (EMG) 219.70p -3.81%Wolseley (WOS) 1,519.00p -3.80%Anglo American (AAL) 2,299.50p -3.58%Rio Tinto (RIO) 3,243.50p -3.54%3i Group (III) 260.30p -3.34%Fresnillo (FRES) 732.50p -3.24%