FTSE 100 movers: Standard strong ahead of interims

3rd Aug 2010 15:44

Financials are generally strong but Footsie is still lower on the day. Standard Chartered is strong ahead of tomorrow's interim results. Man Group, Standard Life and Prudential are also higher.Banking group Investec is heading in the other direction after it raised £104.5m through a placing at 475p a share. The placing increases the share capital of Investec, which is engaged in investment and private banking, property investment, asset management and capital markets, by 4.27%. Pharma developer Shire is higher after it announced the €428m purchase of Movetis NV. This will add products to its gastrointestinal portfolio. Movetis has €100m in the bank. Hammerson has fallen even though Panmure Gordon described the property company's interim figures as "encouraging". The broker did add that it thought the exposure to UK shopping centres and the French property market was a negative. Segro and Capital Shopping Centres have fallen in sympathy. FTSE 100 - RisersCentrica (CNA) 318.90p +2.90%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,897.50p +1.93%British Airways (BAY) 235.00p +1.78%British American Tobacco (BATS) 2,223.50p +1.62%Shire Plc (SHP) 1,477.00p +1.58%Man Group (EMG) 226.10p +1.25%Standard Life (SL.) 211.40p +1.05%Prudential (PRU) 572.00p +0.97%Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) 3,211.00p +0.78%TUI Travel (TT.) 217.00p +0.70%FTSE 100 - FallersARM Holdings (ARM) 310.20p -6.57%Investec (INVP) 473.00p -6.06%Old Mutual (OML) 120.90p -3.36%Rolls-Royce Group (RR.) 567.50p -3.24%SEGRO (SGRO) 275.50p -3.20%Capital Shopping Centres Group (CSCG) 338.30p -2.62%Capita Group (CPI) 713.50p -2.59%Hammerson (HMSO) 388.40p -2.58%Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) 1,296.00p -2.41%Essar Energy (ESSR) 424.80p -2.37%