FTSE 100 Movers: Whitbread pulls the index north

6th Sep 2011 14:09

Coffee shop, restaurant and hotel owner Whitbread boosted its share price after accelerating revenue growth during the first half, posting a 12.9% improvement in sales in the second quarter, up from a 9.2% increase in the first three months of the year. On a like-for-like basis, sales rose 4.8% in the 11 weeks to 18 August. Barclays fell in the afternoon after banks had led the index north in the morning, picking up after a bad day for the sector yesterday. Fresnillo helped pick up the slack as miners in general performed well throughout the day. FTSE 100 - RisersWhitbread (WTB) 1,530.00p +5.01%Fresnillo (FRES) 2,039.00p +2.67%Resolution Ltd. (RSL) 258.50p +1.73%Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 289.30p +1.47%BAE Systems (BA.) 261.10p +1.36%Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT) 2,066.00p +1.27%Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) 1,262.00p +1.12%Tesco (TSCO) 365.30p +1.12%Glencore International (GLEN) 380.35p +1.04%GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) 1,277.50p +1.03%FTSE 100 - FallersAviva (AV.) 298.80p -2.70%Barclays (BARC) 150.00p -2.69%GKN (GKN) 176.40p -2.65%International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG) 154.90p -2.21%Man Group (EMG) 207.40p -2.08%IMI (IMI) 788.50p -2.05%Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC) 613.50p -1.84%Lonmin (LMI) 1,185.00p -1.82%Kingfisher (KGF) 222.90p -1.81%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,276.50p -1.77%NR