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(Sharecast News) - FTSE 100 (UKX) 8,482.02 -0.15%
Leisure group Whitbread was a high riser, jumping 3% after announcing a £250m share buyback following its full-year results. The company reported a 19% drop in annual profits but said its five-year plan was still on track.
Lloyds fell 3% after raising its bad debt provision in the first quarter £309m from £57m a year earlier, citing downside risks from the impact of US tariffs. Net income rose 4% to £4.4bn while pre-tax profit fell 7% to £1.5bn as the bank reaffirmed full-year guidance.
Publishing and exhibitions group Informa also impressed with "further strong growth" in Q1, with continuing forward visibility through subscriptions, recurring revenues and forward booked contracts. Shares were up 3%.
Rolls-Royce gained after reporting a "strong" start to the year and saying it expects to be able to offset the hit from US trade tariffs. In a trading update issued ahead of its AGM, the engineer's chief executive officer said that the company was taking "mitigation actions" with respect to the tariffs.
Market Movers
FTSE 100 - Risers
Whitbread (WTB) 2,712.00p 4.59%
St James's Place (STJ) 977.40p 4.07%
Haleon (HLN) 390.00p 3.61%
Anglo American (AAL) 2,102.00p 3.60%
Entain (ENT) 660.40p 3.58%
Informa (INF) 753.60p 3.54%
CRH (CDI) (CRH) 7,230.00p 2.79%
Schroders (SDR) 337.40p 2.74%
Scottish Mortgage Inv Trust (SMT) 924.20p 2.71%
Prudential (PRU) 811.40p 2.48%
FTSE 100 - Fallers
Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 71.50p -2.43%
Marks & Spencer Group (MKS) 380.00p -2.31%
AstraZeneca (AZN) 10,490.00p -2.22%
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) 11,410.00p -1.85%
BP (BP.) 344.00p -1.80%
Games Workshop Group (GAW) 15,170.00p -1.56%
Smurfit Westrock (DI) (SWR) 3,089.00p -1.37%
Centrica (CNA) 158.20p -1.22%
Airtel Africa (AAF) 169.60p -1.11%
Associated British Foods (ABF) 2,042.00p -1.07%