FTSE 100 movers: Miners on the rise; airlines hit after Wizz results
London's FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 8,786.36 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
Heavily-weighted miners were among the best performers, with Anglo American, Antofagasta and Glencore all up.
Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser was boosted by an upgrade to 'outperform' at Bernstein.
On the downside, WPP, Sainsbury's and Vodafone were all weaker as they traded without entitlement to the dividend.
EasyJet and BA and Iberia owner IAG were both lower as Wizz Air tanked after its full-year profits came in lower than expected, with the budget carrier blaming plane groundings due to a long-running engine issue which hit capacity along with higher costs.
Operating profit slumped 61% to €167.5m for the year to March, well below the €246m expected by analysts.
FTSE 100 - Risers
Fresnillo (FRES) 1,313.00p 4.04%
Anglo American (AAL) 2,321.50p 3.94%
Smith & Nephew (SN.) 1,113.00p 2.82%
Antofagasta (ANTO) 1,901.00p 2.76%
Convatec Group (CTEC) 299.80p 2.46%
Glencore (GLEN) 292.95p 1.54%
British American Tobacco (BATS) 3,440.00p 1.45%
Imperial Brands (IMB) 2,883.00p 1.41%
Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT) 5,104.00p 1.39%
SEGRO (SGRO) 703.60p 1.35%
FTSE 100 - Fallers
WPP (WPP) 561.60p -3.41%
Sainsbury (J) (SBRY) 274.80p -3.31%
Vodafone Group (VOD) 73.64p -2.95%
Diageo (DGE) 1,995.00p -2.16%
easyJet (EZJ) 573.00p -2.08%
Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (PSH) 3,872.00p -1.73%
Unite Group (UTG) 841.00p -1.69%
NATWEST GROUP (NWG) 521.20p -1.62%
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG) 330.60p -1.40%
Whitbread (WTB) 2,853.00p -1.25%
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