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Risers & fallers
Daily Risers 20th Apr
| Name | Price | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ultra Electronics Holdings | 1405 | 6.2 |
| Capita Group (The) | 159.8 | 5.72 |
| On The Beach Group | 610 | 4.27 |
| Intu Properties | 202.3 | 4.09 |
| Hammerson | 540 | 3.97 |
| Inmarsat | 375.8 | 3.24 |
Fallers
| Name | Price | % |
|---|---|---|
| Bakkavor Group | 182 | -3.19 |
| Greene King | 562.6 | -3.13 |
| Melrose | 229.2 | -2.96 |
| Countryside Properties | 360.4 | -2.86 |
| Weir Group | 2201 | -2.18 |
| Hochschild Mining | 220 | -2.05 |
Weekly Risers
| Name | Price | % |
|---|---|---|
| Hammerson | 540 | 14.16 |
| JD Sports Fashion | 391.5 | 12.63 |
| Fisher (James) & Sons | 1742 | 10.67 |
| Capita Group (The) | 159.8 | 8.97 |
| Petrofac | 599.6 | 8.04 |
| BCA Marketplace | 186.8 | 7.36 |
Fallers
| Name | Price | % |
|---|---|---|
| Rathbone Brothers | 2302 | -4.72 |
| FDM Group (Holdings) | 1012 | -3.98 |
| Wizz Air Holdings | 3260 | -3.75 |
| CYBG | 294.2 | -3.6 |
| Sanne Group | 616 | -1.44 |
| Hiscox | 1467 | -1.15 |
Monthly Risers
| Name | Price | % |
|---|---|---|
| FirstGroup | 116 | 47.4 |
| IP Group | 138.2 | 29.64 |
| BCA Marketplace | 186.8 | 23.38 |
| Greencore Group | 155.75 | 21.54 |
| Dixons Carphone | 210.2 | 21.36 |
| Stagecoach Group | 157.4 | 18.97 |
Fallers
| Name | Price | % |
|---|---|---|
| Rank Group (The) | 173 | -16.43 |
| Ferrexpo | 236.9 | -15.39 |
| Telecom plus | 1092 | -10.64 |
| Sanne Group | 616 | -10.33 |
| Rathbone Brothers | 2302 | -8.43 |
| Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group | 1218 | -6.16 |
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The Marshall Plan, by Benn Steil
An ambitious and deeply researched narrative look at the plan that put Europe back on its feet.
The Vory: Russia’s Super Mafia, by Jeroen Bos
An overview of the Russian mafia that couldn’t be timelier.
The Great Economists, by Linda Yueh
A solid introduction to the history of economic thought.
Skin in the Game, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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