FTSE 100 movers: BP gushes higher; Taylor Wimpey goes ex-div

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was up 0.4% at 7,653.85 in afternoon trade on Thursday. BP was the standout gainer on the index as oil prices remained higher, albeit lower than recent highs.

On the downside, Taylor Wimpey, WPP and B&Q owner Kingfisher all fell as they traded without entitlement to the dividend.

Barclays was lower as it emerged that former chief executive Jes Staley has been banned and fined nearly £2m by the City watchdog over his relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Barclays said it had concluded that Staley was now ineligible for, or should forfeit, bonuses and other awards totalling £17.8m.

FTSE 100 - Risers

BP (BP.) 536.80p 3.17% CRH (CDI) (CRH) 4,825.00p 2.53% Endeavour Mining (EDV) 1,609.00p 2.03% Melrose Industries (MRO) 481.20p 1.67% AstraZeneca (AZN) 11,122.00p 1.63% BAE Systems (BA.) 1,071.00p 1.61% Sage Group (SGE) 1,016.50p 1.55% Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) 2,110.00p 1.49% Experian (EXPN) 2,822.00p 1.40% Mondi (MNDI) 1,413.00p 1.36%

FTSE 100 - Fallers

Taylor Wimpey (TW.) 111.80p -4.24% Barclays (BARC) 153.24p -2.51% Croda International (CRDA) 4,466.00p -1.72% Fresnillo (FRES) 538.20p -1.46% Ocado Group (OCDO) 579.40p -1.40% WPP (WPP) 739.20p -0.96% Beazley (BEZ) 533.00p -0.93% Kingfisher (KGF) 210.50p -0.89% Land Securities Group (LAND) 604.40p -0.79% Convatec Group (CTEC) 204.80p -0.68%