London’s FTSE 100 was up 1.4% at 7,155.57in afternoon trade on Wednesday.
Cybersecurity firm Darktrace was the standout gainer on index.
Travel and hospitality stocks were among the top risers following recent Omicron-fuelled losses. British Airways and Iberia owner IAG, Premier Inn owner Whitbread and InterContinental Hotels were all higher
On the downside, online supermarket Ocado – which has tended to benefit from restrictions and lockdowns – was the worst performer on the index.
FTSE 100 – Risers
Darktrace (DARK) 484.80p 5.13%
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG) 132.00p 4.35%
BT Group (BT.A) 164.50p 3.97%
Whitbread (WTB) 2,901.00p 3.78%
Mondi (MNDI) 1,778.00p 3.52%
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 4,563.00p 2.90%
Standard Chartered (STAN) 426.80p 2.81%
Barclays (BARC) 188.48p 2.67%
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) 6,676.00p 2.65%
Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (PSH) 3,005.00p 2.56%
FTSE 100 – Fallers
Ocado Group (OCDO) 1,728.00p -3.76%
Croda International (CRDA) 9,908.00p -2.22%
Severn Trent (SVT) 2,829.00p -1.73%
Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) 1,320.00p -1.27%
Polymetal International (POLY) 1,355.00p -1.24%
Pearson (PSON) 585.20p -1.15%
Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 2,070.00p -1.00%
Bunzl (BNZL) 2,851.00p -0.70%
National Grid (NG.) 998.20p -0.67%
BHP Group (BHP) 2,059.50p -0.63%
