Royal Mail Leaves The FTSE 100 In Quarterly Shake-up
30 August 2017
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The FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday, but Royal Mail is set to leave the ranks of the blue chip index.
The blue chip index ended up 27.83 points at 7,365.26.
In FTSE Russell's quarterly review of its constituents, Royal Mail will be relegated to the FTSE 250 together with distressed doorstep lender Provident Financial.
The postal service has actually been a FTSE 100 business given that shortly after being privatised in 2013.
On Wednesday, Royal Mail's shares closed at 390.5 p, providing the postal service a market capitalisation of ₤ 4bn.
A company's place in the FTSE 100 or FTSE 250 is figured out by its market capitalisation at the close of trading on the day of the review.
If a group has a worth that puts it at 90th place or above, it will sign up with the FTSE 100. If it falls to the 111th position or below, it will be benched to the FTSE 250.
Nicholas Hyett, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, stated: "Royal Mail has actually lost its battle to preserve a place in the FTSE 100. We're not sure that's something you can lay at primary executive Moya Green's door though, as the group continues to deal with difficult market conditions.
"Letter volumes have away much faster than the group had anticipated, partly as an outcome direct marketing drying up as business self-confidence dropped after the EU referendum, while prices remains tough in parcels."
Shares in Provident Financial, which just recently issued a revenue caution and parted ways with its primary executive Peter Crook, ended up 1.68% lower at 891.27 p to value the company at ₤ 3.1 bn. It will likewise come down to the FTSE 250.
In contrast, NMC Health, the Abu Dhabi-based healthcare facility operator, will go up from the FTSE 250 into the FTSE 100 together with housebuilder Berkeley Group.
All the changes from the review be implemented at the close of organization on 15 September and will work from the start of trading on 18 September.
The FTSE 250 closed 88.67 points up at 19,616.56.
Northgate, the industrial vehicle hire group, miner Petra Diamonds and construction firm Carillion will fall out of the FTSE 250. Those moving up to the FTSE 250 include online wagering group 888 Holdings.
On the currency markets, the pound edged up by 0.48% versus the euro at 1.0843 euros. Sterling was marginally higher versus the dollar at $1.2931.