RISERS AND FALLERS OF THE WEEK

The Footsie closed the week up 0.3 per cent at 7,545, bucking the global economic gloom.

FTSE 100 biggest risers

Standard Chartered 7.06%

Bank posts impressive quarterly results

Unilever 5.03% Profit outlook maintained despite inflation

Glencore 4.43% Commodity price surges boost miner

AstraZeneca 3.97% Sales up 60 per cent in first quarter

Antofagasta 3.78% Mining rally lifts copper producer

FTSE 100 biggest fallers

Aveva –13.66% Software firm warns of sales slowdown

Ocado –11.32% UK grocery data shows drop in sales

Ashtead –9.92% Rental firm falls as US economy shrinks

Rolls-Royce –9.04% Takeover buzz dims at aero engine maker

JD Sports Fashion –7.87% Inflation clouds outlook on retail spending

AIM biggest risers

LoopUp 80.85% Tech group wins contract from Telefonica

Clontarf Energy 51.85% £3.5 million raised for gas exploration

Atome Energy 41.45% Fertiliser crisis helps eco-ammonia firm

AIM biggest fallers

Empyrean Energy –77.98% Explorer finds no oil off Chinese coast

Origo Partners –28.57% Investment firm to delist from AIM

Vast Resources –26.88% Mining company refinances Atlas fund