Barratt Redrow PLC shares fall 2.98 percent in rough market session

12 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 29

Shares closed at £2.45, nearly 50% below their 52-week high of £4.86 reached on June 11th.
Trading volume was 4.2 million, significantly lower than the 50-day average of 8.6 million shares.
The decline outpaced the FTSE 100 Index, which fell 1.16% to 10,213.11 during the session, reflecting broader market weakness.

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