Persimmon shares rise 2.92% and outperform FTSE 100

13 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30

The stock closed at £10.57 on Thursday as the FTSE 100 gained 1.62% to 10,378.82 in a broadly positive UK trading session.
Persimmon remained 31.89% below its 52-week high of £15.52, reached on 18 February.
Trading volume was 2.3 million shares, below the stock's 50-day average of 2.7 million.

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