St. James's Place shares rally 3.48% to £12.19

10 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30

The gain came as the FTSE 100 rose 1.62% to 10,378.82 in a broadly positive Thursday session.
Despite the advance, the wealth manager's stock finished 22.66% below its 52-week high of £15.76 reached on 3 February.
Trading volume was 1.9 million shares, below the 50-day average of 3.1 million, indicating lighter-than-usual activity during the rise.

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