Whitbread shares rise as they outperform a falling FTSE 100

8 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 1

The stock gained 2.78% to £22.96 on Friday, while the FTSE 100 Index slipped 0.14% to 10,363.93.
Despite the advance, Whitbread closed 30.47% below its 52-week high of £33.02 reached on 3 October.
Trading volume was 570,768 shares, below the 50-day average of 693,735, indicating lighter-than-usual activity during a broadly weak market session.

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