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Updated · MarketWatch · May 7SSE shares slide 2.09% as FTSE 100 falls
9 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 7
- The stock closed at £24.82 on Thursday, while the FTSE 100 dropped 1.55% to 10,276.95 in a broadly weak London market session.
- SSE underperformed the wider index and finished 10.33% below its 52-week high of £27.68, reached on 13 April.
- Trading volume was 3.1 million shares, below the 50-day average of 3.5 million, indicating lighter-than-usual activity during the decline.
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