St. James's Place shares drop 1.86% in rough market session

12 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 7

The stock closed at £12.12 on Thursday as the FTSE 100 fell 1.55% to 10,276.95.
St. James's Place underperformed the broader market and finished 23.10% below its 52-week high of £15.76 reached on 3 February.
Trading volume was 985,418 shares, well below the stock's 50-day average of 3.2 million, indicating relatively light activity during the decline.

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