British American Tobacco shares slide 2.37% in weak London market

8 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 7

The stock closed at £42.86 on Thursday as the FTSE 100 fell 1.55% to 10,276.95.
British American Tobacco ended 12.12% below its 52-week high of £48.77, reached on 19 December.
Trading volume was 1.8 million shares, well below the stock's 50-day average of 4.7 million, indicating relatively light activity during the broader market sell-off.

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