BAE Systems shares fall 4.68% in market downturn

10 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · May 7

The stock closed at £19.92 on Thursday as the FTSE 100 fell 1.55% to 10,276.95 in a broadly weak London session.
BAE underperformed the wider market and finished 15.60% below its 52-week high of £23.60, reached on 18 March.
Trading volume was 5.2 million shares, below the 50-day average of 7.7 million, indicating lighter activity during the sell-off.

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