Royal Mail Leaves The FTSE 100 In Quarterly Shake-up

30 August 2017
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The FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday, but Royal Mail is set to leave the ranks of the blue chip index.


The blue chip index ended up 27.83 points at 7,365.26.


In FTSE Russell's quarterly evaluation of its constituents, Royal Mail will be relegated to the FTSE 250 together with troubled doorstep lending institution Provident Financial.


The postal service has actually been a FTSE 100 given that soon after being privatised in 2013.


On Wednesday, Royal Mail's shares closed at 390.5 p, giving the postal service a market capitalisation of ₤ 4bn.


A business's place in the FTSE 100 or FTSE 250 is determined by its market capitalisation at the close of trading on the day of the evaluation.


If a group has a worth that puts it at 90th place or above, it will sign up with the FTSE 100. If it is up to the 111th position or listed below, it will be benched to the FTSE 250.


Nicholas Hyett, equity expert at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "Royal Mail has lost its battle to keep a place in the FTSE 100. We're uncertain that's something you can lay at president Moya Green's door however, as the group continues to face difficult market conditions.


"Letter volumes have actually leaked away quicker than the group had anticipated, partly as a result direct marketing drying up as business self-confidence plunged after the EU referendum, while rates remains tough in parcels."


Shares in Provident Financial, which recently issued an earnings caution and parted methods with its chief executive Peter Crook, ended up 1.68% lower at 891.27 p to value the business at ₤ 3.1 bn. It will also descend to the FTSE 250.


On the other hand, NMC Health, the Abu Dhabi-based health center operator, will move up from the FTSE 250 into the FTSE 100 in addition to housebuilder Berkeley Group.


All the modifications from the evaluation be carried out at the close of organization on 15 September and will work from the start of trading on 18 September.


The FTSE 250 closed 88.67 points up at 19,616.56.


Northgate, the industrial automobile hire group, miner Petra Diamonds and building and construction company Carillion will fall out of the FTSE 250. Those going up to the FTSE 250 consist of online betting group 888 Holdings.


On the currency markets, the pound edged up by 0.48% versus the euro at 1.0843 euros. Sterling was partially higher versus the dollar at $1.2931.