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BATS - British American Tobacco

BATS
3,744.50
-14.63 (-0.39%)
ASK PRICE BID PRICE CHANGE
3,744.50 3,743.50 -14.63 (-0.39%)
Volume 1,823,743
Day's high 3,772.00
Day's low 2,991.00
Today’s open 3,752.50
Prev Close 3,758.50
   

Index: FTSE 100, FTSE 250 & FTSE All-Share

Sector: Tobacco

  • Company URL: http://www.bat.com
  • Company Profile: British American Tobacco is a cigarette maker. BAT is actually a holding company that owns and invests in several cigarette producers and brands, with its tobacco brand portfolio containing Lucky Strike, Dunhill, Kent, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, Vogue, and Pall Mall. The group is the second largest cigarette company in the world (after Philip Morris), thanks in part to its 42% share of Reynolds American, owner of Camel, Pall Mall, Kool, Winston and Grizzly and Kodiak moist snuff brands.

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BullBearings trader activity in the last few days with this stock

Buying: 67%

Selling: 33%

Recent trades by BullBearings members
TRADE QTY. PRICE DATE
BUY 26 3735.5p 22/05/13 10:19
SELL 400 3733p 22/05/13 09:29
BUY 500 3738p 22/05/13 08:01
SELL (auto) 138 3753p 22/05/13 07:15
BUY 2,677 3750p 21/05/13 13:26

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4 weeks ago

London open: Stocks rise ahead of UK GDP

Markets opened strongly on Thursday morning as strength in the mining sector lifted the FTSE 100 higher ahead of the release of UK growth data.

4 weeks ago

London pre-open: Slight decline expected in opening trade

City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open down five points from yesterday's close of 6,432 following a mixed session in the US last night.

4 weeks ago

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