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HILS - Hill and Smith Holdings

HILS
440.50
-17.24 (-3.78%)
ASK PRICE BID PRICE CHANGE
440.50 439.25 -17.24 (-3.78%)
Volume 71,154
Day's high 480.00
Day's low 297.00
Today’s open 456.00
Prev Close 456.75
   

Index: FTSE All-Share & FTSE Small Cap

Sector: Industrial Engineering

  • Company URL: http://www.hsholdings.co.uk
  • Company Profile: Designer, manufacturer and supplier of infrastructure products and galvanizing services to global markets. It operates facilities principally in the UK, France, USA, Thailand, Sweden and China. The Group\'s operations are organised into two main business segments: Infrastructure Products (for core markets of road and utilities) and Galvanizing Services (providing zinc and other coatings for a wide range of products for the infrastructure and construction markets). Headquartered in the UK, as at end 2011 it employed around 3,500 staff.

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BullBearings trader activity in the last few days with this stock

Buying: 50%

Selling: 50%

Recent trades by BullBearings members
TRADE QTY. PRICE DATE
BUY (auto) 290 432.5p 30/04/13 07:15
SELL 1,000 474.5p 28/02/13 10:42
BUY 1,000 468p 14/02/13 10:51
SELL (auto) 428 464.75p 30/01/13 08:15
BUY 110 441p 22/01/13 14:53

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