Listed hedge fund Man Group (EMG.L) was the biggest riser at the close of trading after receiving positive broker coverage from three investment houses.

Its share price rose by 4.9 per cent to 241.8p, as Credit Suisse upgraded it to 'outperform', Citigroup reiterated its buy stance and Goldman Sachs initiated new coverage with a 'buy' recommendation.

Miner Randgold Resources (RRS.L) saw its share price rise by 43 per cent to 4,928p and luxury goods company Burberry (BRBY.L) rose 2.7 per cent to 1,392p.

B&Q owner Kingfisher (KGF.L) rose 2.1 per cent to 270.9p and Centrica (CNA.L) increased by 1.7 per cent to 327.2p.

United Utilities (UU.L) was the biggest loser with share price dropping 3.4 per cent to 575p, closely followed by Severn Trent (STR.L) which fell 3.1 per cent to 1,398p. The utilities companies both saw share prices drop after going ex-dividend.

Barclays (BARC.L) dropped 2.6 per cent to 252.3p, software company Autonomy (AU.L) dropped 2.5 per cent to 1,698p, and global satellite communications company Inmarsat (ISAT.L) shed 2.4 per cent to 581.5p.

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