The Share Centre names the most traded UK-listed companies for Wednesday 31 August 2011.

Top ten trades
Wednesday 31 August 2011 (all day)
Source: The Share Centre

BUY
1. Lloyds Banking Group, 5.5 per cent
2. Royal Bank of Scotland Group, 5.1 per cent
3. Aviva, 3.8 per cent
4. Barclays, 3.1 per cent
5= Vodafone, 2 per cent
5= Range Resources, 2 per cent
7. Tesco, 1.4 per cent
8= Centrica, 1.3 per cent
8= Thomas Cook, 1.3 per cent
8= Asterand, 1.3 per cent

SELL
1. Lloyds Banking Group, 5.7 per cent
2. Aviva, 3.1 per cent
3. Barclays, 2.4 per cent
4= Share plc, 1.9 per cent
4= Xcite Energy, 1.9 per cent
6= Royal Bank of Scotland Group, 1.7 per cent
6= Xstrata, 1.7 per cent
8= Range Resources, 1.4 per cent
8= Asterand, 1.4 per cent
8= Gulf Keystone Petroleum, 1.4 per cent

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