Shares in Easyjet flew higher after Jefferies said the airline was situated to benefit from the recent problems with Air France-KLM, which has been forced to cancel numerous flights due to pilot strike action. The broker also predicted the group would have a positive finish to the year.Astrazeneca shares also squeezed higher after the company received positive feedback for Moventig, its new treatment for opioid-induced constipation.British Land shares were lifted by Societe Generale after it lifted its rating from 'hold' to 'buy'.Meanwhile, Sports Direct shares slumped into the red one day after its boss, Mike Ashley, yesterday surprised the market with the news it has completed a "put" option with Goldman Sachs in a complicated move that it said "reflects Sports Direct's growing relationship with Tesco and belief in Tesco's long-term future". The option relates to 23m Tesco shares.Tesco, together with its sector peers Sainsbury and Morrison, all continued to decline amid the growing price war amongst supermarkets.FTSE 100 - RiserseasyJet (EZJ) 1,397.00p +3.48%St James's Place (STJ) 737.50p +2.57%Shire Plc (SHP) 5,350.00p +2.10%British Land Co (BLND) 705.00p +1.95%Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) 5,340.00p +1.62%Fresnillo (FRES) 759.00p +1.47%Admiral Group (ADM) 1,251.00p +1.46%ARM Holdings (ARM) 916.00p +1.33%Intu Properties (INTU) 329.90p +1.29%Aviva (AV.) 531.00p +1.24%FTSE 100 - FallersSports Direct International (SPD) 619.00p -2.90%Sainsbury (J) (SBRY) 250.60p -2.87%Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 170.50p -2.07%IMI (IMI) 1,241.00p -1.90%Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT) 2,659.00p -1.34%Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) 1,010.00p -1.08%3i Group (III) 384.10p -1.01%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 4,207.00p -0.99%TUI Travel (TT.) 387.60p -0.92%Tullow Oil (TLW) 649.00p -0.84%