Barclays Share News (BARC)

Financial stocks were leading the risers on Friday morning, as the Footsie built on gains made on Thursday.Banking peers Barclays, Lloyds and RBS were among the best performers. Following suit were insurers Old Mutual, Aviva, Resolution, Prudential and RSA Insurance.Both Hammerson and British Land have announced deals. Property company British Land is to buy a portfolio of 17 freehold and leasehold racket clubs from French bank Societe Generale for £179m. The clubs will be let on new 25-year leases to Virgin Active pending Virgin's acquisition of the Esporta business. Shares fell into the red.Meanwhile, real estate investment trust Hammerson edged higher after acquiring a 999-year leasehold interest in 99 Bishopsgate, in the heart of London's financial district, for £100m, including costs. House builder Bovis was also higher on the FTSE 250 after completing marginally fewer sales in the first half of this year than last, although the average sales price increased by around 3%. Completions eased to 801 from 803 in the first half of last year, but net private reservations in the first half of the year rose 16% to 802 from 691 the year before. However, Daily Mail and General Trust, the Daily Mail publisher, was the best performer on the FTSE 250 after News Corp's decision to close the News of the World, the newspaper that has been a feature of Sunday morning breakfasts in Britain for 168 years.UK price comparison site Moneysupermarket.com saw shares riser after saying that it expects revenues to be around 23% ahead of last year when it reports its first half results next month. "Trading in the second quarter has been strong and consistent with the trends seen in the first quarter," the statement said. Shares in storage barn operator Big Yellow rose by 1% after it saw 'occupancy growth' up from 143,000 square feet in the second quarter of 2010 to 162,000 square feet between April and June this year. BCFTSE 100 - RisersBarclays (BARC) 254.65p +1.35%Wolseley (WOS) 2,087.00p +1.26%Old Mutual (OML) 138.20p +1.02%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 48.70p +0.89%Aviva (AV.) 440.90p +0.89%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 38.54p +0.86%Resolution Ltd. (RSL) 295.80p +0.85%Marks & Spencer Group (MKS) 379.50p +0.77%Prudential (PRU) 738.00p +0.75%RSA Insurance Group (RSA) 138.10p +0.73%FTSE 100 - FallersVedanta Resources (VED) 2,020.00p -1.99%Cairn Energy (CNE) 409.20p -1.14%ARM Holdings (ARM) 631.00p -0.94%United Utilities Group (UU.) 602.50p -0.66%Severn Trent (SVT) 1,489.00p -0.53%Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC) 811.00p -0.49%BG Group (BG.) 1,443.50p -0.41%Tullow Oil (TLW) 1,325.00p -0.38%Glencore International (GLEN) 501.10p -0.38%InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 1,326.00p -0.38%