BT Share News (BT.A)

Market MoverstechMARK 2,488.54 +1.63%FTSE 100 6,624.98 +0.49%FTSE 250 14,315.66 +0.24%UK shares climbed made decent gains on Friday, finishing the week 104 points higher. The rise was driven in part by an increase in risk appetite, which seemed to take its cue from the sharp move lower in the Japanese Yen overnight.Meanwhile, it was revealed today that UK trade moved further towards positive territory in March as the pound wallowed well below its pre-crisis highs. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that the British trade deficit contracted to £9.056bn from £9.165bn in the month before and may continue to narrow due to sterling scraping a 20-month low in March. Including the UK trade surplus in services, the overall deficit decreased to £3.13bn compared with a deficit of £3.4bn in February, as exports rose by 3.5%. Nevertheless, the ONS cautioned that although exports in March were the highest since July 2012 the broad pattern remains flat, as has been the case since Autumn 2011. In other news from the ONS announced that UK construction output plunged it its lowest level in 15 years in the first three months of the year. Construction output, which accounts for around 6-7% of GDP, declined 2.4% quarter-on-quarter to levels not seen since the fourth quarter of 1998. Year-on-year, the three month period delivered an estimated 6.5% fall. FTSE 100: BT Group charges into the top spot on strong resultsShares in BT Group soared on Friday after posting very strong results which saw annual pre-tax profit rise 11 per cent. Adding to the gains was the previous day's news that it will soon offer its sports channels free to any BT broadband customer.Shares in Shire also leapt after it announced Thursday evening that it had won a patent trial against Watson Laboratories over Lialda, one of its treatments for ulcerative colitis.TUI Travel was on the the rise after it narrowed its half-year losses as revenues from unique holiday bookings and online sales grew. The leisure travel group reported a loss before tax of £346m for the six months to March-end, a 6.0% reduction on the prior year's £367m loss. Meanwhile, Anglo American shares took a hit after its Amplats arm announced plans to axe 6,000 jobs in an effort to reduce costs and improve efficiencies. The move comes as part of a number of proposals aimed at restoring profitability to the mining company. Proposals include revising its baseline production to 2.2m from 2.4m ounces per annum in the short to medium term and consolidating its Rustenburg project into three operating mines. Sector peers Randgold, Polymetal, Glencore Xstrata and Fresnillo were also in decline, tracking metal prices lower. FTSE 250: Ocado leads risers after strong updateOcado rose to the top of the FTSE 250 Friday after the grocery website said it was well placed to take advantage of rapid growth in online sales. The company is currently in talks with Morrison to help the supermarket launch its first online shopping offering and said the deal would be complementary to its existing relationship with Waitrose.Mobile satellite company Inmarsat also advanced after announcing the acquisition of TC Communications, a Sydney based satellite communications specialist.Centamin, on the other hand, retreated after the Egypt-focused gold miner said an advisory body made unfavourable recommendations to the court that will decide the fate of its only operating mine Sukari.Lonmin tumbled as the recent plunge in gold prices continued to hit mining companies.FTSE 100 - RisersBT Group (BT.A) 309.50p +12.26%Shire Plc (SHP) 2,019.00p +4.39%Meggitt (MGGT) 515.50p +3.18%Kingfisher (KGF) 329.50p +2.71%Weir Group (WEIR) 2,348.00p +2.53%Burberry Group (BRBY) 1,407.00p +2.18%ITV (ITV) 130.60p +2.03%HSBC Holdings (HSBA) 744.80p +1.96%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 299.50p +1.94%InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 1,946.00p +1.94%FTSE 100 - FallersAnglo American (AAL) 1,591.00p -4.56%Polymetal International (POLY) 698.00p -4.38%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 5,010.00p -4.11%Glencore Xstrata (GLEN) 343.90p -3.14%G4S (GFS) 247.70p -2.86%Tullow Oil (TLW) 1,012.00p -2.50%Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) 1,394.00p -2.38%Old Mutual (OML) 215.80p -2.09%Antofagasta (ANTO) 913.00p -1.99%Rio Tinto (RIO) 3,037.00p -1.75%FTSE 250 - RisersOcado Group (OCDO) 224.60p +7.67%Inmarsat (ISAT) 714.00p +6.57%Morgan Advance Materials (MGAM) 287.70p +5.81%BBA Aviation (BBA) 273.00p +4.64%IP Group (IPO) 152.00p +4.61%St. Modwen Properties (SMP) 296.90p +3.85%Ted Baker (TED) 1,385.00p +3.36%Betfair Group (BET) 898.00p +2.63%Sports Direct International (SPD) 494.70p +2.44%Laird (LRD) 208.30p +2.36%FTSE 250 - FallersCentamin (DI) (CEY) 37.87p -16.95%Lonmin (LMI) 278.80p -7.13%United Drug (UDG) 325.10p -4.38%Hochschild Mining (HOC) 262.20p -3.85%Petropavlovsk (POG) 146.10p -3.75%Heritage Oil (HOIL) 125.00p -3.47%African Barrick Gold (ABG) 148.00p -3.33%F&C Asset Management (FCAM) 97.45p -3.32%Provident Financial (PFG) 1,550.00p -3.12%Imagination Technologies Group (IMG) 306.00p -2.92%FTSE TechMARK - RisersPromethean World (PRW) 19.75p +4.64%Xaar (XAR) 560.00p +3.70%DRS Data & Research Services (DRS) 20.50p +2.50%Torotrak (TRK) 31.50p +2.44%E2V Technologies (E2V) 119.00p +2.15%Emblaze Ltd. (BLZ) 55.00p +1.85%Microgen (MCGN) 120.50p +1.69%Wolfson Microelectronics (WLF) 203.25p +1.62%Antisoma (ASM) 1.80p +1.41%BATM Advanced Communications Ltd. (BVC) 19.50p +1.30%FTSE TechMARK - FallersParity Group (PTY) 38.75p -11.93%Phoenix IT Group (PNX) 142.00p -3.40%RM (RM.) 72.50p -2.03%Kofax (KFX) 320.00p -1.46%Ricardo (RCDO) 385.00p -0.58%Consort Medical (CSRT) 790.00p -0.50%Skyepharma (SKP) 43.50p -0.29%NR