Lloyds Share News (LLOY)

Randgold Resources was a strong riser - particularly compared to the rest of its sector - gaining after Blackrock upped its stake in the group to 14.1 per cent, marginally higher than the 14 per cent it previously owned. An increase in risk appetite was benefiting financial stocks today with banking peers Barclays, Lloyds, RBS, and Standard Chartered among the risers. A number of banks are due to report their first quarter results this week. Terrestrial broadcaster ITV impressed after announcing the acquisition of The Garden, the production company behind the popular show '24 Hours in A&E'. Meanwhile, ENRC was the biggest faller following claims in the Financial Times that three senior executives have resigned and a fourth has taken leave of absence. Fellow miners Evraz, Melrose, Xstrata, Vedanta and Glencore were all seen taking a hit on the back of US home-sales figures which showed an unexpected decline in March.Consumer product group Reckitt Benckiser was in decline despite reporting decent growth in the first quarter with its Health division performing strongly as a more favourable cold and flu season increased the demand for Strepsils, Mucinex and certain Nurofen products. FTSE 100 - RisersRandgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 4,877.00p +4.57%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 48.79p +2.74%Tate & Lyle (TATE) 852.50p +1.79%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 285.00p +1.60%International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG) 256.30p +1.59%RSA Insurance Group (RSA) 109.60p +1.39%easyJet (EZJ) 1,124.00p +1.35%British Land Co (BLND) 580.00p +1.31%G4S (GFS) 305.80p +1.29%Barclays (BARC) 289.85p +1.22%FTSE 100 - FallersEurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC) 277.80p -4.54%Evraz (EVR) 154.60p -4.45%Weir Group (WEIR) 2,052.00p -3.71%Amec (AMEC) 962.50p -3.70%Melrose Industries (MRO) 235.60p -3.68%Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) 1,261.00p -3.15%Xstrata (XTA) 932.60p -2.55%Glencore International (GLEN) 306.70p -2.54%Vedanta Resources (VED) 1,125.00p -2.26%Meggitt (MGGT) 465.60p -2.16%NR