Vodafone Share News (VOD)

Contract caterer Compass was a high riser after having a good first quarter with expectations for the full year unchanged as its North America and emerging market business segments performing strongly. Telecoms group Vodafone rose despite posting a 1.8% drop in revenue for the last three months of 2012, blaming difficult market conditions in Europe. However, the company said it expects adjusted operating profit in the upper range of £11.1bn-to-£11.9bn for the 2013 financial year. Medical technology group Smith & Nephew was higher after beating forecasts in the fourth quarter. Travel and leisure firm TUI Travel gained after reporting a narrower operating loss in the first quarter as it outperformed in the UK and Nordic markets. Meanwhile, Burberry sank after the luxury brand named Carol Fairweather, formerly Senior Vice President of Group Finance, as its new Chief Financial Officer. The high-end retailer may also have been affected by news that the Chinese government has banned television and radio advertisements for luxury and expensive gifts, saying they promote "incorrect values and create a bad social ethos". Hargreaves Lansdown was settling back down one day after the company posted record revenues and profits for the second half of 2012, driven by a boost in client numbers. Iberia, the Spanish airline operated by International Consolidated Airlines Group (otherwise known as IAG), has deemed the strikes convoked by labour unions to be excessive and an intolerable threat to the company, its customers, and society. IAG shares fell nearly 1.4% by late afternoon. FTSE 100 - RisersCompass Group (CPG) 782.50p +2.22%Vodafone Group (VOD) 172.80p +1.44%Amec (AMEC) 1,098.00p +1.20%Smith & Nephew (SN.) 713.00p +1.06%Meggitt (MGGT) 439.20p +0.99%Old Mutual (OML) 188.20p +0.97%Aviva (AV.) 356.30p +0.93%Severn Trent (SVT) 1,651.00p +0.92%TUI Travel (TT.) 306.30p +0.89%Capita (CPI) 800.00p +0.88%FTSE 100 - FallersBurberry Group (BRBY) 1,359.00p -4.96%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 6,070.00p -1.86%Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN) 404.50p -1.84%Royal Dutch Shell 'A' (RDSA) 2,165.00p -1.48%BT Group (BT.A) 268.70p -1.47%Hargreaves Lansdown (HL.) 805.00p -1.47%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,663.00p -1.42%Tullow Oil (TLW) 1,190.00p -1.41%International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG) 213.60p -1.39%Vedanta Resources (VED) 1,280.00p -1.39%NR