Hammerson’s share price stayed relatively steady in the wake of the news that David Atkins is to step down as chief executive, nudging down by only 0.05% to 74.32p per share.
Elsewhere, British Land saw its shares rise by 7.37% to 408p per share, despite reporting a £1.2bn drop in the value of its property to just more than £11.1bn.
The landlord’s shares bounced back from a low of 383.5p per share earlier in the morning.
Other risers included The Restaurant Group, which posted a gain of 16.67% to 61.6p per share, and intu, which closed the day up 14.96% at 5.88p per share.
Overall, the FTSE 100 finished on a positive note, up 76.49% to 6,144.25 points.
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