Hammerson and Capital & Regional
were two of the biggest fallers among the listed REITs today, as shopping
centre landlord intu’s collapse continues to reverberate throughout the retail
sector.
Hammerson’s shares dropped 6.83% to
80.26p, posting one of the FTSE 250’s sharpest falls during the day.
Community shopping centre landlord
Capital & Regional posted the steepest share price decline among the REITs
across the stock exchange, after slipping 8.31% to 85p.
Shares at NewRiver REIT, which also
specialises in community assets, fell by 4.99% to 202.36p.
However, the pain was not limited to
retail; shares in housebuilder Redrow fell by 6.83% to 430.8p.
The housebuilder outlined plans to pare
back its London operations to focus on the regions, highlighting that Covid-19
has “shifted home movers’ priorities” to larger indoor and outdoor spaces.
It also warned that the cost of scaling
back its London business will result in “substantially lower” profits this year.
The FTSE 100 finished the day down 0.9%,
at 6,169.74, while the FTSE 250 fell 0.46% to 17,119.16.