BP tops Barclays Stockbrokers buy lists

Paul Inkster, Head of Product, Barclays Stockbrokers, comments: Barclays Stockbrokers clients have continued to see investment opportunity in BP's ongoing troubles as the weak share price has seen investments in the company soar.  BP has topped the most popular buys list for the past 7 business days and so far this week has accounted for 14% of total stock purchases.  In contrast, news of Tesco's chief executive Sir Terry Leahy's decision to retire after leading the group for 13 years had a muted reaction from investors.  A 2% drop in the share price across Tuesday had some appeal to clients but Tesco still only ranked 8th in the top 10 buys list for the day.