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BATS British American Tobacco Plc

2,387.00
32.00 (1.36%)
07 May 2024 - Closed
Delayed by 15 minutes
Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
British American Tobacco Plc LSE:BATS London Ordinary Share GB0002875804 ORD 25P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  32.00 1.36% 2,387.00 2,387.00 2,388.00 2,402.00 2,363.00 2,366.00 7,907,293 16:29:57
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Cigarettes 27.72B -14.37B -6.4241 -3.72 53.38B

Tobacco Shares Fall After WSJ Reports US May Lower Nicotine in Cigarettes

19/04/2021 9:07pm

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   By Stephen Nakrosis 
 

Shares of some tobacco companies slipped after The Wall Street Journal reported the Biden administration was considering requiring cigarette makers to lower nicotine levels to non-addictive levels.

The WSJ also reported the administration is nearing a deadline to decide whether it will move to ban menthol cigarettes.

At 3:25 p.m. ET, the American depository receipts of British American Tobacco PLC fell 1.78% to $39.79 a share. The ADRs opened trading at $40.97 and earlier had traded as high as $41.14.

Shares of Altria Group Inc. slid 4.47% to $49.07 at 3:27 p.m. ET. The stock opened at $52.31 and traded as high as $52.55 earlier.

Shares of Phillip Morris International Inc. dipped 1.27% to $91.73 at 3:28 p.m. ET. The stock opened at $93.35 and had traded as high as $93.43 earlier in the day.

 

--Write to Stephen Nakrosis at stephen.nakrosis@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 19, 2021 15:52 ET (19:52 GMT)

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