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B&Q and Brico Depot owner Kingfisher saw shares jump after replacing its chief executive as it reported flat profits due to currency volatility, although it said the buoyant UK housing market had lifted demand for DIY products.Housebuilder Barratt Developments was higher after it pledged to return almost £1bn to shareholders over the next three years via special dividends after an impressive set of final results.Meggitt climbed after it announced that training systems subsidiary has landed a contract worth $17.7m to deliver infantry targets, field armoured targets, target controllers and various other devices to army bases across the US and Europe.Barclays has strengthened its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) team in the US, building on its recent success in that space. Deutsche Bank helped the bank higher with a reiteration of its 'buy' rating and a 15p increase in its target price to 300p.Admiral Group and G4S were both amongst the day's biggest losers after going ex-dividend.Sports Direct dropped after reporting details of how England's disappointing performance at the World Cup affected sales. Group sales were up 12.2% in its fiscal first quarter, as 16.3% growth in the largest sports retail business was partly offset by declines in the premium lifestyle and brands divisions.FTSE 100 - RisersKingfisher (KGF) 319.50p +4.00%Pearson (PSON) 1,160.00p +2.56%Barratt Developments (BDEV) 375.80p +2.37%BP (BP.) 472.65p +1.24%Meggitt (MGGT) 485.40p +1.02%Barclays (BARC) 227.75p +0.82%Royal Dutch Shell 'B' (RDSB) 2,523.00p +0.74%Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) 1,026.00p +0.69%Royal Mail (RMG) 427.80p +0.54%BAE Systems (BA.) 454.80p +0.49%FTSE 100 - FallersAdmiral Group (ADM) 1,235.00p -4.56%Sports Direct International (SPD) 705.50p -1.74%ARM Holdings (ARM) 953.50p -1.95%St James's Place (STJ) 689.50p -1.50%G4S (GFS) 258.70p -1.45%GKN (GKN) 348.30p -1.42%TUI Travel (TT.) 358.00p -1.38%SABMiller (SAB) 3,432.00p -1.35%WPP (WPP) 1,274.00p -1.32%Sainsbury (J) (SBRY) 289.80p -1.19%