Royal Mail shares start full trading

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15 October 2013 Last updated at 07:07 ET Continue reading the main story

Shares in Royal Mail have risen to 479.50p on the company's first day of full trading on the stock exchange.

This is the first day that people who bought shares through the government's website have been able to trade.

Conditional trading in Royal Mail began on Friday for people who bought shares through a broker.

The government priced the shares at 330p each. The sharp jump in the share price has led to criticism that they were sold too cheaply.

Private investors who applied for between £750 and £10,000 worth of shares received 227 shares, initially worth £749.10 at the 330p float price. Those who applied for more than £10,000 worth of shares received none.

That means small investors are sitting on a paper profit of more than £300.

Trading screens

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Steph McGovern was watching as Royal Mail shares officially went on sale

However, some investors, who applied online or by post for the shares, have been unable to trade because they do not yet have a reference number needed to sell the stock.

The Department of Business told the BBC it did not have information on what proportion of people have their numbers so far.

The prospectus detailing the flotation process for Royal Mail said investors could have to wait until Thursday for their reference number if they applied for shares online, and up to a week if they applied by post.

Strike ballot

Business Secretary Vince Cable has insisted that the taxpayer has not been short-changed by the privatisation.

However, the privatisation of the 52.2% stake in the Royal Mail has sparked anger from trade unions, who have argued that customers will receive a worse service as a result.

"The share price increase is making profits for wealthy private investors and faceless institutions - it's not bringing any money into Royal Mail," said Dave Ward, deputy general secretary of the Communication Workers Union.

On Wednesday, the union, which represents the majority of Royal Mail workers, will reveal the outcome of a strike ballot by postal workers over pay and working conditions.


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