IT was a good week for most of the top 10 local companies, with eight of them enjoying a rise in value on the markets.

Top of the list was Bombardier, which has its UK train-making base in Derby, which saw its share price go up more than 10% on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. On the same market, Toyota's share price continued its recovery by rising by more than 4%.

And Rolls-Royce, which has its civil aerospace and marine divisions in Derby, continued its strong performance, rising to £5.69.

1. BOMBARDIER: UP from £3.55 to £3.92, a rise of 37p or 10.4%. (Listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as Bombardier Inc).

2. MOLSON COORS: UP from £26.07 to £27.65, a rise of £1.58 or 6.1%. (Listed on the Dow Jones).

3. TOYOTA: UP from £24.52 to £25.53, a rise of £1.01 or 4.1%. (Listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as Toyota Motor Corp).

4. CITIGROUP (parent company to Egg): UP from £2.24 to £2.30, a rise of 6p or 2.7%. (Listed on the Dow Jones as Citigroup Inc).

5. UNILEVER: UP from £19.54 to £19.93, a rise of 39p or 2%. (London Stock Exchange FTSE 100).

6. ROLLS-ROYCE: UP from £5.61.5 to £5.69, a rise of 7.5p or 1.3%. (London Stock Exchange FTSE 100).

7. RECKITT BENCKISER: UP from £34.84 to £35.19, a rise of 35p or 1%. (London Stock Exchange FTSE 100).

8. MARSTON'S: UP from 91.55p to 92.15p, a rise of 0.6p or 0.7%. (London Stock Exchange FTSE 250).

9. PUNCH TAVERNS: DOWN from 78.1p to 77.8p, a fall of 0.3p or 0.4%. (London Stock Exchange FTSE 100. Restaurants, pubs and breweries).

10. THORNTONS: DOWN from £1.27 to £1.22, a fall of 5p or 3.9%. (London Stock Exchange FTSE Food and Drug Retailers).

Stock market prices taken at 9am yesterday compared to 9am on Monday, March 1.