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Equity shares
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Equity shares  
Equity shares

 

14 Equity shares

 

 

2017

 

2016

 

Listed

Unlisted

Total

 

Listed

Unlisted

Total

 

£m

£m

£m

 

£m

£m

£m

Held-for-trading

7
22
29

 

106
60
166

Designated as at fair value through profit or loss

6
128
134

 

3
169
172

Available-for-sale

35
252
287

 

30
335
365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48
402
450

 

139
564
703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Available-for-sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealised gains

20
47
67

 

13
48
61

Gross unrealised losses

(8)
(8)

 

(8)
(8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20
39
59

 

13
40
53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross gains of £89 million (2016 - £73 million) and gross losses of £1 million (2016 - £10 million) were realised on the sale of available-for-sale equity shares in continuing operations. There were no gains or losses in discontinued operations.

 

Dividend income from available-for-sale equity shares was £13 million (2016 - £13 million) in continuing operations and nil (2016 - nil) in discontinued operations.

 

Unquoted equity investments whose fair value cannot be reliably measured are carried at cost and classified as available-for-sale financial assets. Unquoted equity shares generated no material gains or losses in 2017 or 2016.