FTSE 100 Commentary

Thu, 8th Apr 2021 09:00

At 09:00 AM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 13.8 at 6899.12 points, a movement of 0.2%, showing a gentle rise in the market.

International Airlines (IAG) was a well traded share, with approximately £1,653.1m (0.156%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 52% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 45% were down; giving a positive view of the day so far.

Some of the top risers include Johnson Matthey (JMAT) which rose 3.03%, Aveva Group (AVV) rising 2.84% and Intertek Group (ITRK) which increased 2.19%. The majority of gaining shares came from the Mining, Banking and Support sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Johnson Matthey (JMAT) +94.00 (3.03%)
• Aveva Group (AVV) +103.00 (2.84%)
• Intertek Group (ITRK) +128.00 (2.19%)
• Sage Group (SGE) +12.60 (2.00%)
• 3i Group (III) +24.00 (1.98%)
• Spirax-Sarco (SPX) +225.00 (1.93%)
• Evraz (EVR) +10.00 (1.70%)
• Anglo American (AAL) +49.50 (1.66%)
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) +36.00 (1.51%)

Some of the losing shares were Aviva (AV.) which fell -3.66%, International Airlines (IAG) losing -2.55% and Smith (DS) (SMDS) which dropped -2.14%. Most of the falling shares came from the Tourism and Leisure, Household Utilities and Media sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Aviva (AV.) -15.40 (-3.66%)
• International Airlines (IAG) -5.55 (-2.55%)
• Smith (DS) (SMDS) -9.10 (-2.14%)
• Smurfit Kappa (SKG) -77.00 (-2.15%)
• Mondi (MNDI) -39.00 (-2.02%)
• InterContinental Hotels (IHG) -92.00 (-1.78%)
• Prudential (PRU) -27.00 (-1.72%)
• Barratt Developments (BDEV) -12.20 (-1.54%)
• British Land (BLND) -6.40 (-1.24%)