FTSE 100 Commentary

Tue, 16th Apr 2024 09:00

At 09:00 AM, the FTSE 100 Index was down by -103.65 at 7861.88 points, a movement of -1.3%, showing a dramatic fall in the market.

B&M (BME) was a much traded share, with roughly £961.2m (0.166%) worth of shares being bought and sold.

Overall, 2.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 98.00% were down; giving a negative summary of the day so far.

Shares that are having a good day included Mondi (MNDI) which rose 0.89%, Admiral (ADM) rising 0.04%. Most of the winning shares came from the Industrials, Insurance sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Mondi (MNDI) +12.50 (0.89%)
• Admiral (ADM) +1.00 (0.04%)

The shares that went down included Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX) which fell -3.28%, Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) losing -2.95% and Scottish Mortgage (SMT) which dropped -2.79%. Most of these dropping shares came from the undefined, Retailers and Personal Care sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX) -16.70 (-3.28%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) -118.00 (-2.95%)
• Scottish Mortgage (SMT) -24.20 (-2.79%)
• Anglo American (AAL) -59.00 (-2.72%)
• IMI (IMI) -45.00 (-2.50%)
• RS Group (RS1) -17.50 (-2.47%)
• Rio Tinto (RIO) -133.00 (-2.46%)
• B&M (BME) -12.40 (-2.43%)
• Informa (INF) -19.20 (-2.38%)