FTSE 100 Commentary

Fri, 26th Apr 2024 09:00

At 09:00 AM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 42.69 at 8121.55 points, a movement of 0.53%, showing a modest rise in the market.

Anglo American (AAL) was a much traded share, with roughly £2,228.3m (0.048%) worth of shares being bought and sold.

Overall, 87.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 12.00% were down; giving a positive view of the day so far.

Investors favourites include Natwest (NWG) which rose 3.28%, Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) rising 2.97% and St James's Place (STJ) which increased 2.66%. The majority of rising shares came from the Personal Care and Brokerage Services sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Natwest (NWG) +9.50 (3.28%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) +114.00 (2.97%)
• St James's Place (STJ) +11.20 (2.66%)
• Schroders (SDR) +8.40 (2.42%)
• Persimmon (PSN) +29.50 (2.30%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) +132.00 (2.29%)
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) +41.00 (2.21%)
• Int.cap.grp (ICG) +43.00 (2.18%)
• Centrica (CNA) +2.80 (2.13%)

Some of the losing shares were ConvaTec (CTEC) which fell -5.59%, Barclays (BARC) losing -2.11% and Pearson (PSON) which dropped -1.65%. Most of the falling shares came from the undefined, Medical Services and Banking sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• ConvaTec (CTEC) -15.40 (-5.59%)
• Barclays (BARC) -4.30 (-2.11%)
• Pearson (PSON) -16.40 (-1.65%)
• Smith (DS) (SMDS) -3.40 (-1.00%)
• Intertek Group (ITRK) -32.00 (-0.65%)
• Anglo American (AAL) -13.50 (-0.53%)
• Compass Group (CPG) -11.00 (-0.49%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) -6.00 (-0.45%)
• Flutter Entertainment (FLTR) -50.00 (-0.34%)