FTSE 100 Commentary

Thu, 14th Jan 2021 10:00

At 10:00 AM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 41.84 at 6787.36 points, a movement of 0.62%, showing a modest rise in the market.

BT (BT.A) was a well traded share, with approximately £1,897.6m (0.133%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 63% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 35% were down; giving a positive view of the day so far.

Investors favourites include Whitbread (WTB) which rose 3.37%, International Airlines (IAG) rising 2.85% and Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) which increased 2.23%. The majority of rising shares came from the Mining, Insurance and Banking sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Whitbread (WTB) +103.00 (3.37%)
• International Airlines (IAG) +4.35 (2.85%)
• Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) +2.35 (2.23%)
• BHP Group (BHP) +47.50 (2.23%)
• Melrose (MRO) +4.10 (2.22%)
• Imperial Brands (IMB) +33.50 (2.08%)
• BP (BP.) +6.15 (2.02%)
• Segro (SGRO) +19.00 (2.00%)
• Anglo American (AAL) +53.50 (1.96%)

Some of the losing shares were Sage Group (SGE) which fell -3.11%, SSE (SSE) losing -2.16% and Rentokil Initial (RTO) which dropped -1.80%. Most of the falling shares came from the Support, IT Services and Food and Drug Retailers sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Sage Group (SGE) -17.60 (-3.11%)
• SSE (SSE) -34.00 (-2.16%)
• Rentokil Initial (RTO) -9.60 (-1.80%)
• Bunzl (BNZL) -41.00 (-1.65%)
• Tesco (TSCO) -3.70 (-1.53%)
• Pennon (PNN) -12.80 (-1.31%)
• Polymetal International (POLY) -18.50 (-1.08%)
• Intertek Group (ITRK) -60.00 (-1.06%)
• Avast (AVST) -5.50 (-1.03%)