FTSE 100 Commentary

Wed, 24th Apr 2024 10:00

At 10:00 AM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 34.52 at 8079.33 points, a movement of 0.43%, showing a slight rise in the market.

Mondi (MNDI) was a well traded share, with approximately £524.8m (0.074%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 44.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 53.00% were down; giving a negative outlook of the day so far.

Investors favourites include Reckitt (RKT) which rose 5.91%, Rio Tinto (RIO) rising 3.48% and BAE Systems (BA.) which increased 2.24%. The majority of rising shares came from the Medicine and Biotech and Brokerage Services sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Reckitt (RKT) +251.00 (5.91%)
• Rio Tinto (RIO) +185.00 (3.48%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) +30.00 (2.24%)
• Glencore (GLEN) +9.00 (1.92%)
• Anglo American (AAL) +36.00 (1.71%)
• Antofagasta (ANTO) +30.00 (1.39%)
• BP (BP.) +7.00 (1.34%)
• Scottish Mortgage (SMT) +9.60 (1.16%)
• Astrazeneca (AZN) +120.00 (1.06%)

Some of the losing shares were Croda International (CRDA) which fell -3.74%, Burberry (BRBY) losing -2.92% and Ocado (OCDO) which dropped -2.62%. Most of the falling shares came from the Personal Care, Retailers and Household Goods sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Croda International (CRDA) -183.00 (-3.74%)
• Burberry (BRBY) -34.00 (-2.92%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -9.90 (-2.62%)
• JD Sports (JD.) -2.25 (-1.83%)
• London Stock Exchange (LSEG) -156.00 (-1.73%)
• Land Securities (LAND) -10.00 (-1.54%)
• Marks & Spencer (MKS) -3.20 (-1.22%)
• AB Foods (ABF) -33.00 (-1.21%)
• Persimmon (PSN) -14.50 (-1.09%)