FTSE 100 Commentary

Thu, 25th Apr 2024 10:00

At 10:00 AM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 54.44 at 8094.82 points, a movement of 0.68%, showing a modest rise in the market.

Anglo American (AAL) was a well traded share, with approximately £19,739.45m (0.596%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 41.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 59.00% were down; giving a negative summary of the day so far.

Some of the top risers include Anglo American (AAL) which rose 12.99%, Astrazeneca (AZN) rising 5.13% and Unilever (ULVR) which increased 4.79%. The majority of gaining shares came from the Household Goods, Medicine and Biotech and Banking sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Anglo American (AAL) +286.50 (12.99%)
• Astrazeneca (AZN) +582.00 (5.13%)
• Unilever (ULVR) +185.00 (4.79%)
• Barclays (BARC) +8.00 (4.19%)
• Antofagasta (ANTO) +65.00 (3.00%)
• Croda International (CRDA) +79.00 (1.70%)
• easyJet (EZJ) +8.60 (1.60%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) +70.00 (1.22%)
• Persimmon (PSN) +14.50 (1.12%)

In the fallers list were Legal & General (LGEN) which fell -4.55%, BAE Systems (BA.) losing -2.53% and Schroders (SDR) which dropped -2.45%. The majority of falling shares came from the undefined, Media and Personal Care sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Legal & General (LGEN) -11.30 (-4.55%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) -34.50 (-2.53%)
• Schroders (SDR) -9.00 (-2.45%)
• Rolls-Royce (RR.) -9.00 (-2.16%)
• Whitbread (WTB) -64.00 (-2.06%)
• Spirax-Sarco (SPX) -185.00 (-2.02%)
• St James's Place (STJ) -8.80 (-1.98%)
• WPP (WPP) -15.40 (-1.92%)
• Sainsbury's (SBRY) -5.00 (-1.87%)