FTSE 100 Commentary

Fri, 26th Apr 2024 10:00

At 10:00 AM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 26.59 at 8105.45 points, a movement of 0.33%, showing a slight rise in the market.

ConvaTec (CTEC) was a well traded share, with approximately £1,220.5m (0.228%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 75.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 23.00% were down; giving a positive outlook of the day so far.

Investors favourites include Natwest (NWG) which rose 4.62%, Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) rising 3.18% and Ashtead Group (AHT) which increased 3.13%. The majority of rising shares came from the Brokerage Services and Retailers sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Natwest (NWG) +13.40 (4.62%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) +122.00 (3.18%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) +180.00 (3.13%)
• Persimmon (PSN) +33.50 (2.61%)
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) +47.00 (2.54%)
• Schroders (SDR) +8.80 (2.53%)
• Burberry (BRBY) +28.50 (2.49%)
• St James's Place (STJ) +10.20 (2.42%)
• Int.cap.grp (ICG) +45.00 (2.28%)

Shares that dropped included ConvaTec (CTEC) which fell -6.75%, Pearson (PSON) losing -1.63% and Anglo American (AAL) which dropped -1.43%. Most losing shares came from the Industrial Metals, Banking and Industrials sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• ConvaTec (CTEC) -18.60 (-6.75%)
• Pearson (PSON) -16.20 (-1.63%)
• Anglo American (AAL) -36.50 (-1.43%)
• Barclays (BARC) -2.35 (-1.15%)
• Intertek Group (ITRK) -54.00 (-1.09%)
• Compass Group (CPG) -23.00 (-1.03%)
• Smith (DS) (SMDS) -2.80 (-0.82%)
• Next (NXT) -66.00 (-0.72%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) -8.50 (-0.64%)