FTSE 100 Commentary

Wed, 24th Apr 2024 11:00

At 11:00 AM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 43.82 at 8088.63 points, a movement of 0.54%, showing a modest rise in the market.

Croda International (CRDA) was a well traded share, with approximately £1,209.8m (0.163%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 41.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 56% were down; giving a negative summary of the day so far.

Some of the top risers include Reckitt (RKT) which rose 5.32%, Rio Tinto (RIO) rising 3.33% and BAE Systems (BA.) which increased 2.72%. The majority of gaining shares came from the Brokerage Services and Industrial Metals sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Reckitt (RKT) +226.00 (5.32%)
• Rio Tinto (RIO) +177.00 (3.33%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) +36.50 (2.72%)
• Glencore (GLEN) +9.25 (1.97%)
• Anglo American (AAL) +34.50 (1.63%)
• BP (BP.) +7.00 (1.34%)
• Lloyds (LLOY) +0.62 (1.21%)
• Sage Group (SGE) +13.00 (1.12%)
• Bunzl (BNZL) +34.00 (1.11%)

In the fallers list were Croda International (CRDA) which fell -3.44%, Burberry (BRBY) losing -2.71% and Ocado (OCDO) which dropped -2.54%. The majority of falling shares came from the Personal Care, undefined and Retailers sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Croda International (CRDA) -168.00 (-3.44%)
• Burberry (BRBY) -31.50 (-2.71%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -9.60 (-2.54%)
• Entain (ENT) -19.00 (-2.24%)
• AB Foods (ABF) -48.00 (-1.76%)
• JD Sports (JD.) -2.05 (-1.67%)
• Marks & Spencer (MKS) -3.60 (-1.37%)
• B&M (BME) -6.80 (-1.30%)
• Land Securities (LAND) -7.50 (-1.16%)