FTSE 100 Commentary

Fri, 26th Apr 2024 11:00

At 11:00 AM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 37.72 at 8116.58 points, a movement of 0.47%, showing a slight rise in the market.

Marks & Spencer (MKS) was a heavily traded share, with around £538.4m (0.101%) worth of shares being traded.

Overall, 77.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 22.00% were down; giving a positive summary of the day so far.

Some of the top risers include Natwest (NWG) which rose 4.87%, Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) rising 3.44% and Ashtead Group (AHT) which increased 3.13%. The majority of gaining shares came from the Brokerage Services and Banking sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Natwest (NWG) +14.10 (4.87%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) +132.00 (3.44%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) +180.00 (3.13%)
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) +49.00 (2.64%)
• Persimmon (PSN) +33.00 (2.57%)
• Burberry (BRBY) +27.50 (2.40%)
• Schroders (SDR) +8.20 (2.36%)
• Int.cap.grp (ICG) +45.00 (2.28%)
• St James's Place (STJ) +9.00 (2.14%)

Some of the losing shares were ConvaTec (CTEC) which fell -6.24%, Pearson (PSON) losing -1.47% and Ocado (OCDO) which dropped -1.38%. Most of the falling shares came from the Personal Care, undefined and Retailers sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• ConvaTec (CTEC) -17.20 (-6.24%)
• Pearson (PSON) -14.60 (-1.47%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -5.00 (-1.38%)
• Intertek Group (ITRK) -54.00 (-1.09%)
• Smith (DS) (SMDS) -3.40 (-1.00%)
• Compass Group (CPG) -21.00 (-0.94%)
• Entain (ENT) -7.20 (-0.89%)
• Barclays (BARC) -1.75 (-0.86%)
• Anglo American (AAL) -16.50 (-0.64%)