FTSE 100 Commentary

Fri, 10th May 2024 12:00

At 12:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 63.69 at 8445.04 points, a movement of 0.76%, showing a modest rise in the market.

easyJet (EZJ) was a much traded share, with roughly £851.0m (0.213%) worth of shares being bought and sold.

Overall, 81.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 16.00% were down; giving a positive view of the day so far.

Shares that are having a good day included Glencore (GLEN) which rose 3.31%, Standard Chartered (STAN) rising 2.20% and F&C Investment Trust (FCIT) which increased 2.13%. Most of the winning shares came from the Personal Care and Banking sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Glencore (GLEN) +15.35 (3.31%)
• Standard Chartered (STAN) +16.60 (2.20%)
• F&C Investment Trust (FCIT) +22.00 (2.13%)
• Vodafone (VOD) +1.44 (2.12%)
• Anglo American (AAL) +56.00 (2.05%)
• Berkeley Group (BKG) +105.00 (2.03%)
• Kingfisher (KGF) +5.20 (2.02%)
• Antofagasta (ANTO) +44.00 (1.97%)
• St James's Place (STJ) +8.60 (1.83%)

Shares that dropped included Rightmove (RMV) which fell -5.03%, Sage Group (SGE) losing -0.87% and Intertek Group (ITRK) which dropped -0.79%. Most losing shares came from the Software and Computing, Media and undefined sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Rightmove (RMV) -28.80 (-5.03%)
• Sage Group (SGE) -10.50 (-0.87%)
• Intertek Group (ITRK) -40.00 (-0.79%)
• London Stock Exchange (LSEG) -68.00 (-0.74%)
• Mondi (MNDI) -7.50 (-0.47%)
• M&G (MNG) -0.90 (-0.44%)
• Pearson (PSON) -4.20 (-0.42%)
• Haleon (HLN) -1.10 (-0.34%)
• Smurfit Kappa (SKG) -10.00 (-0.27%)