FTSE 100 Commentary

Mon, 15th Apr 2024 12:00

At 12:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was down by -32.94 at 7962.64 points, a movement of -0.41%, showing a weak fall in the market.

easyJet (EZJ) was a well traded share, with approximately £730.1m (0.181%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 54.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 42.00% were down; giving a positive summary of the day so far.

Shares that are having a good day included IMI (IMI) which rose 1.93%, Melrose (MRO) rising 1.71% and BAE Systems (BA.) which increased 1.48%. Most of the winning shares came from the Life Insurance and Travel sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• IMI (IMI) +34.00 (1.93%)
• Melrose (MRO) +11.00 (1.71%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) +19.50 (1.48%)
• Weir Group (WEIR) +24.00 (1.18%)
• Rolls-Royce (RR.) +4.60 (1.14%)
• Prudential (PRU) +7.40 (1.05%)
• Auto Trader (AUTO) +7.20 (1.05%)
• Rightmove (RMV) +5.20 (1.00%)
• Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX) +5.00 (0.99%)

Some of the losing shares were Fresnillo (FRES) which fell -3.53%, BP (BP.) losing -2.76% and Centrica (CNA) which dropped -1.88%. Most of the falling shares came from the Personal Care, Gas and Water and undefined sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Fresnillo (FRES) -22.00 (-3.53%)
• BP (BP.) -14.90 (-2.76%)
• Centrica (CNA) -2.50 (-1.88%)
• Shell (SHEL) -53.50 (-1.82%)
• Entain (ENT) -12.20 (-1.49%)
• Flutter Entertainment (FLTR) -210.00 (-1.38%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -4.90 (-1.37%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) -54.00 (-1.32%)
• Glencore (GLEN) -5.95 (-1.23%)