FTSE 100 Commentary

Tue, 23rd Apr 2024 12:00

At 12:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 50.68 at 8074.55 points, a movement of 0.63%, showing a average rise in the market.

Smith (DS) (SMDS) was a heavily traded share, with around £1,833.2m (0.378%) worth of shares being traded.

Overall, 83.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 16.00% were down; giving a positive summary of the day so far.

Investors favourites include AB Foods (ABF) which rose 9.10%, JD Sports (JD.) rising 5.87% and Ocado (OCDO) which increased 5.22%. The majority of rising shares came from the Retailers , Personal Care and Banking sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• AB Foods (ABF) +228.00 (9.10%)
• JD Sports (JD.) +6.95 (5.87%)
• Ocado (OCDO) +18.70 (5.22%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) +104.00 (2.62%)
• Flutter Entertainment (FLTR) +360.00 (2.44%)
• Scottish Mortgage (SMT) +17.00 (2.09%)
• Barclays (BARC) +3.90 (2.06%)
• International Airlines (IAG) +3.60 (2.05%)
• InterContinental Hotels (IHG) +154.00 (1.95%)

Shares that dropped included Fresnillo (FRES) which fell -2.73%, Anglo American (AAL) losing -2.20% and Antofagasta (ANTO) which dropped -2.18%. Most losing shares came from the Industrial Metals, undefined and Industrials sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Fresnillo (FRES) -16.00 (-2.73%)
• Anglo American (AAL) -47.50 (-2.20%)
• Antofagasta (ANTO) -48.00 (-2.18%)
• Mondi (MNDI) -24.50 (-1.60%)
• Rio Tinto (RIO) -79.00 (-1.47%)
• Glencore (GLEN) -6.95 (-1.46%)
• Smith (DS) (SMDS) -5.00 (-1.41%)
• Persimmon (PSN) -10.50 (-0.80%)
• Severn Trent (SVT) -15.00 (-0.60%)