FTSE 100 Commentary

Thu, 25th Apr 2024 12:00

At 12:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 46.89 at 8087.27 points, a movement of 0.58%, showing a average rise in the market.

Legal & General (LGEN) was a well traded share, with approximately £2,768.0m (0.197%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 44.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 55% were down; giving a negative view of the day so far.

Some of the top risers include Anglo American (AAL) which rose 13.20%, Astrazeneca (AZN) rising 5.88% and Unilever (ULVR) which increased 5.54%. The majority of gaining shares came from the Medicine and Biotech, Personal Care and Household Goods sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Anglo American (AAL) +291.00 (13.20%)
• Astrazeneca (AZN) +668.00 (5.88%)
• Unilever (ULVR) +214.00 (5.54%)
• Barclays (BARC) +9.86 (5.16%)
• Antofagasta (ANTO) +59.00 (2.72%)
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) +37.00 (2.04%)
• Croda International (CRDA) +81.00 (1.74%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) +62.00 (1.08%)
• easyJet (EZJ) +5.40 (1.01%)

Some of the losing shares were Legal & General (LGEN) which fell -5.15%, BAE Systems (BA.) losing -3.85% and St James's Place (STJ) which dropped -3.15%. Most of the falling shares came from the undefined, Media and Industrials sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Legal & General (LGEN) -12.80 (-5.15%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) -52.50 (-3.85%)
• St James's Place (STJ) -14.00 (-3.15%)
• Schroders (SDR) -11.00 (-3.00%)
• Sainsbury's (SBRY) -7.60 (-2.84%)
• Rolls-Royce (RR.) -10.80 (-2.59%)
• Whitbread (WTB) -66.00 (-2.12%)
• Diageo (DGE) -54.50 (-1.94%)
• Spirax-Sarco (SPX) -170.00 (-1.86%)