FTSE 100 Commentary

Fri, 26th Apr 2024 12:00

At 12:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 35.35 at 8114.21 points, a movement of 0.44%, showing a gentle rise in the market.

Anglo American (AAL) was a well traded share, with approximately £14,716.51m (0.416%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 76.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 22.00% were down; giving a positive summary of the day so far.

Shares that are having a good day included Natwest (NWG) which rose 5.69%, Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) rising 3.18% and Ashtead Group (AHT) which increased 3.02%. Most of the winning shares came from the Brokerage Services and Banking sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Natwest (NWG) +16.50 (5.69%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) +122.00 (3.18%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) +174.00 (3.02%)
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) +47.00 (2.54%)
• Schroders (SDR) +8.20 (2.36%)
• Burberry (BRBY) +27.00 (2.36%)
• Lloyds (LLOY) +1.14 (2.23%)
• Persimmon (PSN) +28.00 (2.18%)
• Int.cap.grp (ICG) +41.00 (2.08%)

Some of the losing shares were ConvaTec (CTEC) which fell -5.95%, Ocado (OCDO) losing -2.73% and Entain (ENT) which dropped -1.95%. Most of the falling shares came from the Personal Care, undefined and Retailers sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• ConvaTec (CTEC) -16.40 (-5.95%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -9.90 (-2.73%)
• Entain (ENT) -15.80 (-1.95%)
• Pearson (PSON) -14.60 (-1.47%)
• Intertek Group (ITRK) -54.00 (-1.09%)
• Compass Group (CPG) -20.00 (-0.90%)
• Smith (DS) (SMDS) -3.00 (-0.88%)
• Tesco (TSCO) -2.50 (-0.86%)
• B&M (BME) -4.00 (-0.77%)