FTSE 100 Commentary

Wed, 1st May 2024 13:00

At 13:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was down by -4.38 at 8139.75 points, a movement of -0.05%, showing a slow fall in the market.

Weir Group (WEIR) was a well traded share, with approximately £1,621.7m (0.312%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 47.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 53.00% were down; giving a negative view of the day so far.

Investors favourites include BT (BT.A) which rose 5.21%, Smith & Nephew (SN.) rising 2.76% and Glaxosmithkline (GSK) which increased 2.36%. The majority of rising shares came from the Banking and Gas and Water sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• BT (BT.A) +5.35 (5.21%)
• Smith & Nephew (SN.) +27.00 (2.76%)
• Glaxosmithkline (GSK) +39.50 (2.36%)
• Severn Trent (SVT) +57.00 (2.31%)
• Airtel Africa (AAF) +2.10 (1.89%)
• Lloyds (LLOY) +0.88 (1.70%)
• Prudential (PRU) +11.40 (1.63%)
• Fresnillo (FRES) +8.00 (1.43%)
• Standard Chartered (STAN) +9.40 (1.36%)

Shares that dropped included Ashtead Group (AHT) which fell -3.29%, Haleon (HLN) losing -2.33% and Ocado (OCDO) which dropped -1.84%. Most losing shares came from the Retailers , Household Goods and Brokerage Services sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Ashtead Group (AHT) -192.00 (-3.29%)
• Haleon (HLN) -7.90 (-2.33%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -6.50 (-1.84%)
• JD Sports (JD.) -1.85 (-1.60%)
• Weir Group (WEIR) -32.00 (-1.56%)
• Persimmon (PSN) -19.50 (-1.50%)
• Frasers Group (FRAS) -12.00 (-1.47%)
• M&G (MNG) -2.85 (-1.42%)
• BP (BP.) -6.90 (-1.33%)