FTSE 100 Commentary

Tue, 23rd Apr 2024 13:00

At 13:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 14.87 at 8038.74 points, a movement of 0.19%, showing a slight rise in the market.

British American Tobacco (BATS) was a heavily traded share, with around £23,827.98m (0.277%) worth of shares being traded.

Overall, 77.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 21.00% were down; giving a positive outlook of the day so far.

Shares that are having a good day included AB Foods (ABF) which rose 10.06%, JD Sports (JD.) rising 4.90% and Ocado (OCDO) which increased 4.88%. Most of the winning shares came from the Retailers , Personal Care sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• AB Foods (ABF) +252.00 (10.06%)
• JD Sports (JD.) +5.80 (4.90%)
• Ocado (OCDO) +17.50 (4.88%)
• Flutter Entertainment (FLTR) +380.00 (2.58%)
• InterContinental Hotels (IHG) +172.00 (2.18%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) +116.00 (2.09%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) +78.00 (1.96%)
• Natwest (NWG) +5.40 (1.93%)
• International Airlines (IAG) +3.20 (1.83%)

Shares that dropped included Antofagasta (ANTO) which fell -3.23%, Anglo American (AAL) losing -3.17% and Fresnillo (FRES) which dropped -2.81%. Most losing shares came from the Industrial Metals, undefined and Industrials sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Antofagasta (ANTO) -71.00 (-3.23%)
• Anglo American (AAL) -68.50 (-3.17%)
• Fresnillo (FRES) -16.50 (-2.81%)
• Glencore (GLEN) -10.25 (-2.16%)
• Rio Tinto (RIO) -99.00 (-1.84%)
• Mondi (MNDI) -21.50 (-1.41%)
• Smith (DS) (SMDS) -4.20 (-1.18%)
• Persimmon (PSN) -13.50 (-1.02%)
• Severn Trent (SVT) -20.00 (-0.80%)