FTSE 100 Commentary

Thu, 23rd Jun 2022 13:00

At 13:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 5.91 at 7095.13 points, a movement of 0.08%, showing a slight rise in the market.

Intertek Group (ITRK) was a well traded share, with approximately £1,693.5m (0.194%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 44.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 56% were down; giving a negative summary of the day so far.

Some of the top risers include Ocado (OCDO) which rose 3.73%, Berkeley Group (BKG) rising 2.94% and Rentokil Initial (RTO) which increased 2.00%. The majority of gaining shares came from the Personal Care and Household Goods sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Ocado (OCDO) +30.60 (3.73%)
• Berkeley Group (BKG) +108.00 (2.94%)
• Rentokil Initial (RTO) +9.20 (2.00%)
• BT (BT.A) +3.40 (1.87%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) +14.20 (1.87%)
• Flutter Ent (FLTR) +144.00 (1.70%)
• Prudential (PRU) +15.00 (1.61%)
• Burberry (BRBY) +24.50 (1.53%)
• Avast (AVST) +7.40 (1.43%)

Some of the losing shares were British Land (BLND) which fell -4.06%, United Utilities (UU.) losing -3.50% and Fresnillo (FRES) which dropped -3.42%. Most of the falling shares came from the undefined, Brokerage Services and Real Estate Trusts sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• British Land (BLND) -20.50 (-4.06%)
• United Utilities (UU.) -35.60 (-3.50%)
• Fresnillo (FRES) -27.80 (-3.42%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) -75.00 (-3.03%)
• (EDV) -44.00 (-2.44%)
• Natwest Grp (NWG) -4.70 (-2.06%)
• Intertek Group (ITRK) -83.00 (-1.91%)
• Airtel Africa (AAF) -2.50 (-1.82%)
• Barclays (BARC) -2.94 (-1.82%)