FTSE 100 Commentary

Fri, 26th Apr 2024 13:00

At 13:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 36.26 at 8115.12 points, a movement of 0.45%, showing a gentle rise in the market.

Mondi (MNDI) was a well traded share, with approximately £4,098.5m (0.590%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 77.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 22.00% were down; giving a positive summary of the day so far.

Investors favourites include Natwest (NWG) which rose 5.73%, Ashtead Group (AHT) rising 3.19% and Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) which increased 2.80%. The majority of rising shares came from the Brokerage Services , Banking sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Natwest (NWG) +16.60 (5.73%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) +184.00 (3.19%)
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) +52.00 (2.80%)
• St James's Place (STJ) +10.40 (2.47%)
• Rolls-Royce (RR.) +9.60 (2.37%)
• Schroders (SDR) +8.00 (2.30%)
• Lloyds (LLOY) +1.18 (2.30%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) +86.00 (2.24%)
• Int.cap.grp (ICG) +41.00 (2.08%)

The shares that went down included ConvaTec (CTEC) which fell -5.66%, Entain (ENT) losing -2.42% and Ocado (OCDO) which dropped -1.99%. Most of these dropping shares came from the undefined, Retailers and Personal Care sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• ConvaTec (CTEC) -15.60 (-5.66%)
• Entain (ENT) -19.60 (-2.42%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -7.20 (-1.99%)
• Pearson (PSON) -12.20 (-1.23%)
• Beazley (BEZ) -7.50 (-1.14%)
• B&M (BME) -5.80 (-1.12%)
• Smith (DS) (SMDS) -3.80 (-1.12%)
• Intertek Group (ITRK) -50.00 (-1.01%)
• AB Foods (ABF) -23.00 (-0.86%)