FTSE 100 Commentary

Wed, 1st May 2024 14:00

At 14:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was down by -1.63 at 8142.5 points, a movement of -0.02%, showing a uncertain fall in the market.

Informa (INF) was a much traded share, with roughly £3,513.6m (0.323%) worth of shares being bought and sold.

Overall, 45.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 54.00% were down; giving a negative outlook of the day so far.

Shares that are having a good day included Smith & Nephew (SN.) which rose 2.76%, Glaxosmithkline (GSK) rising 2.45% and Severn Trent (SVT) which increased 2.23%. Most of the winning shares came from the Banking, Gas and Water and Personal Care sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Smith & Nephew (SN.) +27.00 (2.76%)
• Glaxosmithkline (GSK) +41.00 (2.45%)
• Severn Trent (SVT) +55.00 (2.23%)
• BT (BT.A) +1.95 (1.90%)
• Fresnillo (FRES) +8.00 (1.43%)
• Standard Chartered (STAN) +8.80 (1.28%)
• Airtel Africa (AAF) +1.40 (1.26%)
• Reckitt (RKT) +56.00 (1.25%)
• Unite (UTG) +10.50 (1.13%)

Shares that dropped included Ashtead Group (AHT) which fell -3.12%, Haleon (HLN) losing -2.44% and JD Sports (JD.) which dropped -2.42%. Most losing shares came from the Retailers , Brokerage Services and Household Goods sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Ashtead Group (AHT) -182.00 (-3.12%)
• Haleon (HLN) -8.30 (-2.44%)
• JD Sports (JD.) -2.80 (-2.42%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -7.10 (-2.01%)
• Weir Group (WEIR) -30.00 (-1.46%)
• Schroders (SDR) -5.00 (-1.42%)
• M&G (MNG) -2.80 (-1.39%)
• Frasers Group (FRAS) -10.50 (-1.29%)
• Int.cap.grp (ICG) -24.00 (-1.14%)