FTSE 100 Commentary

Fri, 10th May 2024 14:00

At 14:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 60.58 at 8441.93 points, a movement of 0.72%, showing a average rise in the market.

International Airlines (IAG) was a heavily traded share, with around £2,446.0m (0.270%) worth of shares being traded.

Overall, 82.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 18.00% were down; giving a positive summary of the day so far.

Some of the top risers include Spirax-Sarco (SPX) which rose 2.75%, St James's Place (STJ) rising 2.72% and Glencore (GLEN) which increased 2.48%. The majority of gaining shares came from the Retailers , Personal Care and Brokerage Services sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Spirax-Sarco (SPX) +250.00 (2.75%)
• St James's Place (STJ) +12.80 (2.72%)
• Glencore (GLEN) +11.50 (2.48%)
• Berkeley Group (BKG) +120.00 (2.32%)
• Persimmon (PSN) +32.00 (2.28%)
• Standard Chartered (STAN) +16.80 (2.23%)
• Burberry (BRBY) +24.00 (2.07%)
• Kingfisher (KGF) +5.30 (2.06%)
• InterContinental Hotels (IHG) +156.00 (2.00%)

Some of the losing shares were Rightmove (RMV) which fell -5.55%, Sage Group (SGE) losing -0.83% and Intertek Group (ITRK) which dropped -0.79%. Most of the falling shares came from the undefined, Industrials and Gas and Water sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Rightmove (RMV) -31.80 (-5.55%)
• Sage Group (SGE) -10.00 (-0.83%)
• Intertek Group (ITRK) -40.00 (-0.79%)
• Mondi (MNDI) -11.00 (-0.69%)
• Entain (ENT) -3.60 (-0.46%)
• London Stock Exchange (LSEG) -38.00 (-0.41%)
• Severn Trent (SVT) -9.00 (-0.35%)
• Unite (UTG) -3.00 (-0.31%)
• Rolls-Royce (RR.) -1.10 (-0.25%)