FTSE 100 Commentary

Wed, 24th Apr 2024 14:00

At 14:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 28.17 at 8072.98 points, a movement of 0.35%, showing a gentle rise in the market.

Informa (INF) was a heavily traded share, with around £4,837.0m (0.403%) worth of shares being traded.

Overall, 43.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 55% were down; giving a negative outlook of the day so far.

Investors favourites include Reckitt (RKT) which rose 4.24%, Rio Tinto (RIO) rising 3.10% and Lloyds (LLOY) which increased 2.65%. The majority of rising shares came from the Medicine and Biotech and Industrial Metals sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Reckitt (RKT) +180.00 (4.24%)
• Rio Tinto (RIO) +165.00 (3.10%)
• Lloyds (LLOY) +1.36 (2.65%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) +34.00 (2.54%)
• Scottish Mortgage (SMT) +13.60 (1.64%)
• Bunzl (BNZL) +50.00 (1.64%)
• Glencore (GLEN) +6.70 (1.43%)
• InterContinental Hotels (IHG) +98.00 (1.23%)
• BP (BP.) +6.40 (1.22%)

Shares that dropped included Croda International (CRDA) which fell -4.05%, Ocado (OCDO) losing -4.00% and Entain (ENT) which dropped -2.65%. Most losing shares came from the Retailers , Personal Care and undefined sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Croda International (CRDA) -198.00 (-4.05%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -15.10 (-4.00%)
• Entain (ENT) -22.40 (-2.65%)
• Burberry (BRBY) -27.50 (-2.36%)
• Fresnillo (FRES) -13.00 (-2.25%)
• Marks & Spencer (MKS) -5.40 (-2.05%)
• London Stock Exchange (LSEG) -166.00 (-1.84%)
• Land Securities (LAND) -9.50 (-1.46%)
• Persimmon (PSN) -20.50 (-1.54%)