FTSE 100 Commentary

Thu, 25th Apr 2024 14:00

At 14:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 24.94 at 8065.32 points, a movement of 0.31%, showing a slight rise in the market.

Barclays (BARC) was a heavily traded share, with around £13,386.43m (0.446%) worth of shares being traded.

Overall, 36.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 64.00% were down; giving a negative outlook of the day so far.

Shares that are having a good day included Anglo American (AAL) which rose 12.97%, Barclays (BARC) rising 6.10% and Unilever (ULVR) which increased 5.62%. Most of the winning shares came from the Medicine and Biotech, Household Goods and Banking sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Anglo American (AAL) +286.00 (12.97%)
• Barclays (BARC) +11.66 (6.10%)
• Unilever (ULVR) +217.00 (5.62%)
• Astrazeneca (AZN) +556.00 (4.90%)
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) +47.00 (2.59%)
• Antofagasta (ANTO) +53.00 (2.45%)
• London Stock Exchange (LSEG) +142.00 (1.61%)
• Persimmon (PSN) +17.00 (1.32%)
• Taylor Wimpey (TW.) +1.70 (1.29%)

The shares that went down included Legal & General (LGEN) which fell -5.95%, BAE Systems (BA.) losing -4.47% and Smith (DS) (SMDS) which dropped -3.70%. Most of these dropping shares came from the undefined, Industrials and Brokerage Services sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Legal & General (LGEN) -14.80 (-5.95%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) -61.00 (-4.47%)
• Smith (DS) (SMDS) -12.80 (-3.70%)
• Schroders (SDR) -13.20 (-3.59%)
• Sainsbury's (SBRY) -8.40 (-3.13%)
• St James's Place (STJ) -13.40 (-3.02%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) -104.00 (-2.60%)
• Rolls-Royce (RR.) -10.50 (-2.52%)
• Spirax-Sarco (SPX) -230.00 (-2.51%)