FTSE 100 Commentary

Fri, 26th Apr 2024 14:00

At 14:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 43.9 at 8122.76 points, a movement of 0.54%, showing a average rise in the market.

Natwest (NWG) was a well traded share, with approximately £5,442.3m (0.207%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 81.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 19.00% were down; giving a positive view of the day so far.

Investors favourites include Natwest (NWG) which rose 5.80%, Anglo American (AAL) rising 4.84% and Ashtead Group (AHT) which increased 3.33%. The majority of rising shares came from the Brokerage Services and Banking sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Natwest (NWG) +16.80 (5.80%)
• Anglo American (AAL) +124.00 (4.84%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) +192.00 (3.33%)
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) +58.00 (3.13%)
• St James's Place (STJ) +10.80 (2.57%)
• RS Group (RS1) +18.00 (2.54%)
• Centrica (CNA) +3.25 (2.47%)
• Persimmon (PSN) +31.00 (2.42%)
• Schroders (SDR) +8.20 (2.36%)

The shares that went down included ConvaTec (CTEC) which fell -5.95%, Entain (ENT) losing -2.30% and Ocado (OCDO) which dropped -1.96%. Most of these dropping shares came from the Retailers , Personal Care and Insurance sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• ConvaTec (CTEC) -16.40 (-5.95%)
• Entain (ENT) -18.60 (-2.30%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -7.10 (-1.96%)
• AB Foods (ABF) -49.00 (-1.82%)
• Beazley (BEZ) -12.00 (-1.82%)
• Next (NXT) -118.00 (-1.30%)
• Pearson (PSON) -12.80 (-1.29%)
• Intertek Group (ITRK) -48.00 (-0.97%)
• Compass Group (CPG) -20.00 (-0.90%)