FTSE 100 Commentary

Wed, 1st May 2024 15:00

At 15:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was down by -11.5 at 8132.63 points, a movement of -0.14%, showing a slow fall in the market.

Weir Group (WEIR) was a much traded share, with roughly £1,814.6m (0.348%) worth of shares being bought and sold.

Overall, 43.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 56% were down; giving a negative view of the day so far.

Some of the top risers include Severn Trent (SVT) which rose 2.03%, Smith & Nephew (SN.) rising 1.63% and Glaxosmithkline (GSK) which increased 1.52%. The majority of gaining shares came from the Banking, Gas and Water and Personal Care sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Severn Trent (SVT) +50.00 (2.03%)
• Smith & Nephew (SN.) +16.00 (1.63%)
• Glaxosmithkline (GSK) +25.50 (1.52%)
• Unite (UTG) +12.50 (1.35%)
• Standard Chartered (STAN) +9.20 (1.33%)
• BT (BT.A) +1.30 (1.27%)
• Reckitt (RKT) +50.00 (1.12%)
• Prudential (PRU) +7.80 (1.11%)
• Fresnillo (FRES) +5.50 (0.99%)

The shares that went down included Haleon (HLN) which fell -3.06%, Ashtead Group (AHT) losing -2.77% and JD Sports (JD.) which dropped -2.60%. Most of these dropping shares came from the Retailers , Brokerage Services and Household Goods sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Haleon (HLN) -10.40 (-3.06%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) -162.00 (-2.77%)
• JD Sports (JD.) -3.00 (-2.60%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -7.20 (-2.04%)
• BP (BP.) -8.90 (-1.71%)
• Antofagasta (ANTO) -32.00 (-1.45%)
• M&G (MNG) -2.85 (-1.42%)
• Schroders (SDR) -4.80 (-1.36%)
• Frasers Group (FRAS) -11.00 (-1.35%)