FTSE 100 Commentary

Mon, 15th Apr 2024 15:00

At 15:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 6.13 at 8001.71 points, a movement of 0.08%, showing a slight rise in the market.

RS Group (RS1) was a heavily traded share, with around £1,633.4m (0.475%) worth of shares being traded.

Overall, 75.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 23.00% were down; giving a positive outlook of the day so far.

Shares that are having a good day included Beazley (BEZ) which rose 3.36%, IMI (IMI) rising 3.17% and B&M (BME) which increased 2.63%. Most of the winning shares came from the Retailers , Banking and Household Goods sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Beazley (BEZ) +22.00 (3.36%)
• IMI (IMI) +56.00 (3.17%)
• B&M (BME) +13.20 (2.63%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) +31.50 (2.39%)
• Persimmon (PSN) +29.00 (2.26%)
• Melrose (MRO) +13.60 (2.11%)
• Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX) +10.50 (2.09%)
• Weir Group (WEIR) +42.00 (2.07%)
• Rolls-Royce (RR.) +7.40 (1.83%)

Some of the losing shares were BP (BP.) which fell -2.21%, Fresnillo (FRES) losing -1.93% and Shell (SHEL) which dropped -1.77%. Most of the falling shares came from the Gas and Water, undefined and Personal Care sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• BP (BP.) -11.90 (-2.21%)
• Fresnillo (FRES) -12.00 (-1.93%)
• Shell (SHEL) -52.00 (-1.77%)
• Centrica (CNA) -2.20 (-1.65%)
• Anglo American (AAL) -24.50 (-1.11%)
• National Grid (NG.) -9.50 (-0.92%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) -34.00 (-0.83%)
• Entain (ENT) -6.00 (-0.73%)
• Astrazeneca (AZN) -80.00 (-0.72%)