Last checked at Tue, 16th Apr 2024 15:00
At 15:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was down by -151.99 at 7813.54 points, a movement of -1.91%, showing a dramatic fall in the market.
Smith (DS) (SMDS) was a heavily traded share, with around £6,895.9m (1.245%) worth of shares being traded.
Overall, 3.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 97.00% were down; giving a negative outlook of the day so far.
Investors favourites include Croda International (CRDA) which rose 2.70%, Centrica (CNA) rising 0.84% and Severn Trent (SVT) which increased 0.29%. The majority of rising shares came from the Gas and Water, Industrial Chemicals sector(s).
The biggest risers were as follows:
- Croda International (CRDA) +129.00 (2.70%)
- Centrica (CNA) +1.10 (0.84%)
- Severn Trent (SVT) +7.00 (0.29%)
The shares that went down included Ocado (OCDO) which fell -5.80%, Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) losing -4.40% and Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX) which dropped -4.35%. Most of these dropping shares came from the undefined, Personal Care and Retailers sector(s).
The lowest fallers were as follows:
- Ocado (OCDO) -21.10 (-5.80%)
- Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) -176.00 (-4.40%)
- Phoenix Group Holdings (PHNX) -22.10 (-4.35%)
- Anglo American (AAL) -91.00 (-4.20%)
- Scottish Mortgage (SMT) -36.00 (-4.16%)
- Antofagasta (ANTO) -92.00 (-4.04%)
- IMI (IMI) -68.00 (-3.78%)
- Rio Tinto (RIO) -196.00 (-3.62%)
- Auto Trader (AUTO) -24.60 (-3.55%)