FTSE 100 Commentary

Thu, 23rd Jun 2022 15:00

At 15:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was down by -49.23 at 7039.99 points, a movement of -0.69%, showing a modest fall in the market.

Intertek Group (ITRK) was a well traded share, with approximately £2,210.8m (0.270%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 16.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 84.00% were down; giving a negative outlook of the day so far.

Shares that are having a good day included Ocado (OCDO) which rose 4.15%, BT (BT.A) rising 1.98% and BAE Systems (BA.) which increased 1.74%. Most of the winning shares came from the Personal Care, Medicine and Biotech and Telecommunications sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Ocado (OCDO) +34.00 (4.15%)
• BT (BT.A) +3.60 (1.98%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) +13.20 (1.74%)
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) +25.00 (1.66%)
• Berkeley Group (BKG) +56.00 (1.52%)
• Avast (AVST) +6.80 (1.32%)
• Glaxosmithkline (GSK) +20.60 (1.21%)
• B&M (BME) +4.40 (1.18%)
• Rentokil Initial (RTO) +5.20 (1.13%)

Shares that dropped included British Land (BLND) which fell -5.16%, Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) losing -4.38% and WPP (WPP) which dropped -4.29%. Most losing shares came from the undefined, Brokerage Services and Banking sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• British Land (BLND) -26.10 (-5.16%)
• Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) -3.77 (-4.38%)
• WPP (WPP) -35.20 (-4.29%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) -95.00 (-3.84%)
• Antofagasta (ANTO) -44.00 (-3.54%)
• United Utilities (UU.) -35.60 (-3.50%)
• Barclays (BARC) -5.16 (-3.20%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) -108.00 (-3.18%)
• Natwest Grp (NWG) -7.20 (-3.16%)