FTSE 100 Commentary

Fri, 26th Apr 2024 15:00

At 15:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 51.33 at 8130.19 points, a movement of 0.64%, showing a modest rise in the market.

Anglo American (AAL) was a well traded share, with approximately £19,868.71m (0.562%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 79.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 20.00% were down; giving a positive summary of the day so far.

Some of the top risers include Natwest (NWG) which rose 6.49%, Anglo American (AAL) rising 4.45% and Ashtead Group (AHT) which increased 4.13%. The majority of gaining shares came from the Brokerage Services and Banking sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Natwest (NWG) +18.80 (6.49%)
• Anglo American (AAL) +114.00 (4.45%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) +238.00 (4.13%)
• RS Group (RS1) +23.50 (3.32%)
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) +60.00 (3.24%)
• Int.cap.grp (ICG) +61.00 (3.09%)
• Rolls-Royce (RR.) +11.10 (2.74%)
• Centrica (CNA) +3.25 (2.47%)
• St James's Place (STJ) +10.20 (2.42%)

The shares that went down included ConvaTec (CTEC) which fell -5.73%, Entain (ENT) losing -3.36% and Ocado (OCDO) which dropped -2.76%. Most of these dropping shares came from the Personal Care, Retailers and Insurance sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• ConvaTec (CTEC) -15.80 (-5.73%)
• Entain (ENT) -27.20 (-3.36%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -10.00 (-2.76%)
• Beazley (BEZ) -16.50 (-2.51%)
• AB Foods (ABF) -52.00 (-1.94%)
• Tesco (TSCO) -2.10 (-0.72%)
• Next (NXT) -64.00 (-0.70%)
• Astrazeneca (AZN) -76.00 (-0.63%)
• Admiral (ADM) -13.00 (-0.48%)