FTSE 100 Commentary

Wed, 1st May 2024 16:00

At 16:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was down by -26.48 at 8117.65 points, a movement of -0.33%, showing a weak fall in the market.

Weir Group (WEIR) was a well traded share, with approximately £1,944.6m (0.373%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 39.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 61.00% were down; giving a negative outlook of the day so far.

Investors favourites include Glaxosmithkline (GSK) which rose 1.61%, Severn Trent (SVT) rising 1.58% and Unite (UTG) which increased 1.51%. The majority of rising shares came from the Banking, Personal Care sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Glaxosmithkline (GSK) +27.00 (1.61%)
• Severn Trent (SVT) +39.00 (1.58%)
• Unite (UTG) +14.00 (1.51%)
• Standard Chartered (STAN) +8.40 (1.22%)
• Rightmove (RMV) +5.40 (1.05%)
• BT (BT.A) +1.05 (1.02%)
• Prudential (PRU) +6.80 (0.97%)
• Tesco (TSCO) +2.70 (0.91%)
• Coca-Cola HBC (CCH) +22.00 (0.85%)

In the fallers list were Ashtead Group (AHT) which fell -3.53%, Haleon (HLN) losing -3.30% and JD Sports (JD.) which dropped -2.47%. The majority of falling shares came from the Retailers , Brokerage Services and Industrial Services sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Ashtead Group (AHT) -206.00 (-3.53%)
• Haleon (HLN) -11.20 (-3.30%)
• JD Sports (JD.) -2.85 (-2.47%)
• Whitbread (WTB) -62.00 (-1.96%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -6.90 (-1.95%)
• Antofagasta (ANTO) -40.00 (-1.81%)
• BP (BP.) -9.10 (-1.75%)
• Int.cap.grp (ICG) -36.00 (-1.71%)
• Howden Joinery (HWDN) -14.00 (-1.60%)