FTSE 100 Commentary

Tue, 23rd Apr 2024 16:00

At 16:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 24.04 at 8047.91 points, a movement of 0.3%, showing a slight rise in the market.

Segro (SGRO) was a well traded share, with approximately £5,687.5m (0.491%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 74.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 25.00% were down; giving a positive outlook of the day so far.

Shares that are having a good day included AB Foods (ABF) which rose 9.22%, Ocado (OCDO) rising 6.03% and JD Sports (JD.) which increased 3.17%. Most of the winning shares came from the Retailers and Banking sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• AB Foods (ABF) +231.00 (9.22%)
• Ocado (OCDO) +21.60 (6.03%)
• JD Sports (JD.) +3.75 (3.17%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) +176.00 (3.16%)
• Marks & Spencer (MKS) +6.50 (2.53%)
• Flutter Entertainment (FLTR) +350.00 (2.38%)
• Rolls-Royce (RR.) +8.70 (2.14%)
• St James's Place (STJ) +8.60 (1.99%)
• Auto Trader (AUTO) +13.00 (1.91%)

Some of the losing shares were Anglo American (AAL) which fell -3.31%, Antofagasta (ANTO) losing -2.59% and Glencore (GLEN) which dropped -1.99%. Most of the falling shares came from the Industrial Metals, undefined and Industrials sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Anglo American (AAL) -71.50 (-3.31%)
• Antofagasta (ANTO) -57.00 (-2.59%)
• Glencore (GLEN) -9.45 (-1.99%)
• Fresnillo (FRES) -10.50 (-1.79%)
• Smurfit Kappa (SKG) -62.00 (-1.75%)
• Rio Tinto (RIO) -85.00 (-1.58%)
• Smith (DS) (SMDS) -5.60 (-1.58%)
• Croda International (CRDA) -70.00 (-1.41%)
• Mondi (MNDI) -20.00 (-1.31%)