FTSE 100 Commentary

Thu, 23rd Jun 2022 16:00

At 16:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was down by -48.16 at 7041.06 points, a movement of -0.68%, showing a modest fall in the market.

Ocado (OCDO) was a well traded share, with approximately £2,749.1m (0.427%) worth of shares changing hands.

Overall, 22.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 78.00% were down; giving a negative view of the day so far.

Investors favourites include Ocado (OCDO) which rose 4.90%, Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) rising 2.76% and BT (BT.A) which increased 1.85%. The majority of rising shares came from the Medicine and Biotech, Personal Care and Retailers sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Ocado (OCDO) +40.20 (4.90%)
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) +41.50 (2.76%)
• BT (BT.A) +3.35 (1.85%)
• Avast (AVST) +8.40 (1.63%)
• B&M (BME) +6.00 (1.61%)
• Burberry (BRBY) +24.50 (1.53%)
• Berkeley Group (BKG) +43.00 (1.17%)
• Rentokil Initial (RTO) +3.90 (0.85%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) +6.40 (0.84%)

In the fallers list were British Land (BLND) which fell -5.28%, Antofagasta (ANTO) losing -4.62% and Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) which dropped -4.55%. The majority of falling shares came from the undefined, Brokerage Services and Banking sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• British Land (BLND) -26.70 (-5.28%)
• Antofagasta (ANTO) -57.50 (-4.62%)
• Rolls-Royce Holdings (RR.) -3.92 (-4.55%)
• Barclays (BARC) -6.42 (-3.98%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) -95.00 (-3.84%)
• WPP (WPP) -31.20 (-3.80%)
• Fresnillo (FRES) -30.60 (-3.76%)
• United Utilities (UU.) -35.40 (-3.48%)
• Natwest Grp (NWG) -7.70 (-3.38%)