FTSE 100 Commentary

Thu, 25th Apr 2024 16:00

At 16:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 25.2 at 8065.58 points, a movement of 0.31%, showing a slight rise in the market.

Smith (DS) (SMDS) was a heavily traded share, with around £3,790.8m (0.814%) worth of shares being traded.

Overall, 23.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 76.00% were down; giving a negative summary of the day so far.

Investors favourites include Anglo American (AAL) which rose 15.42%, Barclays (BARC) rising 7.88% and Astrazeneca (AZN) which increased 5.37%. The majority of rising shares came from the Medicine and Biotech, Banking and Industrial Metals sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Anglo American (AAL) +340.00 (15.42%)
• Barclays (BARC) +15.06 (7.88%)
• Astrazeneca (AZN) +610.00 (5.37%)
• Unilever (ULVR) +190.00 (4.92%)
• Antofagasta (ANTO) +64.00 (2.95%)
• Natwest (NWG) +4.50 (1.57%)
• London Stock Exchange (LSEG) +132.00 (1.50%)
• Standard Chartered (STAN) +9.00 (1.33%)
• Burberry (BRBY) +15.00 (1.32%)

Shares that dropped included Legal & General (LGEN) which fell -6.60%, Schroders (SDR) losing -4.96% and St James's Place (STJ) which dropped -4.64%. Most losing shares came from the undefined, Retailers and Life Insurance sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• Legal & General (LGEN) -16.40 (-6.60%)
• Schroders (SDR) -18.20 (-4.96%)
• St James's Place (STJ) -20.60 (-4.64%)
• BAE Systems (BA.) -51.00 (-3.74%)
• Sainsbury's (SBRY) -10.00 (-3.73%)
• Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) -140.00 (-3.51%)
• Spirax-Sarco (SPX) -280.00 (-3.06%)
• Rolls-Royce (RR.) -11.10 (-2.66%)
• Whitbread (WTB) -82.00 (-2.63%)