FTSE 100 Commentary

Fri, 26th Apr 2024 16:00

At 16:00 PM, the FTSE 100 Index was up by 60.55 at 8139.41 points, a movement of 0.75%, showing a average rise in the market.

Mondi (MNDI) was a heavily traded share, with around £4,604.6m (0.666%) worth of shares being traded.

Overall, 86.00% of the companies in the FTSE 100 Index were up, and 14% were down; giving a positive summary of the day so far.

Investors favourites include Natwest (NWG) which rose 5.87%, Ashtead Group (AHT) rising 5.17% and Int.cap.grp (ICG) which increased 4.20%. The majority of rising shares came from the Brokerage Services and Retailers sector(s).

The biggest risers were as follows:

• Natwest (NWG) +17.00 (5.87%)
• Ashtead Group (AHT) +298.00 (5.17%)
• Int.cap.grp (ICG) +83.00 (4.20%)
• Anglo American (AAL) +91.00 (3.55%)
• St James's Place (STJ) +14.60 (3.47%)
• Rolls-Royce (RR.) +13.80 (3.40%)
• Hikma Pharmaceuticals (HIK) +59.00 (3.18%)
• RS Group (RS1) +22.00 (3.11%)
• JD Sports (JD.) +3.40 (2.92%)

In the fallers list were ConvaTec (CTEC) which fell -5.81%, Entain (ENT) losing -2.99% and Beazley (BEZ) which dropped -2.51%. The majority of falling shares came from the Fossil Fuels, Tobacco and Medical Services sector(s).

The lowest fallers were as follows:

• ConvaTec (CTEC) -16.00 (-5.81%)
• Entain (ENT) -24.20 (-2.99%)
• Beazley (BEZ) -16.50 (-2.51%)
• Ocado (OCDO) -7.90 (-2.18%)
• AB Foods (ABF) -48.00 (-1.79%)
• Astrazeneca (AZN) -66.00 (-0.55%)
• BP (BP.) -2.50 (-0.48%)
• Imperial Brands (IMB) -8.50 (-0.47%)
• British American Tobacco (BATS) -6.00 (-0.26%)