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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Beazley PLC | 538.0 | 1.2% |
| Haleon PLC | 338.2 | 0.6% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 542.6 | 0.6% |
| Airtel Africa PLC | 116.1 | 0.5% |
| Weir Group PLC | 1,850.5 | 0.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Entain PLC | 1,321.0 | -4.3% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,525.5 | 3.6% |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 666.8 | -3.1% |
| Prudential PLC | 1,010.5 | -2.7% |
| Flutter Entertainment PLC | 14,360.0 | -2.6% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,532 | -1.1% | 0.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 35,207 | 0.1% | 5.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,846 | -0.9% | 15.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 32,474 | 0.8% | 16.7% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,340 | -0.2% | 3.8% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 83.33 | 0.62% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 86.90 | 0.58% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,917 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 373 | -1.0% |
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The UK 100 called to open -11 points at 7,513. The UK 100 looks set to open lower this morning, this follows falls in Asian markets over concerns of defaults in the Chinese property sector. The Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo was down 1.2%. In China, the Shanghai Composite was down 0.9%, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong was down 2.4%.
Boohoo today announced the appointment of HSBC Bank plc as joint corporate broker, alongside Zeus Capital and Jefferies International Limited, with immediate effect.
ITM previously announced a review of strategic options for the exit from Motive Fuels Ltd. Today they said that they have reached a non-binding Heads of Terms agreement for the sale of Motive Fuels has been signed.
Plus 500 this morning reported robust performance, with FY 2023 expected to be in line with expectations. Group revenue up on 2022 levels, customer income up 2%. EBITDA up 17% and EPS up 19%.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 17th August 2023:
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Anglo American
Schroders
Berkeley Group Holdings
Imperial Brands
GSK
Hiscox
Entain
ConvaTec Group
London Stock Exchange Group
Pershing Square Holdings
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 17th August 2023:
Investec
Bridgepoint Group
Tritax EuroBox GBP
Bluefield Solar Income Fund
Keller Group
UK Commercial Property REIT
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust
Murray Income Trust
4imprint Group
Rotork
Chemring Group
ICG Enterprise Trust
Lancashire Holdings
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