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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 2,525.0 | 1.5% |
| Tesco PLC | 249.7 | 1.3% |
| Wpp PLC | 744.6 | 0.9% |
| Bae Systems PLC | 963.4 | 0.8% |
| Sage Group PLC | 943.4 | 0.5% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Airtel Africa PLC | 108.7 | -4.4% |
| Rs Group PLC | 696.6 | -3.5% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,375.5 | -3.3% |
| Prudential PLC | 947.0 | -3.2% |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 149.7 | -2.4% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,262 | -0.7% | -3.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,501 | 0.1% | 2.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,574 | -0.7% | 15.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 31,566 | 0.4% | 9.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,116 | -0.5% | 0.0% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 81.95 | 0.86% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 85.46 | 0.78% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,889 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 375 | 0.2% |
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The UK 100 called to open +2 points at 7,264. The UK 100 looks set to open marginally higher this morning, as investors digest the latest moves by Chinese authorities to boost its flagging economy. China has cut a benchmark lending rate but surprised the market by leaving the 5 year rate unchanged as policymakers grapple with their response to slowing economic growth, a property sector cash crunch and a weakening currency. In early UK news, house prices declined at the fastest pace for the month of August since 2018, while year-on-year, they declined for the first time since prior to the pandemic, according to numbers from Rightmove.
Crest Nicholson have lowered their annual profit expectations in the wake of challenging trading conditions as high interest rates and sticky inflation have drove house buyers away. They see their FY23 adjusted profit before tax being around £50m.
Indivior are to pay 30m euros to end payor claimants in litigation settlement.
Thungela ups their 2023 guidance to 11.5-12.5 mt export saleable output v 10.5-12.5.
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Deere & Co
The Estee Lauder Companies
Xpeng
Palo Alto Networks
UK
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Zoom Video Communications
UK Retail Sales
EU Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 24th August 2023:
Aviva
Legal & General Group
St. James’s Place
Mondi
Diageo
Land Securities Group
Auto Trader Group
Haleon
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 24th August 2023:
Plus500
Hammerson
OSB Group
Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst
Ibstock
HICL Infrastructure
Drax Group
RHI Magnesita N.V.
Shaftesbury Capital
Temple Bar Investment Trust
Just Group
Witan Investment Trust
Personal Assets Trust
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