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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 811.4 | 6.1% |
| Marks And Spencer Group PLC | 228.2 | 2.6% |
| Ocado Group PLC | 802.0 | 1.9% |
| Centrica PLC | 173.1 | 1.8% |
| Land Securities Group PLC | 584.2 | 1.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Kingfisher PLC | 207.8 | -11.8% |
| Burberry Group PLC | 2,054.0 | -4.6% |
| Convatec Group PLC | 215.6 | -2.4% |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 132.8 | -2.4% |
| Halma PLC | 2,064.0 | -2.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,655 | 0.0% | 5.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,390 | -0.7% | 11.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,656 | -0.5% | 22.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 33,243 | -0.9% | 20.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,197 | -0.5% | 5.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 92.79 | 1.43% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 95.41 | 1.04% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,935 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 375 | -0.9% |
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The UK 100 called to open +30 points at 7,691. The UK 100 is called to open higher this morning after figures from the Office for National Statistics show the consumer price index rose by 6.7% in August, down from 6.8% in July, and well below City expectations for a rise to 7.1%. On a monthly basis, CPI rose by 0.3% in August, compared with a rise of 0.5% in August 2022. Core CPI (excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco) rose by 6.2% in the 12 months to August, down from 6.9% in July, again well below City expectations. The fall may put pressure on the Bank of England to stop raising interest rates and keep them at 5.25 per cent on Thursday. On Wall Street The Dow Jones lost 106.57 points, or 0.31%, to end at 34,517.73. The S&P slid 0.22% to 4,443.95. The Nasdaq slid 0.23% to 13,678.19.
AstraZeneca says Alexion has completed the purchase and license for Pfizer portfolio.
Dunelm expects higher sales volumes to drive profits in 2024, after their annual profit beat analysts’ expectations. They posted a £192.7m profit before tax for the year ended July 1st, while analysts on average expected it to be about £188m.
M&G swings to a £128m H1 pretax profit from a £1.77bn loss YoY.
Pearson names Omar Abbosh as their new CEO from early 2024, replacing retiring Andy Bird.
Exane BNP Downgrades WPP to Neutral (7 Buys / 3 Holds / 0 Sells)
RPT / Société Générale Downgrades BAE Systems to Hold from Buy (11 Buys / 4 Holds / 0 Sells)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 21st September 2023:
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UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 19th September 2023:
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