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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC | 6,156.0 | 1.4% |
| Bae Systems PLC | 1,007.0 | 0.9% |
| Entain PLC | 939.8 | 0.8% |
| United Utilities Group PLC | 952.8 | 0.5% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 148.2 | 0.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Beazley PLC | 530.5 | -4.2% |
| Prudential PLC | 859.6 | -3.3% |
| SSE PLC | 1,557.5 | -3.3% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 533.7 | -3.2% |
| Centrica PLC | 149.6 | -3.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,513 | -1.3% | 9.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,490 | -0.1% | 16.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,230 | -1.0% | 26.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 31,760 | -0.3% | 21.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,033 | -0.2% | 8.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 89.04 | -1.93% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 90.96 | -1.34% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,833 | -0.8% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 364 | -2.5% |
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The UK 100 called to open -11 points at 7,499. The UK 100 looks set to open lower after a mixed showing in the US following hawkish comments from two leading Fed officials. The US Federal Reserve will likely need to keep interest rates higher for longer in order to firmly bring down inflation, a senior Fed official said. The comments kept the Dow Jones Industrial Average in the red down 0.2% although the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.7%. In Asia, Evergrande shares surged as much as 42% on Tuesday after resuming trading in Hong Kong after a suspension.
Boohoo Group PLC slipped into the red in the first half as revenue fell sharply, and warned of further falls in sales ahead. The online retailer said revenue in the six months ended 31 August 2023 fell 17% to £729.1 million from £882.4 million the year before, resulting in an adjusted pre-tax loss of £9.1 million compared to a pre-tax profit of £6.2 million.
Diageo announced yesterday, it was launching and pricing a $1.7 billion SEC-registered bond offering, consisting of $800 million 5.375% fixed rate notes due 2026 and $900 million 5.625% fixed rate notes due 2033.
Greggs PLC reported continued strong growth in sales in the third quarter supported by a rise in evening trade and use of its app. The retailer, famous for its value sausage rolls, said sales rose 20.8% in the 13 weeks to September 30 with company-managed shop like-for-like sales up 14.2%.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 5th October 2023:
Smith & Nephew
Weir Group
Centrica
F&C Investment Trust
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 5th October 2023:
Hays
Bank of Georgia Group
Morgan Sindall Group
Travis Perkins
Merchants Trust
Hunting
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust
Bodycote
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Invest Trust
Murray International Trust
RIT Capital Partners
Spectris
Barr (A.G.)
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