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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Tesco PLC | 269.2 | 3.7% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 149.9 | 3.5% |
| Aviva PLC | 385.6 | 2.7% |
| Sainsbury (J) PLC | 253.5 | 2.1% |
| Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | 2,704.0 | 2.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Whitbread PLC | 3,274.0 | -4.1% |
| BP PLC | 495.8 | -3.9% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 518.1 | -3.5% |
| Bae Systems PLC | 979.8 | -3.5% |
| Entain PLC | 906.0 | -3.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,385 | -1.1% | 5.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,017 | 0.0% | 8.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,049 | -0.2% | 19.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 30,527 | -2.3% | 12.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,890 | -0.8% | 1.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 86.24 | -3.35% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 87.83 | -3.40% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,825 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 357 | -1.3% |
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The UK 100 called to open +33 points at 7,445. The UK 100 looks set to open higher on Thursday after strong gains in the US. Softer economic data boosted equities along with a slide in bond yields although a sharp fall in oil prices limited gains in the Dow. the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.4%, the S&P 500 rose 0.8% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.4%. In focus today will be weekly jobless claims figures in the US ahead of non-farm payrolls figures on tomorrow.
Anglo American cycle 8 rough diamond sales came in at $200m, down from $508m YoY.
Ferrexpo says their Q3 performance has “exceeded” expectations as they operate two out of four pellet lines. They continue to produce, transport, sell despite the challenging environment in Ukraine. Their Q3 total iron ore pellet production came in at 1.25bn tonnes, up 17% on Q2.
Imperial Brands says they are on track to deliver FY guidance, sees growth in YTD.
National Grid says they are performing in line with own expectations as they expect underlying EPS to have greater weighting in H2.
Unite announce that their CEO Richard Smith will step down from Dec 31st. They have appointed CFO Joe Lister to succeed him as their new CEO, as investment director Michael Burt becomes CFO.
UK
Ferrexpo
US
Constellation Brands
UK
Wetherspoon
US
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German Trade Balance s.a.
US Challenger Job Cuts
US Initial Jobless Claims
Japanese Labor Cash Earnings
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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