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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Ocado Group PLC | 508.8 | 6.9% |
| BT Group PLC | 116.8 | 5.1% |
| Land Securities Group PLC | 601.6 | 4.9% |
| Segro PLC | 742.6 | 4.7% |
| Unite Group PLC | 933.0 | 4.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Entain PLC | 884.6 | -5.9% |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC | 1,826.5 | -4.9% |
| Haleon PLC | 320.7 | -3.2% |
| Howden Joinery Group PLC | 623.4 | -3.1% |
| Centrica PLC | 157.5 | -3.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,442 | 1.4% | 4.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,651 | 1.1% | 4.7% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,138 | 1.4% | 14.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 31,950 | 1.1% | 15.5% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,900 | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 82.11 | 2.08% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 86.29 | 1.96% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,981 | -0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 367 | 0.6% |
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The UK 100 called to open +27 points at 7,473. The UK 100 is expected to open higher on Friday, building on Thursday’s strong progress, after further strong gains in the US. On Wall Street yesterday the Dow Jones jumped 1.7%, the S&P leapt 1.9% and the Nasdaq surged 1.8%. Global markets have been boosted by perceptions interest rates have peaked following decisions by the Bank of England and Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged, which lifted shares as bond yields fell.
Currys agrees to sell Dixons South East Europe for 200m euros to Public Power Corp.
Wickes reports Q3 core Like-for-Like sales 1.1%, down from 2.3% QoQ, as their Q3 total Like-for-Like sales were down 0.2%.
JP Morgan Upgrades Smith & Nephew to Overweight from Neutral (7 Buys / 6 Holds / 0 Sells)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 9th November 2023:
Whitbread
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 9th November 2023:
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European Smaller Companies Trust
ME Group International
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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund
Edinburgh Investment Trust
European Opportunities Trust
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