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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Coca-Cola Hbc AG | 2,198.0 | 5.2% |
| JD Sports Fashion PLC | 145.6 | 4.6% |
| Admiral Group PLC | 2,690.0 | 2.6% |
| National Grid PLC | 1,036.0 | 1.5% |
| Barratt Developments PLC | 494.2 | 1.4% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Ocado Group PLC | 569.8 | -4.4% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 156.8 | -4.2% |
| Entain PLC | 834.4 | -2.9% |
| Centrica PLC | 147.7 | -2.2% |
| Flutter Entertainment PLC | 12,795.0 | -2.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,478 | -0.2% | 1.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 35,068 | -0.2% | 4.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,921 | 0.1% | 10.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 33,354 | -0.1% | 18.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,078 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 77.67 | -0.21% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 82.20 | -0.15% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,004 | 1.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 384 | 0.1% |
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The UK 100 called to open +15 points at 7,496. The UK 100 is expected to open higher when trading starts on Wednesday ahead of the Autumn Statement. The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will give his statement around 1230 GMT and reports suggest he is likely to reduce headline rates of national insurance and make permanent a £10 billion-a-year tax break for companies that invest in new machinery and equipment. On Wall Street yesterday, The Dow Jones slipped 62.75 points, or 0.18%, to end the day at 35,088.29. The S&P dipped 0.20%, closing at 4,538.19, while the Nasdaq fell 0.59% to 14,199.98. Both the broad-market benchmark and the tech-heavy Nasdaq snapped a string of five consecutive winning days.
Britvic have increased their dividend by 6.2% to 30.8p, as trading in France has been more challenging given the competitive retail market.
Johnson Matthey have raised their FY outlook, as upbeat demand in its hydrogen and catalyst technology units helped offset lower prices of precious metals. They expect high-single-digit growth in operating performance.
Kingfisher have downgraded their FY profit outlook for the second time in three months after their Q3 underlying sales fell 3.9%, with market trends in France weaker than expected.
Rio Tinto have settled a lawsuit for $28m brought by the US SEC in relation to their 2012 accounts.
Sage Group reported a 18% rise in FY underlying operating profit to £456m after their margin rose to 20.9% and they state that their margin will continue to increase this year.
Severn Trent have retained their annual forecast, even as they posted a 3% fall in their FY profit, hurt mainly by higher energy and chemical prices. Their HY Profit Before Tax came in at £255.1m, compared with £261.7m YoY.
UK
Breedon Group
Britvic
Coats Group
Grainger
HICL Infastructure
Johnson Matthey
Kingfisher
NextEnergy Solar Fund
Rotork
Sage Group
Severn Trent
US
Deere & Co
UK
FirstGroup
Londonmetric Property
Mitie Group
Virgin Money
US
None
BoE Monetary Policy Report Hearings
US Durable Goods Orders
US Initial Jobless Claims
US Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex Aircraft
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation
EU Consumer Confidence
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 23rd November 2023:
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
RS Group
National Grid
Vodafone Group
Imperial Brands
DCC
Land Securities Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 23rd November 2023:
Volution Group
BlackRock World Mining Trust
3i Infrastructure
Witan Investment Trust
Tate & Lyle
Urban Logistics REIT
Kainos Group
British Land Company
Babcock International Group
HICL Infrastructure
Liontrust Asset Management
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