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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,514.0 | 4.2% |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC | 6,830.0 | 3.6% |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 5,032.0 | 3.0% |
| Rs Group PLC | 801.4 | 2.8% |
| Airtel Africa PLC | 116.0 | 2.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Anglo American PLC | 1,802.6 | -19.0% |
| Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC | 4,740.0 | -4.1% |
| Imperial Brands PLC | 1,820.0 | -2.0% |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC | 1,751.5 | -1.8% |
| BT Group PLC | 132.2 | -1.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,554 | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 36,248 | 0.4% | 8.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 16,759 | 0.8% | 16.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 32,792 | 1.5% | 17.5% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,199 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 71.74 | 0.72% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 76.43 | 0.78% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,999 | -0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 382 | -0.2% |
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The UK 100 called to open -6 points at 7,548. The UK 100 is expected to edge lower this morning ahead of a busy week for central bank decisions. The Federal Reserve announces its final rate decision of the year on Wednesday with the Bank of England and European Central Bank following on Thursday. The S&P rose on Friday to hit a new high for the year after the November jobs report and University of Michigan consumer survey data signalled a resilient economy and cooling inflation, fuelling hopes for a so-called soft landing scenario. The S&P added 0.41% to settle at 4,604.37, while the Nasdaq, rose 0.45% to finish at 14,403.97. The Dow Jones gained 130.49 points, or 0.36%, to end at 36,247.87.
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RPT/Jefferies Downgrades Reckitt Benckiser to Underperform from Hold (5 Buys / 8 Holds / 0 Sells)
RPT/Jefferies Downgrades Unilever to Underperform from Buy (5 Buys / 6 Holds / 1 Sell)
RPT/Jefferies Upgrades Haleon to Buy from Hold (7 Buys / 7 Holds / 0 Sells)
UBS Downgrades SSE to Neutral from Buy (9 Buys / 2 Holds / 0 Sells)
UBS Upgrades National Grid to Buy from Neutral (4 Buys / 7 Holds / 0 Sells)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 14th December 2023:
Smith (DS)
Associated British Foods
Burberry Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 14th December 2023:
Sirius Real Estate
Redde Northgate
TR Property Investment Trust
Tritax EuroBox GBP
MITIE Group
Balanced Commercial Property Trust
Cranswick
discoverIE Group
Baltic Classifieds Group
Personal Assets Trust
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