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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Ocado Group PLC | 718.6 | 11.6% |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 5,486.0 | 10.2% |
| Entain PLC | 920.0 | 8.7% |
| Croda International PLC | 5,132.0 | 7.8% |
| Anglo American PLC | 1,795.4 | 7.5% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Relx PLC | 3,063.0 | -3.3% |
| Admiral Group PLC | 2,672.0 | -3.1% |
| Associated British Foods PLC | 2,390.0 | -2.1% |
| Severn Trent PLC | 2,650.0 | -1.9% |
| Bae Systems PLC | 1,046.0 | -1.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,649 | 1.3% | 3.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 37,248 | 0.4% | 12.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 16,752 | -0.1% | 19.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 32,971 | 0.9% | 17.5% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,443 | 0.9% | 3.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 71.83 | 0.35% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 76.88 | 0.35% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,038 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 389 | 0.0% |
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The UK 100 called to open +10 points at 7,659. The UK 100 is expected to open marginally higher this morning follow two days of Interest rate decisions from around the globe, The US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England all chose to hold interest rates, but it was the dovish tone of the US Federal Reserve which took the headlines. On Wall Street yesterday The Dow Jones closed higher on as the 10-year Treasury tumbled below 4% and a surprise gain in retail sales gave investors further confidence 2024 would bring a soft economic landing. The 30-stock Dow closed at a record high, ending the day up 158 points, or 0.43% at 37,248.35. On Wednesday, it marked its first-ever close above 37,000. The S&P 500 added 0.26% to end the day at 4,719.55, while the Nasdaq gained 0.19% to 14,761.56.
Naked Wines reports a H1 pretax loss of £9.7m as they reiterate their outlook from their November trading update.
Trainline updated that the UK government has decided against creating a Great British Railway ticketing website and app.
Barclays Upgrades Trainline to Equal Weight from Underweight (8 Buys / 1 Hold / 0 Sell)
JP Morgan places London Stock Exchange on ‘Analyst Focus List’ (6 Buys / 3 Holds / 0 Sells)
RPT/Société Générale Downgrades Centrica to Hold from Buy (6 Buys / 4 Holds / 1 Sell)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 21st December 2023:
British American Tobacco
Halma
United Utilities Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 21st December 2023:
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JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust
IntegraFin Holdings
Mercantile Investment Trust
Law Debenture Corporation
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