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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Entain PLC | 987.8 | 5.2% |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 66.7 | 3.1% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,647.5 | 2.0% |
| Whitbread PLC | 3,539.0 | 1.7% |
| Astrazeneca PLC | 10,348.7 | 1.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Fresnillo PLC | 552.1 | -5.7% |
| Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC | 4,690.0 | -3.7% |
| Barratt Developments PLC | 553.0 | -2.3% |
| Mondi PLC | 1,504.0 | -2.0% |
| Croda International PLC | 4,962.0 | -1.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| FTSE 100 INDEX | 7,610 | 0.4% | 4.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 37,342 | 0.1% | 13.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 16,627 | -0.7% | 20.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 32,759 | -0.6% | 20.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,426 | -0.2% | 4.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 73.46 | 2.84% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 78.64 | 2.73% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,022 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 386 | -0.7% |
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The UK 100 called to open +7 points at 7,621. The UK 100 looks set to post modest gains on Tuesday when trading starts following further advances in New York on Monday. US markets closed higher, extending their recent winning streak. although blue-chips were subdued, The S&P added 0.45%, putting it 1.2% away from its all-time closing high of 4,796.56 reached in January 2022. The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.6%, while the 30-stock Dow added 0.86 point. In Asia, The Bank of Japan held off from lifting negative interest rates, causing the yen to fall. The central bank kept overnight interest rates steady at minus 0.1%.
De La Rue this morning kept its annual forecast unchanged and reported half-year profit in line with its expectations, helped by a recovery in demand for currency notes.
Superdry has warned that full-year profits will be hit by the “challenging” trading environment and the warm Autumn weather
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 21st December 2023:
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UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 21st December 2023:
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abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust
IntegraFin Holdings
Mercantile Investment Trust
Law Debenture Corporation
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