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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Ocado Group PLC | 758.8 | 4.2% |
| Anglo American PLC | 1,891.2 | 3.8% |
| Entain PLC | 1,014.5 | 3.8% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 575.4 | 3.7% |
| Flutter Entertainment PLC | 13,870.0 | 3.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Burberry Group PLC | 1,476.0 | -2.5% |
| St. James’s Place PLC | 673.6 | -1.1% |
| Beazley PLC | 527.5 | -1.0% |
| Unite Group PLC | 1,028.0 | -0.7% |
| Gsk PLC | 1,433.0 | -0.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,637 | 0.3% | 3.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 37,528 | 0.6% | 14.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 16,744 | 0.6% | 19.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 33,219 | 1.4% | 25.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,489 | 0.8% | 6.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 73.46 | 1.37% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 79.10 | 1.48% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,045 | 0.9% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 391 | 1.5% |
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The UK 100 called to open +85 points at 7,727. The UK 100 is expected to open sharply higher after a big fall in annual rate of inflation in November. The Consumer Prices Index rose by 3.9% in the 12 months to November down from 4.6% in October, well below expectations of 4.3%, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed. On Wall Street yesterday, The S&P rose Tuesday, approaching its record high, as the Federal Reserve’s recent dovish shift on rates lifted stocks. The broad market index gained 0.59% to 4,768.37. With Tuesday’s gain, the S&P 500 is about 0.6% from surpassing its record close and 1% from equalling its intraday record, both set in January 2022. The Dow Jones rose 251.90 points, or 0.68%, to 37,557.92. The Nasdaq advanced 0.66% to 15,003.22. It was the first time the tech-heavy index closed above the 15,000 level since January 2022.
Anglo American plc announces the value of rough diamond sales for De Beers’ tenth sales cycle of 2023, amounting to $130 million.
John Wood Group PLC today announces the changes to its Executive Committee with the appointment of two new executive leaders. Marla Storm and Michael Rasmuson will join Wood as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Group General Counsel respectively. These appointments follow the retirement of Wood’s current human resources leader, Lesley Birse, and its current Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, Martin McIntyre, who will remain as Company Secretary until a successor for this role is appointed.
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