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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Intertek Group PLC | 4,253.0 | 3.8% |
| Segro PLC | 911.0 | 3.6% |
| Ocado Group PLC | 793.6 | 3.5% |
| Imi PLC | 1,702.0 | 3.0% |
| Flutter Entertainment PLC | 14,330.0 | 3.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Natwest Group PLC | 217.2 | -0.8% |
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 1,813.0 | -0.2% |
| Associated British Foods PLC | 2,374.0 | -0.2% |
| Rio Tinto PLC | 5,780.0 | -0.1% |
| Smith (Ds) PLC | 310.7 | -0.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,714 | 1.0% | 4.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 37,565 | 0.0% | 14.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 16,721 | -0.1% | 20.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 33,676 | 1.4% | 27.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,538 | 0.7% | 5.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 74.88 | 1.27% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 80.15 | 1.16% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,035 | -0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 390 | 0.2% |
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The UK 100 called to open -40 points at 7,675. The UK 100 looks set to open lower this morning after falls in both the US yesterday and Asia today. US markets posted heavy losses by the close with the Dow breaking a nine-day winning streak after a profit warning from industry leader, FedEx. The Dow Jones slid 475.92 points, or 1.27%, to 37,082.00. The Nasdaq Composite was lower by 1.50% to 14,777.94. Both indexes ended a nine-day advance, and they had their worst day since October. The S&P declined 1.47% to 4,698.35, marking its worst day since September.
Hill & Smith PLC the international provider of sustainable infrastructure products and services, today announced the appointment of Carol Chesney as a non-executive Director with effect from 1 January 2024.
Swisscom AG is weighing an offer for Vodafone Group Plc’s Italian business early next year, potentially countering a rival bid from Iliad SA for the unit, people familiar with the matter said.
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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:
Britvic
JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust
IntegraFin Holdings
Mercantile Investment Trust
Law Debenture Corporation
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