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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Entain PLC | 953.3 | 4.0% |
| Persimmon PLC | 1,492.1 | 3.8% |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 114.9 | 3.2% |
| Barclays PLC | 145.4 | 3.1% |
| Barratt Developments PLC | 538.8 | 2.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Glencore PLC | 399.3 | -3.2% |
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 1,343.0 | -2.9% |
| Rio Tinto PLC | 5,274.9 | -1.9% |
| Anglo American PLC | 1,749.0 | -1.4% |
| Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | 2,882.0 | -1.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,500 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 38,034 | 0.5% | 14.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 16,674 | 0.7% | 10.5% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 36,547 | 1.6% | 35.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,477 | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 74.54 | 1.54% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 79.68 | 1.43% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,023 | -0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 376 | -0.8% |
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The UK 100 called to open +30 points at 7,517. The UK 100 is expected to push higher on today after US stocks hit fresh highs on Monday. Stocks rose On Wall Street yesterday as investors built on the previous session’s historic move to record highs. The Dow Jones climbed 138.01 points, or 0.36%, to finish at 38,001.81. Monday’s gains pushed the blue-chip average to a new record and above the 38,000 level for the first time. The S&P added 0.22% to 4,850.43, also reaching a fresh all-time high. The Nasdaq advanced 0.32% to 15,360.29. In Asia on Tuesday, the Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo closed down 0.1% after The Bank of Japan maintained its monetary easing measures, as speculation grows of a shift away from its ultra-loose stance.
Associated British Foods reported a 2.1% rise in underlying sales at its Primark clothing business in the Christmas quarter, a slowdown from growth of 8% in the previous quarter. They have kept their forecast for this year of “meaningful progress” in both profitability and cash generation.
Boohoo appoints Stephen Morana as their new CFO with effect from Feb 19th, who will replace Shaun McCabe. They also state that their trading is in line with market expectations.
Crest Nicholson reiterated their forecast of an encouraging calendar year due to an increase in customer enquires despite a bigger-than-expected fall in its 2023 profit. Their adjusted pretax profit for the year ended Dec 31st came in at £41.4m, compared with £137.8m a year earlier. Average analyst estimates were expecting a profit of £44m.
Premier Foods reported a 14.4% jump in Q3 sales, citing strong festive demand for its products.
Vistry have been picked by Greater London Authority and Mayor to build 739 new homes in Barnet, which is part of a £276m gross development value scheme.
Berenberg Downgrades Victrex to Hold from Buy (2 Buys / 5 Holds / 1 Sell)
RPT/HSBC Downgrades Compass Group to Hold from Buy (10 Buys / 7 Holds / 0 Sells)
RPT/HSBC Downgrades FirstGroup to Hold from Buy (4 Buys / 1 Hold / 0 Sells
UK
Associated British Foods
Crest Nicholson Holdings
Premier Foods
US
3M Co
General Electric
Johnson & Johnson
Procter & Gamble
Verizon Communications
Intuitive Surgical
Netflix
Visa Inc Class A
UK
Computacenter
Fresnillo
Hochschild Mining
Quilter
TI Fluid Systems
Wetherspoon (JD)
Paypoint Group
easyJet
US
AT&T
International Business Machines
ServiceNow Inc
Tesla
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BoJ Monetary Policy Statement
BoJ Interest Rate Decision
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 25th January 2023:
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UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 25th January 2023:
Ferrexpo
Victrex
Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Inc Fnd
Pennon Group
Foresight Solar Fund
City of London Investment Trust
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