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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Smith (Ds) PLC | 342.0 | 5.2% |
| Convatec Group PLC | 286.0 | 3.8% |
| Legal & General Group PLC | 249.6 | 2.0% |
| Aviva PLC | 470.5 | 1.8% |
| Bt Group PLC | 109.4 | 1.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Entain PLC | 747.0 | -5.4% |
| Melrose Industries PLC | 602.0 | -2.5% |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 492.0 | -2.4% |
| Mondi PLC | 1,348.5 | -2.3% |
| GSK PLC | 1,673.0 | -2.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,660 | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 38,723 | -0.2% | 21.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 17,815 | -0.2% | 15.5% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,820 | -2.2% | 37.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,704 | -1.8% | 7.8% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 77.71 | -0.38% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 81.87 | -0.26% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,180 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 388 | -0.3% |
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The UK 100 called to open -37 points at 7,622. The UK 100 looks set to open lower this morning, following a late decline on Wall Street on Friday, closing out a turbulent week as Nvidia’s incredible run took a breather. The S&P lost 0.65% to 5,123.69, while the Nasdaq slipped 1.16% to 16,085.11. Both swung into negative territory after rising to new all-time highs earlier in the session. The Dow Jones dropped 68.66 points, or 0.18%, to end at 38,722.69. This morning saw Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 slump after GDP figures fuelled expectations that the Bank of Japan may soon end its negative interest rate policy. Gold also notched another record high on Friday, hitting $2,185.
Bodycote confirm their new CEO will be Jim Fairbairn.
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Ferrexpo says they have taken steps to settle debt a company claims its Ukraine subsidiary owes.
CitiGroup Downgrade Virgin Money to Neutral from Buy (7 Buys / 6 Holds / 1 Sell)
MacQuarie Downgrades Virgin Money to Neutral (7 Buys / 6 Holds / 1 Sell)
RBC Upgrades Marks & Spencer to Outperform from Sector Perform (5 Buys / 8 Holds / 0 Sells)
UK
HGCapital Trust
US
Oracle
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Domino’s Pizza Group
Foresight Solar Fund*
Genuit Group
Hill & Smith Holdings
Persimmon
TI Fluid systems
TP ICAP
Target Healthcare
Morgan Advanced Minerals
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 14th March 2024:
NatWest Group
SEGRO
Anglo American
Haleon
Entain
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 14th March 2024:
Lancashire Holdings
abrdn
Dunelm Group
Apax Global Alpha
Tritax Big Box REIT
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Invest Trust
Balanced Commercial Property Trust
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