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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,914.0 | 5.3% |
| Glencore PLC | 419.2 | 4.8% |
| Anglo American PLC | 1,937.0 | 4.6% |
| Entain PLC | 777.0 | 1.9% |
| United Utilities Group PLC | 1,057.5 | 1.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| JD Sports Fashion PLC | 113.1 | -4.1% |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 66.5 | -4.0% |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 479.6 | -3.1% |
| Admiral Group PLC | 2,650.0 | -3.0% |
| Rightmove PLC | 560.2 | -2.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,772 | 0.3% | 1.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 39,043 | 0.1% | 21.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 17,961 | 0.0% | 17.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,807 | 0.3% | 42.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,714 | -0.2% | 10.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 79.85 | 0.16% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 84.17 | 0.17% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,168 | -0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 404 | -0.6% |
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The UK 100 called to open -8 points at 7,764. The UK 100 looks set to slightly lower this morning as the Blue-chip index aims to add a 4th consecutive green session to the week. It was another disappointing day on Wall Street yesterday, the S&P was lower, pulling back from a record reached in the previous session, as Nvidia cooled off from its red-hot rally. The broad market index slipped 0.19% to close at 5,165.31, while the Nasdaq lost 0.54% to 16,177.77. The Dow Jones added 37.83 points, or 0.1%, to finish the session at 39,043.32.
AstraZeneca are to buy Amolyt Pharma for up to $1.05bn.
Monnpig says their trading performance in FY24 is in line with expectations.
Savills posts FY group revenue of £2.24bn, down 3% YoY. They reported a pretax profit of £94.8m and a FY total dividend per share of 22.8p. In 2024 they expect re-financing driven activity and sustainability agenda to be positive for transaction volumes, but the current economic and geopolitical conditions remain uncertain.
Shell are to invest $10-15bn between now and end of 2025 in low-carbon energy solutions.
Trainline reports that their FY24 revenue and ticket sales are both at the top of or above guidance range. FY24 adjusted EBITDA is to be around 2.3% of net ticket sales vs 2.15-2.25% guidance.
Vistry Group said they would build more homes in 2024 than the prior year, buoyed by resilient demand for its affordable homes, after they posted a 2023 profit ahead of market view. They posted an adjusted FY pretax profit of £419.1m for the year ended Dec 31st, beating average analyst estimates of £405.9m.
JP Morgan places Legal & General on ‘Positive Catalyst Watch’ (4 Buys / 5 Holds / 0 Sells)
UK
Bridgepoint Group
Empric Student Property
Helios Towers
IG Group Holdings
Moonpig Group
OSB Group
Savills
Trainline
Vistry Group
US
Adobe
UK
Volution Group
US
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US Retail Sales
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US Retail Sales Control Group
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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