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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| M&G PLC | 202.7 | 2.2% |
| BP PLC | 470.6 | 1.7% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 1,073.0 | 1.4% |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 5,616.6 | 1.1% |
| Glencore PLC | 474.6 | 1.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 406.3 | -3.6% |
| Diploma PLC | 4104.0 | -2.5% |
| Ocado Group PLC | 353.2 | -2.5% |
| Natwest Group PLC | 309.0 | -2.5% |
| Admiral Group PLC | 2662.0 | -2.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,228 | -0.4% | 8.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 38,698 | -0.3% | 14.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 18,450 | -0.6% | 15.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,038 | 0.9% | 21.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,860 | 0.5% | 10.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 76.59 | 1.40% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 80.58 | 1.21% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,305 | 0.5% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 452 | 0.7% |
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The UK 100 called to open +31 points at 8,259. The UK 100 looks set for a positive open this morning after political uncertainty in Europe weighed on the blue-chip index, however investors’ attention will likely now move to key economic data reads both at home and across the pond. UK employment data out this morning showed Unemployment in the UK rose to 4.4% in the three months to April, in the latest sign that high interest rates are loosening the labour market. It’s the highest unemployment rate since July 2021. US stock markets reached new record high yesterday, but investors remained cautious ahead of key reports on consumer prices and the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement.
FirstGroup reports a FY adjusted pretax profit of £136.8m as they state that their FY25 outlook remains in line with group’s expectations.
GSK and other drugmakers have asked a Delaware court for permission to appeal a ruling allowing more than 70,000 lawsuits claiming that heartburn drug Zantac causes cancer to go forward.
HSBC have boosted their headcount in China by more than 300 people as they completed the acquisition of Citigroup’s consumer wealth portfolio.
Senior wins a contracts worth $80m over 10 years with Collins Aerospace.
Morgan Stanley Downgrades Anglo American to Equal-Weight (3 Buys / 10 Holds / 0 Sells)
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FirstGroup
Oxford Instruments
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GameStop
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Molten Ventures*
Safestore Holdings*
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Broadcom
UK Average Earnings
UK Claimant Count
UK Employment Change
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 13th June 2024:
Intermediate Capital Group
RS Group
Land Securities Group
Compass Group
JD Sports Fashion
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 13th June 2024:
TBC Bank Group
3i Infrastructure
Empiric Student Property
Hollywood Bowl Group
LondonMetric Property
Worldwide Healthcare Trust
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust
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