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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Halma PLC | 2,664.0 | 13.4% |
| BT Group PLC | 135.0 | 4.3% |
| Severn Trent PLC | 2,520.0 | 4.2% |
| United Utilities Group PLC | 1,050.5 | 3.0% |
| Haleon PLC | 325.8 | 1.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Intermediate Capital Group PLC | 2226.0 | -5.4% |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 5496.0 | -4.6% |
| Persimmon PLC | 1441.0 | -3.8% |
| Rs Group PLC | 705.5 | -3.4% |
| Land Securities Group PLC | 622.0 | -3.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,164 | -0.6% | 7.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 38,647 | -0.2% | 13.7% |
| DAX INDEX | 18,266 | -2.0% | 12.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,815 | 0.2% | 16.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,724 | -0.3% | 7.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 78.08 | -0.69% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 82.30 | -0.54% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,312 | 0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 450 | 0.4% |
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The UK 100 called to open +33 points at 8,197. The UK 100 looks set to open higher this morning, rebounding from yesterdays sharp fall, this comes after the Bank of Japan left interest rates unchanged overnight. This let to a mixed session in Asia, the Nikkei in Tokyo was up 0.4%. In China, the Shanghai Composite was up 0.1%, while the Hang Seng index in was down 0.5%. Stateside yesterday saw the broad market index climbed 0.23% to end at 5,433.74, while the Nasdaq advanced 0.34% and closed at 17,667.56. Thursday marked the fourth straight closing record for both S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. The Dow Jones was the underperformer: It slipped 65.11 points, or 0.17%, to end at 38,647.10.
Crest Nicholson Holdings confirms they received an all-share takeover approach from Bellway, which was rejected on May 14th as it undervalued the company.
Tesco have maintained their profit guidance for the year as they reported a 4.6% rise in underlying UK sales in Q1, winning market share. They have kept their forecast for retail adjusted operating profit of “at least” £2.8bn for its 2024/25 year, up from £2.76bn made in 2023/24.
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BoJ Interest Rate Decision
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Eurogroup Meeting
UK Consumer Inflation Expectations
US Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 20th June 2024:
United Utilities Group
Persimmon
Airtel Africa
3i Group
Experian
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 20th June 2024:
British Land Company
Tate & Lyle
Mercantile Investment Trust
Templeton Emerging Markets IT
AVI Global Trust
MITIE Group
Patria Private Equity Trust
Fidelity China Special Situations
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