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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Bt Group PLC | 140.4 | 7.6% |
| Entain PLC | 582.7 | 4.4% |
| Centrica PLC | 127.1 | 3.1% |
| Bae Systems PLC | 1,301.4 | 1.9% |
| Beazley PLC | 736.5 | 1.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 120.3 | -4.1% |
| Burberry Group PLC | 672.0 | -1.9% |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC | 2008.0 | -1.5% |
| Whitbread PLC | 2820.0 | -1.2% |
| B&M European Value Retail S.A. | 449.2 | -1.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,210 | 0.5% | 9.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 39,357 | -0.4% | 11.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 17,726 | 0.0% | 12.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 36,233 | 3.5% | 11.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,827 | 0.2% | 6.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 79.58 | -0.60% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 81.74 | -0.68% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,464 | -0.4% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 404 | -0.8% |
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The UK 100 called to open +5 points at 8,215. The UK 100 looks set to open modestly higher this morning after better than expected UK jobs data out this morning and a continuation of the recovery rally in Japan overnight.
The UK’s unemployment rate for June fell to 4.2%, better than the reading of 4.5% expected and the 4.4% in the previous month.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 saw this strongest gains in Asian markets this morning, adding 3.2%.
Yesterday on Wall Street saw stocks seesaw during the session, the S&P ended flat, up a mere 0.23 points, at 5,344.39. The Nasdaq advanced 0.21% to close at 16,780.61. Shares of Nvidia gained 4% to help the technology-heavy index climb. The Dow Jones gained 140 points, or 0.36%, at 39,357.01.
Dowlais expect a mid to high single-digit fall in annual revenue due to lower light vehicle production and delays in battery electric vehicle production.
Just Group expects to exceed their previous 2024 profit forecast after new businesses drove a 44% jump in underlying operating profit in H1. Their underlying operating profit came in at £249m, compared with £173m a year earlier.
Tate & Lyle hires former De Beers Group CFO Sarah Kuijlaars as their new CFO.
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NextEnergy Solar Fund
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