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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Airtel Africa PLC | 114.0 | 3.3% |
| JD Sports Fashion PLC | 126.7 | 2.8% |
| Croda International PLC | 3,947.0 | 2.2% |
| Diageo PLC | 2,494.5 | 2.2% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,285.0 | 1.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Severn Trent PLC | 2469.0 | -2.5% |
| 3I Group PLC | 3164.0 | -1.7% |
| Centrica PLC | 126.0 | -1.4% |
| United Utilities Group PLC | 970.4 | -1.4% |
| Astrazeneca PLC | 12958.0 | -1.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,283 | 0.1% | 13.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 40,890 | 0.1% | 19.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 18,449 | 0.5% | 17.5% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,211 | 0.7% | 20.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,027 | 0.2% | 12.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 71.82 | -0.15% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 76.06 | 0.03% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,509 | -0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 424 | 0.4% |
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The UK 100 called to open -11 points at 8,272. The UK 100 looks set to open lower his morning as Brent Crude traded at its lowest level of the year.
Wall Street markets finished higher last night after the minutes of July’s Federal Reserve meeting boosted the prospect of a September interest rate cut. Rates were kept on hold at the meeting but some policymakers said they were willing to act immediately because they feared “acting too little or too late”.
The S&P added 0.42% to 5,620.85, marking its ninth winning session of the last 10. Wednesday’s advance propelled the benchmark within 1% of its all-time record close. Four of the 11 sectors that comprise the S&P 500 notched 52-week highs during the session. The Nasdaq climbed 0.57% to 17,918.99, also clinching its ninth positive day of 10. The Dow Jones delivered a more modest gains of 55.52 points, or 0.14%, to finish at 40,890.49 for its sixth winning day of the last seven.
In Asia this morning, the MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.2% in early trade and Japan’s Nikkei rose 1%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.7%.
Entain Faces £150m shareholder lawsuit over share price drop. Financial Times first reported yesterday afternoon before the UK close
Hays reported annual profit in line with market view but 47% below year-ago levels on Thursday, as macroeconomic and political uncertainties extended hiring periods.The company, which focuses largely on hiring for white-collar roles, said its full-year operating profit fell 47% on a like-for-like basis to 105.1 million pounds ($137.5 million),compared with analysts’ average expectations of 105 million pounds.
JD Sports Fashion reported a 2.4% rise in second-quarter underlying sales, an improvement on the previous quarter, but said it was cautious on its outlook for the rest of the year as the global macro environment remains volatile. JD maintained it guidance range of adjusted pretax profit GBP955m to GBP1.04b.
Serco Wins $320m Pituffix Space Base contract from USACE.
UK Insurers Insurers warned by regulator to give customers fair value.
Admiral upgraded to hold from Underperform by Jefferies (9 Buys/4 Hold/ 3 Sell)
Unilever upgraded to buy from Underperform by Bank of America (8 Buys/6 Hold/ 3 Sell)
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