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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Coca-Cola Hbc AG | 2,826.0 | 3.1% |
| BAE Systems PLC | 1,348.0 | 2.1% |
| GSK PLC | 1,651.5 | 2.1% |
| United Utilities Group PLC | 1,015.5 | 1.8% |
| Aviva PLC | 505.2 | 1.5% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1796.5 | -6.0% |
| JD Sports Fashion PLC | 137.3 | -4.1% |
| Natwest Group PLC | 338.0 | -3.3% |
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 1591.0 | -2.9% |
| Barclays PLC | 223.9 | -2.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,344 | 0.0% | 11.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 41,091 | -0.4% | 17.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 18,782 | 0.5% | 17.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,363 | 0.0% | 19.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,045 | -0.3% | 11.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 74.67 | 0.20% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 78.72 | 0.09% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,518 | 0.5% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 424 | 0.5% |
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The UK 100 called to open +10 points at 8,353. The UK 100 looks set to open higher this morning, after Nvidia put out better-than-expected quarterly earnings, setting out a reasonable forecast for the current quarter.
Yesterday on Wall Street, the Nasdaq fell 1.12% to close at 17,556.03, while the S&P slipped 0.6% to end at 5,592.18. The Dow Jones lost 159.08 points, or 0.39%, settling at 41,091.42.
Grafton this morning reported operating profit of £83.1m beating Bloomberg estimate of £81.7m. Stating weaker market conditions outside Ireland. Expectations expected to be inline with forecast. Declared a new £30m share buyback.
Gulf Keystone delivered Half Year numbers this morning, stating the company remains focused on maximising local sales while Turkey-Iraq pipeline remains shut. No mention of any further capital returns on top of $25m previously set out.
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