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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Diageo PLC | 2,558.5 | 2.8% |
| Severn Trent PLC | 2,595.0 | 1.8% |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 975.2 | 1.7% |
| Barclays PLC | 270.7 | 1.5% |
| Pershing Square Holdings LTD | 3,892.0 | 1.5% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 398.9 | -4.0% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1702.5 | -3.4% |
| Associated British Foods PLC | 2126.0 | -3.0% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 679.5 | -2.8% |
| Intermediate Capital Group PLC | 2154.0 | -2.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,312 | 0.1% | 10.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 43,914 | -0.5% | 18.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 20,426 | 0.1% | 21.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,470 | -1.0% | 19.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,296 | -0.4% | 14.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 70.13 | 0.16% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 73.48 | 0.10% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,683 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 423 | -0.4% |
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The UK 100 called to open +17 points at 8,328. The UK 100 looks set to open marginally higher this morning, the UK economy contracted by 0.1% for a second month in a row during October. The GDP estimate compares with City forecasts for growth of about 0.1%-0.2%. The ONS also reported an unexpected decline in industrial production of 0.6%, which compared with hopes for a rebound to growth of 0.3%.
Asia markets saw heavy selling today after China’s Central Economic Work Conference failed to announce new stimulus details. The Shanghai Composite and Hang Seng index are down by around 1.9%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 has also fallen 1%.
Stocks fell Stateside Thursday, weighed down by a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation report, as tech shares failed to keep the momentum seen earlier in the week. The tech-heavy Nasdaq slid 0.66%, dipping back below the 20,000 threshold to end at 19,902.84. The broad market S&P shed 0.54% to close at 6,051.25. The Dow Jones lost 234.44 points, or 0.53%, to settle at 43,914.12. It was the 30-stock index’s sixth straight losing day.
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Tullow Oil PLC late Thursday said it is in early stage talks over a possible takeover bid from Kosmos Energy Ltd. The Africa-focused oil & gas exploration and production company said it is in preliminary discussions with Kosmos over an all-share bid. Tullow said there can be “no certainty that any offer will be made”.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 19th December 2024:
British American Tobacco
Halma
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 19th December 2024:
MITIE Group
JPMorgan European Discovery Trust
Templeton Emerging Markets IT
Mercantile Investment Trust
Law Debenture Corporation
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