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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| GSK PLC | 1,334.0 | 1.1% |
| Halma PLC | 2,798.0 | 1.0% |
| Haleon PLC | 384.3 | 0.9% |
| Compass Group PLC | 2,676.0 | 0.8% |
| London Stock Exchange Group PLC | 11,595.0 | 0.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Bunzl PLC | 3346.0 | -6.0% |
| WPP PLC | 857.0 | -2.6% |
| BAE Systems PLC | 1170.3 | -2.2% |
| B&M European Value Retail S.A. | 355.2 | -2.2% |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 96.8 | -2.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| FTSE 100 INDEX | 8,195 | -0.8% | 7.6% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 43,450 | -0.6% | 16.5% |
| DAX INDEX | 20,246 | -0.3% | 21.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,082 | -0.7% | 19.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,309 | -0.1% | 11.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 70.18 | 0.14% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 73.26 | 0.10% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,647 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 413 | -0.4% |
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The UK 100 called to open +26 points at 8,221. The UK 100 looks set to open on the front foot today, this comes after data out this morning showed The UK’s annual rate of inflation has increased in line with expectations to 2.6%. The figure for November compared with the 2.3% reported the previous month. Bank of England policymakers are forecast to keep interest rates at 4.75% when they conclude their two-day meeting tomorrow.
It was a stronger performance for Asia markets this morning, with the Hang Seng index up 0.8% on hopes of support for China’s economy in 2025.
The Dow Jones entered the history books Tuesday with its first nine-day losing streak since 1978. The 30-stock average slid 267.58 points, or 0.61%, to settle at 43,449.90. The S&P lost 0.39% and closed at 6,050.61, while the Nasdaq dropped 0.32% to end at 20,109.06.
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Integrafin reported a 17% increase in Funds under direction, totalling £64.1b and a 7% rise in revenue to £144.9m, they said the group’s proprietary technology advancements and high service standards have positioned it well in the market.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 19th December 2024:
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UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 19th December 2024:
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