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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Vistry Group PLC | 710.0 | 6.1% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,815.0 | 4.9% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 686.0 | 4.7% |
| Glencore PLC | 394.9 | 4.5% |
| BP PLC | 393.9 | 4.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Whitbread PLC | 2911.0 | -2.6% |
| BAE Systems PLC | 1199.0 | -2.5% |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC | 9900.0 | -2.4% |
| Auto Trader Group PLC | 826.8 | -2.2% |
| Next PLC | 9796.0 | -2.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,352 | 0.5% | 10.6% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 44,402 | -0.5% | 22.5% |
| DAX INDEX | 20,346 | -0.2% | 21.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,368 | 0.5% | 21.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,393 | -0.4% | 16.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 67.98 | -0.57% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 71.79 | -0.49% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,666 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 424 | -0.8% |
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The UK 100 called to open -31 points at 8,321. The UK 100 looks set to give up some of yesterdays gains when trading gets underway this morning, the rise for the UK’s blue chip index was partly driven by mining stocks, after China pledged further stimulus measures for next year.
Overnight, markets in Asian were mixed. South Korea’s Kospi rallied after recent drops in the wake of political uncertainty around last week’s martial law declaration.
On Wall Street yesterday, the S&P and Nasdaq pulled back from record highs Monday, with tech shares struggling and investors looking ahead to key inflation data due out this week. The broad market index fell 0.61% to close at 6,052.85, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq slid 0.62% to end at 19,736.69. The Dow Jones shed 240.59 points, or 0.54%, settling at 44,401.93.
Ashtead said on Tuesday that it expects annual profit to come in below previous expectations and that it plans to shift its primary listing from London to the United States, its biggest market. The company said adjusted pre-tax profit fell 2% to $682 million for the three months ended Oct. 31, hurt by higher depreciation costs and lower used-equipment sales amid weakness in commercial construction market in North America.
Moonpig has posted a 3.8% increase in revenue for the first half of the year, reaching £158m, driven by strong sales at its Moonpig brand.
BT Group Downgraded to Equal weight by Goldman (13 Buy/ 2 Hold/ 2 Sell)
British Land Upgraded to Buy by Goldman (9 Buy/ 8 Hold/ 1 Sell)
Schroders Downgraded to Neutral by JP Morgan (6 Buy/ 9 Hold/ 1 Sell)
Unite Upgraded to Overweightby JP Morgan (8 Buy/ 3 Hold/ 0 Sell)
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Moonpig Group
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Gamestop
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GCP Infastructure Investments
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Adobe
Chinese Exports
Chinese Imports
Chinese Trade Balance
German Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices
EU Eurogroup Meeting
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 12th December 2024:
Associated British Foods
Smith (DS)
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 12th December 2024:
Sirius Real Estate
Ninety One
Investec
Cranswick
Patria Private Equity Trust
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust
TR Property Investment Trust
discoverIE Group
Personal Assets Trust
ZIGUP
Assura
Baltic Classifieds Group
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