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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,439.5 | 3.3% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,718.0 | 3.3% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 669.0 | 3.2% |
| Compass Group PLC | 2,732.0 | 2.6% |
| Smith (Ds) PLC | 567.5 | 2.4% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Marks And Spencer Group PLC | 345.3 | -8.4% |
| Entain PLC | 648.8 | -4.4% |
| Sainsbury (J) PLC | 263.2 | -3.2% |
| WPP PLC | 132.7 | -2.6% |
| Legal & General Group PLC | 732.0 | -2.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,320 | 0.8% | 8.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 42,635 | 0.3% | 13.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 20,317 | -0.1% | 21.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,190 | -1.1% | 13.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,294 | -0.4% | 11.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 74.60 | 0.92% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 77.62 | 0.91% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,674 | 0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 433 | 0.4% |
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The UK 100 called to open -20 points at 8,300. The UK 100 looks set to open lower this morning, The index had racked up a 59-point gain in Thursday’s session thanks to its large contingent of miners on the back of a rebound in commodity prices.
Overnight, Asian markets faced a largely negative showing, with Singapore’s STI index down 1.9% and leading the drop ahead of falls for Chinese stocks.
Focus will be on Non Farm Payrolls in the US today as they return from yesterdays closed markets.
J Sainsbury PLC has flagged its “biggest ever Christmas” as the supermarket also lifted financial services profit guidance on Friday. Sales climbed by 3.8% over the six weeks to January 4, fuelled by 3.8% and 3.4% respective increases for grocery and clothing goods, while Argos saw a 1.1% uptick. Chief executive Simon Roberts noted the festive trading period had been Sainsbury’s “biggest ever Christmas”.
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