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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Tesco PLC | 297.0 | 3.3% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 663.2 | 2.9% |
| Rs Group PLC | 726.5 | 2.2% |
| 3I Group PLC | 2,827.0 | 1.8% |
| Next PLC | 8,898.0 | 1.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Ocado Group PLC | 367.7 | -3.4% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,145.5 | -2.1% |
| St. James’s Place PLC | 431.8 | -2.1% |
| Barratt Developments PLC | 455.9 | -2.1% |
| Experian PLC | 3,307.0 | -1.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,961 | 0.3% | 2.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 38,407 | -1.2% | 14.5% |
| DAX INDEX | 18,097 | 0.1% | 16.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,582 | -0.5% | 41.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,848 | 0.3% | 7.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 86.30 | 1.26% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 90.57 | 1.29% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,330 | -1.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 428 | -0.2% |
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The UK 100 called to open +28 points at 7,978. UK 100 is set to open higher on Thursday, ahead of the latest interest rate decision from the European Central Bank this afternoon (1:15pm). The markets continue to digest the hotter-than-expected US inflation data, alongside the minutes from the FED meeting last night as hopes for an imminent US interest rate cut fade. Wall Street ended lower with the Dow closing -1.1%, S&P -1% and Nasdaq -0.8%. In Asia overnight Shanghai closed +0.6% and Hong Kong -0.2%.
AstraZeneca plans to increase their annualised dividend for 2024 by $0.20 to $3.10 per share, an increase top their dividend of 7%.
Darktrace have raised their annual revenue and margin forecasts for the second time in a month after their Q3 revenue jumped nearly 27%.
Domino’s Pizza Group agrees to buy the remaining 85% shareholding of Shorecal for 72m euros.
HSBC Upgrades Kingfisher to Buy from Hold (2 Buys / 8 Holds / 3 Sells)
HSBC Upgrades Smiths Group to Buy from Hold (6 Buys / 4 Holds / 0 Sells)
JP Morgan Upgrades Marks & Spencer to Overweight from Neutral (5 Buys / 6 Holds / 0 Sells)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 11th April 2024:
Phoenix Group Holdings
Aviva
Lloyds Banking Group
Smurfit Kappa Group
Reckitt Benckiser Group
Howden Joinery Group
Barratt Developments
F&C Investment Trust
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 11th April 2024:
TP ICAP Group
ITV
Harbour Energy
International Public Partnerships
Man Group
Grafton Group
Supermarket Income REIT
Savills
Mercantile Investment Trust
Just Group
Hunting
Balanced Commercial Property Trust
Softcat
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