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| Yesterday’s FTSE100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Ocado Group PLC | 600.4 | 6.8% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,272.0 | 5.8% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,453.0 | 5.1% |
| Flutter Entertainment PLC | 13,605.0 | 4.9% |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 5,032.0 | 4.4% |
| Yesterday’s FTSE100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC | 8924.0 | -1.6% |
| Beazley PLC | 537.0 | -0.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,633 | 1.9% | 9.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,817 | 0.6% | 15.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,422 | 1.9% | 25.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 31,747 | 2.4% | 20.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,041 | 1.0% | 6.0% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 85.50 | -1.02% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 87.31 | -0.95% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,857 | -0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 362 | -0.7% |
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The UK 100 called to open -10 points at 7,518. The UK 100 looks set to open marginally lower this morning, this comes after US market ended higher after more dovish rhetoric from a leading Federal Reserve official but there may be some caution today ahead of the release of the FOMC minutes
AstraZeneca says two separate Tropion trials show promise of datopotamab deruxtecan.
FirstGroup says First Rail’s FY24 operating profit if expected to be £12-15m ahead of targets. They expect a FY24 adjusted operating profit ahead of expectations by £14-20m.
GSK has reached a settlement in their Zantac litigation case in California. They have not admitted liability and will continue to defend other Zantac cases.
JD Sports completes their purchase of Iberian Sports Retail Group, of which they now own 100% of the company.
Mitie expects their H1 revenue to rise 11% to £2.1bn, up from £1.9bn YoY. They post H1 contract value of £2.2bn, up from £1.5bn YoY.
PageGroup reports a gross profit of £242.2m, down 7.9% YoY. They expect their 2023 operating profit to be between £125-130m.
Qinetiq notes “record” H1 order intake at £850m, with FY contract revenue at 90%.
Telecom Plus reports a 14% annualised growth rate in H1 as energy market stabilises as they reaffirm FY guidance. They are “comfortably on track” to pass 1m customers during the current fiscal year.
JP Morgan Upgrades Croda to Neutral from Underweight (4 Buys / 9 Holds / 0 Sells)
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Dechra Pharmaceuticals
Hays
easyJet
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Delta Air Lines
US IMF Meeting
German Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices
US Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy
US FOMC Minutes
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 12th October 2023:
Howden Joinery Group
Taylor Wimpey
WPP
Spirax-Sarco Engineering
Kingfisher
Tesco
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 12th October 2023:
Senior
Persimmon
Breedon Group
Ruffer Investment Company
Balanced Commercial Property Trust
Primary Health Properties
Supermarket Income REIT
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