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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Burberry Group PLC | 1,335.5 | 5.1% |
| Frasers Group PLC | 822.5 | 5.0% |
| Ocado Group PLC | 536.8 | 4.6% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 493.4 | 3.5% |
| Anglo American PLC | 1,751.6 | 2.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 309.1 | -2.8% |
| Astrazeneca PLC | 9,501.0 | -2.7% |
| GSK PLC | 1,626.4 | -2.0% |
| Melrose Industries PLC | 594.0 | -1.5% |
| Natwest Group PLC | 207.7 | -1.4% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,574 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 38,797 | 0.3% | 13.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 17,037 | 0.7% | 10.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 37,964 | 2.9% | 37.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,604 | -0.2% | 2.5% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 77.23 | 0.40% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 82.27 | 0.33% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,025 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 375 | 0.7% |
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The UK 100 called to open -3 points at 7,570. The UK 100 looks set to open marginally lower this morning, December’s unemployment data was released earlier, and it showed lower than expected unemployment at 3.8% compared to 4% predicted. UK weekly wages saw a modest year-on-year increase of 5.8% to £669, marking the slowest growth in 17 months yet edging past predictions by a narrow margin. The rise, albeit minimal, surpassed the anticipated 5.6% hike. Stateside, The Dow Jones rose to a new high on Monday as investors awaited fresh inflation and earnings data. The 30-stock index advanced 125.69 points, or 0.33%, to settle at 38,797.38. The S&P 500 inched lower by 0.09% to end at 5,021.84, while the Nasdaq slid 0.3% to close at 15,942.55.
TUI reported better than expected Q1 results, with an operating profit of 6m euros versus a loss of 153m euros last year, on the back of robust travel demand. They have maintained their outlook for a growth in operating profit of 25% in the 2024 financial year.
CitiGroup Upgrades GSK to Buy from Neutral (11 Buys / 8 Holds / 1 Sell)
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