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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Melrose Industries PLC | 518.0 | 6.5% |
| Spirax Group PLC | 7,140.0 | 5.8% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 894.5 | 4.7% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 781.0 | 4.5% |
| Intermediate Capital Group PLC | 2,090.0 | 3.4% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 277.6 | -4.8% |
| Associated British Foods PLC | 1,847.0 | -4.4% |
| Smith & Nephew PLC | 1,096.0 | -3.9% |
| Persimmon PLC | 1,194.0 | -3.3% |
| JD Sports Fashion PLC | 72.9 | -3.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,541 | 0.5% | 9.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 41,351 | -0.2% | 5.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 22,676 | 1.6% | 26.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 36,790 | -0.1% | -4.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,749 | -0.5% | 0.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 67.71 | 0.04% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 71.02 | 0.10% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,935 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 481 | -0.8% |
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The UK 100 called to open -18 points at 8,522. The UK 100 looks set to make a subdued start today, this comes as the pound trades around four month highs against the US Dollar.
Stateside yesterday saw the Nasdaq rise after a softer than forecast inflation report eased concerns about the economy and as investors snapped up beaten-up technology shares. The tech-heavy benchmark added 1.22% and closed at 17,648.45, while the S&P gained 0.49% to end at 5,599.30. The Dow Jones slipped 82.55 points, or 0.2%, to settle at 41,350.93. Though the tech sector is off more than 3% week to date, the cohort bounced on Wednesday to lead the S&P higher. Nvidia gained 6.4%, and AMD added more than 4%. Meta Platforms advanced 2% and Tesla jumped more than 7%.
Gold prices are near a record highs at $2940 an ounce, Brent Crude trading at $70.79 a barrel and the pound at a four-month high above $1.29.
Halma has reported good progress in the second half of its financial year, expecting its 22nd consecutive year of record Adjusted profit. The company anticipates an Adjusted EBIT margin slightly above 21% for the full year, supported by strong organic revenue growth and a favourable product mix. Despite a negative currency translation effect due to the appreciation of Sterling, Halma maintains a robust acquisition pipeline and strong cash generation, enabling continued investment. Additionally, Carole Cran will succeed Steve Gunning as CFO on April 1, 2025.
Trainline has reported ticket sales at the bottom end of its guidance but announced a share buyback of up to £75 million, as it tried to assuage investor worries about the impending arrival of Great British Rail (GBR). The ticketing app generated £5.9 million in total ticket sales in the year to the end of February 2025, up 12% on a reported and constant currency basis. But this was down from the 14% growth in net sales it revealed in October and at the bottom end of the guidance range given at the time.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 13th March 2025:
Endeavour Mining
NatWest Group
Anglo American
Entain
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 13th March 2025:
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Dunelm Group
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Invest Trust
Tritax Big Box REIT
Apax Global Alpha
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust
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