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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BP PLC | 537.0 | 3.2% |
| Sage Group PLC | 1,019.5 | 1.9% |
| Melrose Industries PLC | 481.7 | 1.8% |
| Bae Systems PLC | 1,070.5 | 1.6% |
| Astrazeneca PLC | 11,114.0 | 1.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Taylor Wimpey PLC | 111.4 | -4.6% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 529.6 | -3.0% |
| Croda International PLC | 4,412.0 | -2.9% |
| Barclays PLC | 152.6 | -2.9% |
| Ocado Group PLC | 572.2 | -2.6% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,650 | 0.4% | 12.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,699 | -0.3% | 15.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,438 | -0.1% | 27.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 32,495 | 1.8% | 23.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,091 | 0.0% | 6.8% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 84.66 | 1.40% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 87.15 | 1.55% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,872 | -0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 359 | -0.6% |
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The UK 100 called to open -3 points at 7,641. The UK 100 is expected to open marginally lower on Friday after slightly stronger than expected US inflation data put the possibility of a US rate hike back on the table, and after weak trade data from China. Yesterday on Wall Street saw the Dow Jones fall 0.5%, while the S&P and the Nasdaq Composite both gave up 0.6% after the US yearly inflation rate was unmoved at 3.7%. In China, inflation was flat, while the producer price index fell 2.5%, according to official data released this morning, trade figures showed exports fell 6.2% annually in September, better than the 8.3% fall expected while imports declined 6.2% from the year before, slightly worse than estimates of 6.0%.
Ashmore Group have stated that their assets under management have declined in their last quarter, amid subdued market conditions due to weaker China economic data and high interest rates. They reported net outflows of $2.9bn during the quarter, bringing their assets under management down to $51.7bn from the $55.9bn at the end of June.
British American Tobacco appoints Cora Koppe-Stahrenberg as their new chief of people officer.
Crest Nicholson hires William Floydd as finance director, replacing Duncan Cooper.
JP Morgan Upgrades Deliveroo to Neutral from Underweight (5 Buys / 4 Holds / 0 Sells)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 19th October 2023:
Smiths Group
BAE Systems
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 19th October 2023:
Close Brothers Group
ITV
Foresight Solar Fund
Marshalls
Coats Group
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