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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 412.9 | 3.5% |
| Beazley PLC | 839.5 | 2.9% |
| Diageo PLC | 2,618.5 | 2.4% |
| Hiscox LTD | 1,150.0 | 2.0% |
| Marks And Spencer Group PLC | 397.7 | 1.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 1505.0 | -3.0% |
| Spirax Group PLC | 7195.0 | -2.5% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2460.5 | -2.5% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 665.5 | -2.1% |
| Rio Tinto PLC | 4900.0 | -2.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,300 | -0.1% | 9.6% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 43,828 | -0.2% | 17.5% |
| DAX INDEX | 20,406 | -0.1% | 21.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,457 | 0.0% | 19.7% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,249 | -0.6% | 10.8% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 70.90 | -0.55% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 74.20 | -0.39% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,654 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 417 | -0.6% |
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The UK 100 called to open -7 points at 8,293. The UK 100 looks set to open modestly lower this morning, having dropped 11 points at the end of last week.
Shares retreated Monday in Asia after China reported lackluster economic indicators for November, while bitcoin surged to fresh highs, topping $106,000. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index edged 0.1% lower, to 39,438.74, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 0.8% to 19,821.24.
The Dow Jones fell for a seventh session on Friday, posting its longest run of losses since 2020. The blue-chip index lost 86.06 points, or 0.2%, to close at 43,828.06. The Nasdaq gained 0.12% to 19,926.72. The S&P ended the session little changed, closing at 6,051.09.
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The British government has approved Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský’s £3.57bn takeover of Royal Mail’s owner International Distribution Services, according to reports this morning.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 19th December 2024:
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