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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Melrose Industries PLC | 528.0 | 6.4% |
| Games Workshop Group PLC | 14,900.0 | 3.5% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 796.4 | 3.2% |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 967.6 | 3.0% |
| Glencore PLC | 320.8 | 2.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Sainsbury (J) PLC | 235.0 | -7.8% |
| Marks And Spencer Group PLC | 334.4 | -5.2% |
| Barratt Redrow PLC | 420.1 | -2.4% |
| 3I Group PLC | 3,687.0 | -2.1% |
| Spirax Group PLC | 6,965.0 | -2.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,632 | 1.1% | 11.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 41,488 | 1.7% | 7.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 22,987 | 1.9% | 28.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 37,053 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,790 | 0.5% | 1.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 67.18 | 0.95% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 70.58 | 1.00% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,984 | -0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 490 | -0.6% |
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The UK 100 called to open +8 points at 8,640. The UK 100 looks set to open higher again, as a strong end to an otherwise testing week for global markets on Friday is forecast to continue this morning.
Stocks rallied Friday, clawing back some of the steep losses seen over the week, as investors got a reprieve from tariff-related headlines. The Dow Jones rose 674.62 points, or 1.65%, to close at 41,488.19. The S&P climbed 2.13% to end at 5,638.94, and the Composite advanced 2.61% to settle at 17,754.09. It was the best day in 2025 for both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq. Big tech shares that were rattled earlier this week saw a sharp recovery on Friday. Nvidia shares popped more than 5%. Tesla jumped nearly 4%, and Meta Platforms gained close to 3%. Amazon and Apple also rose.
Asian stock markets are trading mostly higher on Monday, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, and as markets react positively to China unveiling a special action plan over the weekend to revive consumption and to boost the stock and real estate market. The Australian stock market is trading notably higher on Monday, extending the gains in the previous session, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is moving well above the 7,800.00 level, with gains across most sectors led by iron ore miners and technology stocks. Gold stocks are the only weak spot. The Japanese stock market is trading sharply higher on Monday, extending the gains in the previous session, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 moving above the 37,500 level, with gains across most sectors led by index heavyweights, exporters and technology stocks. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Index closed the morning session at 37,475.24, up 422.14 points or 1.14 percent, after touching a high of 37,561.21 earlier. Japanese shares ended significantly higher on Friday.
AstraZeneca has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EsoBiotec, a biotechnology company pioneering in vivo cell therapies that has demonstrated promising early clinical activity. The EsoBiotec Engineered NanoBody Lentiviral (ENaBL) platform empowers the immune system to attack cancers and could offer many more patients access to transformative cell therapy treatments delivered in just minutes rather than the current process which takes weeks. AstraZeneca will acquire all outstanding equity of EsoBiotecfor a total consideration of up to $1bn, on a cash and debt free basis. This will include an initial payment of $425m on deal closing, and up to $575m in contingent consideration based on development and regulatory milestones. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory clearances. The transaction does not impact AstraZenecas financial guidance for 2025.
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