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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Sage Group PLC | 1,261.0 | 17.1% |
| Prudential PLC | 635.8 | 1.8% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 243.4 | 1.5% |
| London Stock Exchange Group PLC | 10,895.0 | 1.5% |
| Imperial Brands PLC | 2,513.0 | 1.5% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Vistry Group PLC | 630.3 | -6.0% |
| Admiral Group PLC | 2405.0 | -4.0% |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 112.5 | -3.7% |
| B&M European Value Retail S.A. | 333.9 | -3.5% |
| Entain PLC | 725.8 | -3.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,088 | -0.1% | 8.2% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 43,134 | -0.3% | 22.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 19,019 | -0.2% | 20.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,352 | -0.2% | 15.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,326 | -0.6% | 17.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 69.54 | 0.22% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 73.23 | -0.11% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,649 | 0.7% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 419 | 0.2% |
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The UK 100 called to open +10 points at 8,095. The UK 100 looks set to open higher this morning.
On Wall Street yesterday the broad index closed little changed at 5,917.11, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 139.53 points, or 0.32%, to settle at 43,408.47. The Nasdaq Composite lost 0.11% to close at 18,966.14.
Nvidia Corp was in focus overnight, falling 2.5% in post-market trading despite announcing revenue surged by 94% to $35.1 billion and earnings widened from $0.40 to $0.81 per share over the third quarter.
Close Brothers Group flagged a hit to its 2025 forecast on Thursday and said it expects to fully resume its motor finance lending business soon, as the British lender assesses the impact of a recent ruling on car loan commissions. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been pressing the Supreme Court to expedite a decision to permit lenders to appeal a crucial judgement that may pave the way for a $21 billion consumer redress scheme linked to motor finance commissions.
Halma has reported its half-year results with a notable 7% increase in interim dividends to 9.00p per share, signalling robust financial health and a commitment to shareholder returns.
JD Sports Fashion today warned that annual profits will be towards the lower end of its guidance range between £955 million and £1.03 billion. The retailer said the revision followed increased trading volatility in October, particularly in North America and the UK, due to elevated promotional activity and mild weather. In the 13 weeks to 2 November, like-for-like sales fell 0.3% as the softer October performance offset a good August and September.
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Breedon Group
Close Brothers Group
Grainger
Halma
Investec*
Ithaca Energy
JD Sports Fashion
Mitie Group
US
Baidu
Deere & Co
Intuit
UK
Workspace Group
US
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US Initial Jobless Claims
US S&P Global Composite PMI
US S&P Global Manufacturing PMI
US S&P Global Services PMI
EU Consumer Confidence
US Existing Home Sales Change
Fed’s Goolsbee speech
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 21st November 2024:
National Grid
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
Vodafone Group
DCC
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 21st November 2024:
Volution Group
BlackRock Greater Europe Inv Trust
Tate & Lyle
Urban Logistics REIT
RS Group
Empiric Student Property
Kainos Group
3i Infrastructure
Temple Bar Investment Trust
HICL Infrastructure
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