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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Standard Chartered PLC | 609.0 | 4.9% |
| WPP PLC | 748.0 | 2.8% |
| Ocado Group PLC | 576.4 | 2.6% |
| Anglo American PLC | 1,796.0 | 2.6% |
| Rio Tinto PLC | 5,419.0 | 2.5% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Admiral Group PLC | 2,497.7 | -2.4% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 301.5 | -2.4% |
| Compass Group PLC | 2,121.0 | -2.0% |
| Unite Group PLC | 989.5 | -1.7% |
| Bunzl PLC | 3,193.0 | -1.6% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,494 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 37,861 | -0.4% | 12.8% |
| DAX INDEX | 16,647 | -0.2% | 10.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 36,518 | -0.1% | 33.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,515 | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 74.80 | 0.05% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 79.95 | -0.14% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,027 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 379 | 0.7% |
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The UK 100 called to open +33 points at 7,518. The UK 100 looks set to open modestly higher this morning ahead of a raft of PMI data from across the globe today. This comes after a broadly positive session on Wall Street yesterday, which saw two of the three major US bourses ending the session higher. The blue-chip Dow slid 96.36 points, or 0.25%, to 37,905.45, retreating below the 38,000 level that was crossed for the first time on Monday. Tuesday’s losses ended a three-day winning streak. The S&P rose by 0.29% to 4,864.60, a fresh all-time closing high. The technology-heavy Nasdaq advanced 0.43% to 15,425.94.
Abrdn confirms they will cut around 500 jobs to save money.
EasyJet expect smaller losses in H1 despite a direct hit of £40m from the conflict in the Middle East. They reported a narrower Q1 loss before tax of £126m, compared with a loss of £133m a year ago.
Fresnillo says they have achieved 2023 guidance of 105.1m silver equivalent ounces. Silver production is up 4.7% on year but slightly below expectations.
Rio Tinto notes plane crash near Fort Smith in Canada, on the way to its Diavik mine, killing “a number of our people”.
Wetherspoon (JD) reported higher sales in the last 25 weeks, lifted by strong demand for its drinks and food during the festive season. They reported a 10.1% growth in like-for-like sales for the 25-week period ended Jan 21st, while the last 12 weeks witnessed an 11.1% jump from a year earlier.
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Wizz Air Holdings
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Blackstone
Intel Corp
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 25th January 2023:
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Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Inc Fnd
Pennon Group
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