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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Prudential PLC | 759.0 | 7.3% |
| Frasers Group PLC | 903.5 | 3.9% |
| Burberry Group PLC | 1,018.0 | 3.4% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 2,121.0 | 3.1% |
| JD Sports Fashion PLC | 130.0 | 3.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC | 4632.0 | -2.1% |
| Sage Group PLC | 1066.5 | -1.3% |
| National Grid PLC | 888.8 | -1.1% |
| Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | 3620.0 | -1.0% |
| Auto Trader Group PLC | 804.6 | -0.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,282 | 0.5% | 11.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 39,411 | 0.7% | 16.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 18,326 | 0.9% | 15.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,178 | 1.0% | 19.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,832 | 1.3% | 9.8% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 81.69 | 0.07% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 86.06 | 0.06% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,325 | -0.4% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 443 | 0.2% |
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The UK 100 called to open +19 points at 8,301. The UK 100 looks set to open higher today, continuing on from yesterdays strong showing for the UK’s blue-chip index. On Wall Street yesterday it was a mixed session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed Monday as investors sold big technology names in favour of other sectors such as banks and energy. The Dow advanced 260.88 points, or 0.67%, to close at 39,411.21. The S&P slid 0.31% to 5,447.87, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 1.09% to 17,496.82. It was the worst day since April for the Nasdaq.
AstraZeneca states that Imfinzi improved event-free survival and overall survival in bladder cancer but Imfinzi did not achieve statistical significance re form of lung cancer. They also hail the approval of Tagrisso plus chemotherapy in Japan as 1st-line treatment.
Hipgnosis notes that the CMA needs no further information re takeover by Blackstone-advised funds.
Land Securities buys an additional 17.5% stake in Bluewater from GIC for £120m.
Berenberg Downgrades Direct Line Insurance Group to Hold from Buy (6 Buys / 8 Holds / 0 Sells)
Berenberg Upgrades Admiral Group to Buy from Hold (2 Buys / 6 Holds / 2 Sells)
UBS Downgrades 3i Group to Neutral from Buy (4 Buys / 1 Hold / 0 Sells)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 27th June 2024:
Burberry Group
British American Tobacco
B&M European Value Retail S.A.
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 27th June 2024:
Premier Foods
Caledonia Investments
Sirius Real Estate
discoverIE Group
TR Property Investment Trust
Virgin Money UK
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