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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Admiral Group PLC | 2,627.0 | 2.3% |
| Easyjet PLC | 463.6 | 1.9% |
| Smith (Ds) PLC | 370.8 | 1.4% |
| Sage Group PLC | 1,080.5 | 1.3% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,520.0 | 0.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Burberry Group PLC | 972.6 | -4.5% |
| Convatec Group PLC | 231.4 | -4.1% |
| BT Group PLC | 140.0 | -3.5% |
| Rightmove PLC | 549.6 | -3.1% |
| Marks And Spencer Group PLC | 287.7 | -2.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,248 | -0.4% | 10.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 39,112 | -0.8% | 16.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 18,178 | -0.8% | 15.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,667 | 1.3% | 21.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,783 | -0.7% | 10.0% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 81.35 | 0.64% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 85.50 | 0.58% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,316 | -0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 437 | 0.1% |
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The UK 100 called to open +38 points at 8,285. The UK 100 looks set to open higher this morning, this follows yesterday’s tricky session. Overnight, Asian stocks were mixed as markets prepared for the latest U.S. inflation print. A rebound in Nvidia shares led the S&P and Nasdaq higher on Tuesday, a day after a sell-off in the chipmaking giant. The broad market S&P added 0.39% to close at 5,469.30, while the Nasdaq advanced 1.26% and ended at 17,717.65. Both indexes ended three days of declines. The Dow Jones however lagged, losing 299.05 points, or 0.76%, closing at 39,112.16.
Anglo American’s cycle 5 rough diamond sales De Beers came in at $315m, down from $456m YoY.
AO World posted an annual profit of £34m, beating its forecast and said they expected it to grow again this year by at least 6%.
Aston Martin have announced the debut of their new limited edition sportscar Valiant and said that deliveries would start in Q4.
AstraZeneca hails the approval of Tagrisso plus chemotherapy in China as 1st-line treatment.
Deliveroo: Doordash have flagged an interest in a takeover of Deliveroo.
Phoenix Group mulls the sale of their SunLife business.
PZ Cussons says their Q4 of FY24 traded in line with management expectations.
HSBC Downgrades Legal & General to Hold (5 Buys / 5 Holds / 0 Sells)
Jefferies Upgrades Future to Buy from Underperform (7 Buys / 1 Hold / 1 Sell)
RPT/Exane BNP Upgrades Prudential to Outperform from Neutral (9 Buys / 2 Holds / 0 Sells)
UK
AO World PLC
Liontrust Asset Management PLC
US
Micron Technology
UK
Foresight Group Holdings PLC*
Moonpig Group PLC
Watches of Switzerland Group PLC
Halfords*
Currys PLC
US
Nike
German GfK Consumer Confidence Survey
US New Home Sales Change
US Bank Stress Test Info
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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