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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Melrose Industries PLC | 567.7 | 7.7% |
| Intertek Group PLC | 4,662.0 | 3.3% |
| Imperial Brands PLC | 2,605.0 | 1.6% |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 948.0 | 1.4% |
| WPP PLC | 853.4 | 1.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Beazley PLC | 756.0 | -3.6% |
| Intermediate Capital Group PLC | 2054.0 | -3.5% |
| Glencore PLC | 378.8 | -2.8% |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 402.7 | -2.5% |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 54.4 | -2.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,259 | -0.4% | 10.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 44,860 | 0.3% | 27.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 19,296 | -0.6% | 20.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,135 | -0.8% | 13.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,407 | 0.6% | 20.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 68.78 | 0.01% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 72.87 | 0.08% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,645 | 0.5% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 415 | 0.8% |
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The UK 100 called to open +11 points at 8,269. The UK 100 looks set to open moderately higher this morning.
This comes after gains yesterday in the US. Minutes from the Federal Reserve’s November meeting showed confidence that inflation is on track for the bank’s2% target.
The Dow Jones advanced 123.74 points, or 0.28%, to close at 44,860.31, reversing course after dropping more than 300 points at session lows. The S&P added 0.57% to 6,021.63. Both the Dow and S&P notched new intraday and closing records. The Nasdaq jumped 0.63% to 19,174.30.
EasyJet reported a 34% increase in annual profits, reaching £610 million, driven by strong summer performance and strategic initiatives. The airline achieved significant growth in its holiday segment, with profits up by 56%, and plans to increase passenger capacity and holiday customers in the coming year. EasyJet’s positive outlook is underscored by a proposed dividend and a commitment to achieving over £1 billion profit before tax in the medium term.
GSK today announced that the European Commission has approved a single-vial, fully liquid presentation of Menveo (Meningococcal Group A, C, W-135 and Y conjugate vaccine, MenACWY vaccine) to help protect against invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) caused by bacterial serogroups A, C, W and Y.
JD Sports Fashion this morning announced the completion of its acquisition of Groupe Courir S.A.S today, following receipt of conditional clearance from the European Commission on 22 October 2024 and the satisfaction of all other outstanding conditions.
Just Eat Takeaway today revealed its intention to delist from the London Stock Exchange. It said the move will “reduce the administrative burden, complexity and costs associated with the disclosure and regulatory requirements of maintaining the LSE listing”. The online food delivery business also referred to the low liquidity and trading volumes of its London-listed shares.
Segro downgraded by Barclays to Equal weight (9 Buy/ 6 Hold/ 0 Sell)
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Pennon Group
Pets at Home Group
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Foresight Group Holdings
Dr Martens
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 28th November 2024:
Imperial Brands
Marks and Spencer Group
United Utilities Group
3i Group
Land Securities Group
Severn Trent
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 28th November 2024:
Hill & Smith
Bellway
Alliance Witan
Worldwide Healthcare Trust
Fidelity Special Values
Oxford Instruments
AVI Global Trust
FirstGroup
BlackRock World Mining Trust
Ithaca Energy
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