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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 68.5 | 3.6% |
| Flutter Entertainment PLC | 17,045.0 | 2.1% |
| Anglo American PLC | 1,761.2 | 2.0% |
| Sse PLC | 1,589.5 | 1.6% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,801.0 | 1.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Imperial Brands PLC | 1,737.5 | -4.5% |
| Croda International PLC | 4,735.0 | -3.4% |
| Unilever PLC | 3,921.5 | -1.9% |
| Informa PLC | 811.8 | -1.7% |
| Frasers Group PLC | 817.5 | -1.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,683 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 38,972 | -0.3% | 19.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 17,556 | 0.8% | 14.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,208 | -0.1% | 42.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,660 | 0.0% | 5.5% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 78.55 | -0.41% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 83.35 | -0.36% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,028 | -0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 383 | -0.5% |
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The UK 100 called to open flat at 7,683. The UK 100 looks set to open flat on Wednesday following a mixed Wall Street trading session overnight. The S&P inched up 0.17% to 5,078.18. The Nasdaq added 0.37% to end at 16,035.30. The Dow Jones fell 96.82 points, or 0.25%, to close at 38,972.41.
Aston Martin Lagonda state they are on track to hit their 40% gross profit margin target this year, after annual losses narrowed more than market expectations on higher prices. They reported an adjusted pretax loss of £171.8m for the year ended Dec 31st, compared with a £451m loss a year earlier.
Primary Health Properties reports a FY23 net rental income of £149.3m, up 5.5% YoY from £141.5m. They have increased their FY23 dividend to 6.7p per share, +3.1% YoY. They state that Ireland continues to be the focus of investment in their near future.
Reckitt Benckiser missed like-for-like net sales expectations, citing declines in sales of cold and flu season products. They are “confident in the year ahead” and expects like-for-like net revenue growth of 2-4%, with mid-single digit growth for its Health and Hygiene portfolios.
St James’s Place posted an annual loss as they took a £426m provision for potential client refunds over historic servicing complaints. They reported a FY loss after tax of £9.9m, compared with a net profit of £407.2m a year earlier.
Taylor Wimpey have said they will build fewer homes this year amid persistent weakness in the housing market as they also posted a 49% slump in annual profit, in line with market expectations. Their operating profit for the year ended Dec 31st came in at £470.2m, in line with average analyst forecasts of £469m.
Vodafone says they are “engaged extensively with several parties” over Italy operations as they believe Swisscom transaction offers best value, upfront cash and certainty.
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HP
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Snowflake
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CRH
Drax Group
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Howden Joinary Group
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London Stock Exchange Group
Man Group*
Mobico Group
Ocado Group
PPHE Group
Schroders
Serco
Shaftesbury Capital
Spectis
Spire Healthcare*
Vesuvius
Weir Group
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Zscaler
EU Economic Sentiment Indicator
EU Consumer Confidence
EU Business Climate
US Gross Domestic Product Price Index
US Personal Spending
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Alliance Trust
Genus
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