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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Natwest Group PLC | 361.0 | 7.0% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,380.0 | 5.1% |
| Intertek Group PLC | 5,015.0 | 4.3% |
| Burberry Group PLC | 747.2 | 4.2% |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 123.2 | 3.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Segro PLC | 892.0 | -1.7% |
| Rightmove PLC | 560.0 | -1.4% |
| Pershing Square Holdings LTD | 3774.0 | -1.2% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 1098.5 | -0.6% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 579.0 | -0.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,286 | 1.2% | 7.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 40,589 | 1.6% | 14.5% |
| DAX INDEX | 18,418 | 0.7% | 11.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 37,667 | -0.5% | 15.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,921 | 0.8% | 7.0% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 77.16 | -1.43% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 81.13 | -1.51% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,387 | 1.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 412 | 0.0% |
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The UK 100 called to open +37 points at 8,322. The UK 100 looks set to open higher this morning ahead of another busy week of corporate earnings and global interest rate meetings. Stocks rallied on Wall Street Friday, as US Markets closed off a turbulent week on a positive note as investors weighed fresh U.S. inflation data, adding to hopes of a rate cut this Thursday when the Federal Reserve announce their decision. The Dow Jones rocketed 654.27 points higher, or 1.64%, to finish at 40,589.34. The S&P climbed 1.11% to end at 5,459.10, while the Nasdaq gained 1.03% to close at 17,357.88.
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UK
Cranswick
Pearson
Smithson Investment Trust
US
McDonald’s Corp
UK
BP
Barr (AG)*
Bodycote
ConvaTec Group
Croda International
Diageo
Essentra
Games Workshop Group
Glencore
Greggs
Inchcape
Paragon Banking Group
Spectris
St James Place
Standard Chartered
Weir Group
US
Merck & Co
PayPal Holdings
Pfizer
Procter & Gamble
Advanced Micro Devices
Arista Networks
Lemonade
Microsoft Corp
Mondelez
Starbucks Corp
German Retail Sales
Japanese Unemployment Rate
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 1st August 2024:
Reckitt Benckiser Group
Lloyds Banking Group
RELX
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on1st August 2024:
Telecom Plus
Brunner Investment Trust
MONY Group
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust
Bellevue Healthcare Trust
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