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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Smiths Group PLC | 1,620.5 | 3.2% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,266.0 | 3.2% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,415.5 | 2.4% |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 599.6 | 2.4% |
| Rio Tinto PLC | 5,178.0 | 2.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Barratt Developments PLC | 434.0 | -7.3% |
| Phoenix Group Holdings PLC | 474.0 | -6.7% |
| Ocado Group PLC | 578.0 | -6.0% |
| M&G PLC | 196.1 | -3.4% |
| United Utilities Group PLC | 915.0 | -3.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,599 | 0.1% | 8.2% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,633 | 0.3% | 13.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,308 | 0.6% | 25.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 31,873 | -1.5% | 20.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,025 | -0.1% | 7.2% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 92.91 | -0.82% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 96.10 | -0.47% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,861 | -0.8% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 370 | 1.9% |
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The UK 100 called to open +23 points at 7,624. The UK 100 is expected to open higher this morning, The UK economy grew 0.2% in the second quarter compared to the prior one, according to revised ONS data released this morning. Yesterday on Wall Street saw The Dow Jones climb 116.07 points, or 0.35% to 33,666.34. The S&P added 0.59% to 4,299.70 — just shy of a potential key level of 4,300. The Nasdaq jumped about 0.83% to 13,201.28.
Aston Martin Lagonda today announced that Yew Tree Consortium have agreed to purchase an additional 26 million ordinary shares in the Company. As a result of this purchase, the Yew Tree Consortium will hold a total of 26.23% of the Company’s issued ordinary share capital.
Severn Trent today announces an equity issue to raise gross proceeds of approximately £1 billion, The Equity Issue comprises the issue of new ordinary shares of 97 pence each.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 5th October 2023:
Smith & Nephew
Weir Group
Centrica
F&C Investment Trust
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 5th October 2023:
Hays
Bank of Georgia Group
Morgan Sindall Group
Travis Perkins
Merchants Trust
Hunting
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust
Bodycote
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Invest Trust
Murray International Trust
RIT Capital Partners
Spectris
Barr (A.G.)
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