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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 69.9 | 2.0% |
| GSK PLC | 1,476.2 | 1.8% |
| Astrazeneca PLC | 10,788.0 | 1.8% |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 2,334.5 | 1.7% |
| Marks And Spencer Group PLC | 276.5 | 1.5% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Diploma PLC | 3,434.0 | -4.1% |
| 3I Group PLC | 2,331.0 | -3.7% |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 160.2 | -3.5% |
| Prudential PLC | 857.0 | -3.4% |
| St. James’s Place PLC | 661.4 | -3.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,714 | -0.3% | 3.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 37,687 | 0.0% | 13.7% |
| DAX INDEX | 16,773 | 0.1% | 19.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 33,464 | -0.2% | 28.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,628 | 0.5% | 9.8% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 71.44 | -0.29% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 77.01 | -0.04% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,066 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 389 | 0.0% |
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The UK 100 called to open -11 points at 7,710. The UK 100 looks set to open marginally lower this morning, following big losses for tech stocks overnight on Wall Street. the Nasdaq tumbled 1.6% and S&P fell 0.6% as all of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech megacaps declined, led by a 2.2% fall for Nvidia and 1.5% slide for Meta Platforms. The Dow Jones meanwhile inched up 0.07%, led by big pharma, health companies and banks.
Ryanair update that their passenger numbers in December increased 9% to 12.5m, up from 11.5m YoY. They state that 72,500 flights were operated in December, with 900 cancelled due to the Israel/Gaza conflict.
Wizz Air state that their December passenger numbers are up 19% YoY to 5m. Their 2023 capacity increased 26% to 66.4m with passenger numbers up 32% to 60.3m.
Jefferies Downgrades AstraZeneca to Hold from Buy (17 Buys / 1 Hold / 0 Sells)
Jefferies Upgrades GSK to Buy from Hold (9 Buys / 9 Holds / 0 Sells)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 28th December 2023:
Auto Trader Group
Experian
F&C Investment Trust
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 28th December 2023:
Big Yellow Group
Dr. Martens
Workspace Group
Murray International Trust
QinetiQ Group
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