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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Prudential PLC | 720.4 | 4.2% |
| Coca-Cola Hbc AG | 2,726.0 | 3.3% |
| Standard Chartered PLC | 795.4 | 2.1% |
| Bae Systems PLC | 1,298.5 | 2.0% |
| Shell PLC | 2,521.0 | 1.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 140.4 | -6.1% |
| Easyjet PLC | 484.0 | -3.5% |
| Severn Trent PLC | 2609.0 | -3.0% |
| Vistry Group PLC | 1286.0 | -2.9% |
| United Utilities Group PLC | 1037.0 | -2.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,291 | 0.2% | 11.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 42,197 | 0.1% | 27.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 19,165 | -0.3% | 27.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,552 | 2.0% | 23.4% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,205 | 0.1% | 18.2% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 71.17 | 1.53% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 74.91 | 1.37% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,657 | -0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 465 | 0.0% |
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The UK 100 called to open +24 points at 8,314. The UK 100 looks set to open higher this morning, extending gains made yesterday as the UK’s bluechip index has started the 4th Quarter on the front foot.
Stateside yesterday saw all three major indices end the day in the green, albeit with small gains as Middle Eastern tensions weighed on sentiment.
The S&P added 0.01% to 5,709.54, while the Nasdaq rose 0.08% to 17,925.12. The Dow Jones added 39.55 points, or 0.09%, to finish at 42,196.52.
Tesco today upgraded profit guidance after volume growth exceeded its expectations in the first half of the financial year. It now forecasts around £2.9 billion of retail adjusted operating profit for 2024/25, compared with its previous estimate of at least £2.8 billion. Today’s half-year results showed a 3.5% rise in revenues to £31.5 billion in the six months to 24 August, with retail adjusted operating profit up 9.7% to £1.55 billion.
Morgan Stanley Downgrades British American Tobacco to Underweight from Overweight (7 Buy / 3 Hold / 1 Sell)
Citigroup Downgrades National Grid to Neutral from Buy (12 Buy / 3 Hold / 0 Sell)
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Constellation Brands
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German HCOB Composite PMI
German HCOB Services PMI
EU HCOB Composite PMI
US Challenger Job Cuts
US Initial Jobless Claims
BoE Monetary Policy Report Hearings
US S&P Global Composite PMI
US Factory Orders
US ISM Services PMI
Fed’s Bostic speech
Fed’s Kashkari speech
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 3rd October 2024:
British American Tobacco
Rightmove
Barratt Developments
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 3rd October 2024:
Centrica
Weir Group
Smith & Nephew
Hargreaves Lansdown
Phoenix Group Holdings
F&C Investment Trust
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