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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,311.0 | 7.9% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,495.5 | 6.2% |
| Rio Tinto PLC | 5,599.0 | 3.7% |
| Glencore PLC | 457.7 | 3.6% |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC | 6,304.0 | 3.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Tesco PLC | 279.6 | -2.2% |
| Pearson PLC | 919.6 | -1.9% |
| Ocado Group PLC | 594.2 | -1.0% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 712.2 | -0.9% |
| Legal & General Group PLC | 227.5 | -0.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,529 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 36,246 | 0.8% | 5.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 16,398 | 1.1% | 12.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 33,231 | -0.6% | 19.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,125 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 73.43 | -0.86% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 78.14 | -0.94% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,071 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 387 | -1.7% |
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The UK 100 called to open -30 points at 7,499. The UK 100 is expected to edge lower on Monday after a slow start to the week in Asia. On Friday. The S&P soared to a closing high for 2023, extending November’s rally into the new month. The broad market index rose by 0.59%, ending the session at 4,594.63. The tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced 0.55% to end the week at 14,305.03. The Dow Jones added 294.61 points, or 0.82%, to close at 36,245.50.
BT Group: JP Morgan names BT Group among their Telecom ‘Top Picks’ for 2024 (7 Buys / 3 Holds / 2 Sells)
Capita agrees to sell 75% stake in Fera Science to Bridgepoint for £60m.
Compass Group enter into an agreement with BNP to enable a $250m share buyback.
ITM Power expects £7.5m H1 revenue and are “well on track” for FY24 goal of £10-18m. They expect a £22-23.5m H1 adjusted EBITDA loss, which is at the lower end of £44-55m FY target loss.
Ryanair’s November traffic increased 4% YoY to 11.7m up from 11.2m passengers.
Wizz Air carries 4.8m passengers in November, up 29% YoY with a load factor of 88%.
Barclays Upgrades DS Smith to Overweight from Equal Weight (6 Buys / 3 Holds / 0 Sells)
Deutsche Bank Downgrades Wizz Air to Sell from Hold (10 Buys / 8 Holds / 1 Sell)
HSBC Upgrades Softcat to Buy from Hold (6 Buys / 4 Holds / 1 Sell)
Jefferies Downgrades Future Plc to Underperform from Hold (7 Buys / 1 Hold / 1 Sell)
JP Morgan Upgrades Rolls-Royce to Overweight from Neutral (7 Buys / 7 Holds / 0 Sells)
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Discoverie Group
Moonpig Group
SSP Group
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Asana
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US Factory Orders
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 7th December 2023:
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UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 7th December 2023:
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Assura
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