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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 533.4 | 2.8% |
| Tesco PLC | 364.0 | 2.6% |
| Shell PLC | 2,564.0 | 1.7% |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 856.0 | 1.7% |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 142.5 | 1.5% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Phoenix Group Holdings PLC | 523.5 | -5.8% |
| Diploma PLC | 4208.0 | -5.1% |
| M&G PLC | 202.4 | -2.5% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 1085.0 | -2.4% |
| Prudential PLC | 703.2 | -2.4% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,283 | -0.1% | 11.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 42,012 | -0.4% | 26.8% |
| DAX INDEX | 19,015 | -0.8% | 25.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,636 | 0.2% | 26.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,150 | -0.7% | 18.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 73.65 | -0.08% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 77.57 | -0.06% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,663 | 0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 456 | 0.1% |
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The UK 100 called to open -12 points at 8,270. The UK 100 looks set to open marginally lower this morning ahead of todays Non-Farm Payrolls number, due out of the US at 1.30pm.
Stateside yesterday saw all three major indices end the day in the red, as Middle Eastern tensions continued to weigh on market sentiment as we enter the 4th quarter.
The Dow Jones slid 184.93 points, or 0.44%, to end at 42,011.59. The S&P lost 0.17% to close at 5,699.94. The Nasdaq ended the day off 0.04% at 17,918.48.
J D Wetherspoon has today reported a 73.5% jump in annual profit, helped by resilient customer demand. The group, which owns and operates pubs across the UK and Ireland, reported a profit before tax of £73.9m for the year ended July 28, compared with £42.6m a year ago.
Watches of Switzerland said it had bought Hodinkee, a specialist website for luxury watch enthusiasts, for an undisclosed sum. The company on Friday said the deal was part of its plan to leverage growth opportunities and grab market share, “particularly in the fast growing US market”. Headquartered in New York and founded in 2008, Hodinkee offers digital print and video content, limited edition watch collaborations alongside watch and jewellery insurance services. It has an audience of 22.2 million annual unique visitors to its website with more than one million social media followers, WoS said.
Jefferies Downgrades SSE to Hold from Buy (13 Buy / 3 Hold / 0 Sell)
UBS Downgrades Phoenix Group to Neutral from Buy (8 Buy / 3 Hold / 3 Sell)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 10th October 2024:
Taylor Wimpey
WPP
Kingfisher
Tesco
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 10th October 2024:
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Merchants Trust
Bluefield Solar Income Fund
Supermarket Income REIT
Primary Health Properties
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