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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Hiscox LTD | 1,141.0 | 5.1% |
| Whitbread PLC | 2,981.0 | 3.9% |
| Admiral Group PLC | 2,715.0 | 3.5% |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 71.6 | 2.6% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 281.3 | 2.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Frasers Group PLC | 666.0 | -10.1% |
| British Land Company PLC | 369.2 | -4.9% |
| Segro PLC | 752.2 | -2.9% |
| Associated British Foods PLC | 2253.0 | -2.2% |
| Intermediate Capital Group PLC | 2154.0 | -2.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,349 | 0.2% | 11.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 44,860 | -0.3% | 24.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 20,359 | 0.6% | 23.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,396 | 0.3% | 17.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,475 | 0.2% | 18.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 68.46 | -0.12% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 72.25 | -0.08% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,627 | -0.9% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 419 | -0.4% |
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The UK 100 called to open -15 points at 8,334. The UK 100 looks set to open lower this morning.
UK house prices rose for the fifth month in a row in November, up by 1.3% during the month for the biggest increase so far this year. Mortgage lender Halifax said this pushed the annual growth rate up to 4.8%, its strongest level since November 2022.
U.S. stocks were lower on Thursday as investors awaited Friday’s big jobs report. The Dow Jones dipped 248.33 points, or 0.55%, to close at 44,765.71. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq slipped 0.18% to end at 19,700.26. The S&P dropped 0.19%, settling at 6,075.11.
The Berkeley Group this morning annouced half 1 year Revenue £1.28bn On track to deliver FY25 and FY26 profit guidance
Direct Line Insurance today said it had reached preliminary agreement with Aviva over a takeover valuing its business at 275p-a-share. The proposed price compares with the 261p tabled yesterday and Aviva’s initial 250p-a–share, which valued the Churchill and Green Flag firm at £3.3 billion.
Halma Upgraded to Neutral from Overweight by Jefferies (4 Buy/ 11 Hold/ 2 Sell)
Severn Trent Downgraded to Hold from Buy by Jefferies (4 Buy/ 6 Hold/ 2 Sell)
United Utilities Downgraded to Hold from Buy by Jefferies (10 Buy/ 1 Hold/ 2 Sell)
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The Berkeley Group Holdings
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US Unemployment Rate
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index
Fed’s Goolsbee speech
Fed’s Hammack speech
Fed’s Daly speech
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 12th December 2024:
Associated British Foods
Smith (DS)
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 12th December 2024:
Sirius Real Estate
Ninety One
Investec
Cranswick
Patria Private Equity Trust
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust
TR Property Investment Trust
discoverIE Group
Personal Assets Trust
ZIGUP
Assura
Baltic Classifieds Group
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