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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Natwest Group PLC | 342.5 | 3.9% |
| Schroders PLC | 360.6 | 3.9% |
| Standard Chartered PLC | 828.0 | 3.8% |
| Croda International PLC | 4,300.0 | 3.7% |
| Barclays PLC | 226.3 | 3.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Spirax Group PLC | 7120.0 | -3.4% |
| SSE PLC | 1838.0 | -2.8% |
| JD Sports Fashion PLC | 138.7 | -2.7% |
| Experian PLC | 3862.0 | -2.5% |
| Astrazeneca PLC | 11738.0 | -1.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,281 | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 42,353 | 0.8% | 26.8% |
| DAX INDEX | 19,121 | 0.6% | 25.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,333 | 1.8% | 26.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,205 | 0.7% | 18.0% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 74.26 | -0.16% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 77.82 | -0.29% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,643 | -0.4% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 456 | -0.3% |
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The UK 100 called to open +24 points at 8,304. The UK 100 looks set to open marginally higher this morning, having finished off the week in a positive manner last week.
On Wall Street Friday, markets rallied after significantly stronger than expected jobs data gave investors confidence around the health of the economy.
The S&P rose 0.9% to 5,751.07, while the Nasdaq jumped 1.22% to 18,137.85. The Dow Jones added 341.16 points, or 0.81%, to notch an all-time closing high of 42,352.75.
Ferrexpo reported a 47% year-over-year increase in iron ore production for the first nine months of 2024, despite a challenging third quarter marked by high electricity tariffs and additional costs due to the ongoing war. The company has focused on producing higher quality iron ore products and expanding its customer base in the MENA region to mitigate margin pressures. Additionally, iron ore prices saw a late-quarter recovery, spurred by economic stimulus measures in China.
Barclays Downgrades DS Smith to Underweight from Equalweight (2 Buy / 7 Hold / 1 Sell)
Deutshe Bank Upgrades Experian to Buy from Hold (11 Buy / 6 Hold / 0 Sell)
Deutshe Bank Upgrades Intertek to Hold from Sell (11 Buy / 3 Hold / 3 Sell)
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Imperial Brands
UNITE Group
US
PepsiCo
German Factory Orders
EU Sentix Investor Confidence
EU Retail Sales
Fed’s Bowman speech
Fed’s Kashkari speech
Fed’s Bostic speech
Fed’s Musalem speech
UK BRC Like-For-Like Retail Sales
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:
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Invest Trust
Merchants Trust
Bluefield Solar Income Fund
Supermarket Income REIT
Primary Health Properties
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