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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Beazley PLC | 706.5 | 10.9% |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC | 1,983.0 | 7.8% |
| Entain PLC | 558.8 | 6.8% |
| Persimmon PLC | 1,580.5 | 2.7% |
| Gsk PLC | 1,565.5 | 2.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Spirax Group PLC | 7818.2 | -8.4% |
| Bt Group PLC | 130.5 | -4.0% |
| United Utilities Group PLC | 976.5 | -3.5% |
| Wpp PLC | 688.0 | -2.1% |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 5152.0 | -2.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,141 | -0.3% | 7.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 39,276 | 1.3% | 11.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 17,666 | 0.3% | 12.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 34,831 | -0.7% | 8.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,682 | -0.2% | 5.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 76.18 | 1.26% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 78.91 | 0.74% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,417 | 1.5% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 398 | 0.6% |
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The UK 100 called to open +20 points at 8,161. The UK 100 looks set to open higher this morning following on from yesterdays better than expected jobs data from the US, The S&P advanced 2.3%, closing at 5,319.31 and posting its best day since November 2022. The Dow Jones surged 683.04 points, or 1.76%, to 39,446.49. The Nasdaq added 2.87%, ending at 16,660.02. Overnight in Asia, stocks performed well, with India’s Nifty 50 lifting 1%, while the Nikkei 225 jumped close to 0.9%.
Bellway reported annual revenue ahead of market expectations as a moderation in mortgage rates eased affordability concerns in a challenging housing market. They updated that housing completions and average selling price is slightly ahead of guidance.
Hargreaves Lansdown have agreed to a £5.44bn takeover by a CVC backed consortium as HL shareholders will get 1140p per share in cash.
Canaccord Downgrades Future to Sell from Hold (8 Buys / 1 Hold / 0 Sells)
UK
Bellway
Hargreaves Lansdown
Hiscox
TBC Bank Group
US
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UK
Marshalls
Plus500*
Witan Investment Trust
US
Barrick Gold
Chinese Consumer Price Index
Chinese Producer Price Index
German Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 15th August 2024:
Rio Tinto
Entain
Anglo American
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
Barclays
HSBC Holdings
GSK
Shell
Haleon
London Stock Exchange Group
Pershing Square Holdings
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 15th August 2024:
Chemring Group
ICG Enterprise Trust
Greencoat UK Wind
Murray Income Trust
Elementis
abrdn
Rotork
Target Healthcare REIT
Keller Group
Domino’s Pizza Group
Renewables Infrastructure Group
Hiscox
4imprint Group
Impax Environmental Markets
Balanced Commercial Property Trust
Lancashire Holdings
Tritax EuroBox GBP
NextEnergy Solar Fund
Harbour Energy
TI Fluid Systems
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