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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| PEARSON PLC | 683.0 | 3.5% |
| SCOTTISH MORTGAGE INV TR PLC | 1,154.0 | 3.2% |
| AVEVA GROUP PLC | 3,058.0 | 2.8% |
| FRESNILLO PLC | 861.6 | 2.7% |
| PRUDENTIAL PLC | 1,320.0 | 2.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC | 2042.0 | -4.2% |
| ROYAL MAIL PLC | 473.7 | -3.6% |
| ITV PLC | 115.6 | -2.4% |
| NATWEST GROUP PLC | 244.1 | -2.2% |
| GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC | 1636.6 | -1.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,585 | -0.1% | 12.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,715 | -0.9% | 11.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,912 | 0.7% | 14.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 27,773 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,277 | -0.9% | 6.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 84.79 | -0.89% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 88.38 | -0.07% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,839 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 453 | -1.1% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -70 points today at 7515. A sharp fall is expected this morning for the UK’s blue-chip index, following the lead from Wall Street late into yesterday session, the Dow Jones slumped 313 points to 34,715 after making a positive start while the S&P fell 50 points to 4,483. The picture was similar this morning in Asia, with Japan’s Nikkei 231 points weaker at 27,542 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng off 166 points at 24,786.
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