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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| SMITH & NEPHEW PLC | 1,267.5 | 7.5% |
| EVRAZ PLC | 281.3 | 5.4% |
| INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROU | 5,094.0 | 4.2% |
| LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC | 281.0 | 3.4% |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 118.0 | 2.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC | 1095.0 | -15.6% |
| COCA-COLA HBC AG-DI | 2187.0 | -5.5% |
| ABRDN PLC | 222.9 | -4.6% |
| KINGFISHER PLC | 313.2 | -3.4% |
| ROYAL MAIL PLC | 402.2 | -2.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,494 | 0.1% | 13.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,597 | -1.4% | 6.7% |
| DAX INDEX | 14,693 | -0.3% | 5.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 26,450 | -1.7% | -12.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,206 | 0.6% | 5.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 92.35 | 1.41% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 96.74 | -0.10% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,895 | -0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 452 | 0.2% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +5 points today at 7500. The UK 100 is expected to continue this morning where it left off yesterday, having recovered over 100 points during the session following an initial spike down, this comes as markets react to the quick moving situation in Ukraine and the reactions by governments in the West. Last night, on Wall Street, the Dow Jones shed some 480 points or 1.4% to finish at 33,596 whilst the S&P was 1% lower at 4,304.T he Nasdaq fell 1.23% to close at 13,381 and the small-cap focussed Russell 2000 index lost 1.45% to 1,980. It was a mixed session this morning in Asia, Japan’s Nikkei was down 1.7% at 26,449, however Hong Kong’s Hang Seng moved positively, adding 151 points or 0.6% to 23,671. The Shanghai Composite meanwhile gained 0.86% to 3,486.
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