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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ANTOFAGASTA PLC | 1,037.0 | 4.5% |
| M&G PLC | 205.0 | 4.4% |
| BURBERRY GROUP PLC | 1,643.5 | 3.6% |
| HARBOUR ENERGY PLC | 338.3 | 3.5% |
| ANGLO AMERICAN PLC | 2,637.5 | 3.4% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ADMIRAL GROUP PLC | 1738.0 | -7.7% |
| AVIVA PLC | 390.8 | -1.5% |
| SEGRO PLC | 1015.5 | -1.3% |
| HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC | 1678.0 | -1.2% |
| UNILEVER PLC | 3865.0 | -1.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,223 | 0.9% | 3.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 31,073 | -0.7% | -10.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 12,960 | 0.7% | -16.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 26,788 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,687 | 1.2% | -8.2% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 102.34 | 4.87% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 105.79 | 4.58% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,708 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 331 | 2.3% |
The UK 100 is called to open -30 points this morning at 7188. The UK 100 looks set to open slightly lower this morning following a late pull back on Wall Street yesterday, following a Bloomberg report that said Apple plans to slow hiring and spending on growth next year to deal with a possible downturn. Shares of Apple declined nearly 2.1%. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones lost 215 points or 0.69% to close Monday at 31,072. The S&P at the same time slipped 0.84% lower to 3,830 and the Nasdaq fell 0.81% to finish the day at 11,360. America’s small-cap Russell 2000 index meanwhile fared better, losing a mere 0.34% to 1,738. In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei rallied 183 points or 0.68% to 26,969 whilst Hong Kong’s Hang Seng moved the other way, down 0.91% to 20,656, and the Shanghai Composite dipped 0.35% lower to 3,266.
AstraZeneca's Enhertu has been approved in the EU for some forms of breast cancer.
Babcock sells some of their aerial emergency services businesses in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden & Finland for 136.2m euros.
BHP's annual production declines on weather and labour issues. Copper production fell 4.3% to 1.57m tonnes as a result of higher-than-expected concentrator feed grade decline at the Escondida mine in Chile, as well as a reduced workforce due to COVID-19.
Biffa secures a 10-year logistics contract for Deposit Return Scheme in Scotland.
Darktrace expects their FY23 adjusted EBITDA margin to be between 15-18%.
Informa backs their FY outlook at top-end of guidance range.
Barclays Downgrades Fevertree Drinks to Equal Weight from Overweight (6 Buys / 11 holds / 0 Sells)
Berenberg Upgrades Deliveroo to Buy from Hold (8 Buys / 6 Holds / 0 Sells)
Biffa*
Herald Investment Trust
Hipgnosis Songs Fund*
IntegraFin Holdings
Ultra Electronics Holdings*
Alliance Trust
Centamin
Premier Foods
Royal Mail
UK Claimant Count Change
UK ILO Unemployment Rate
ECB Bank Lending Survey
EU HICP
EU HICP-X F,E,A,T
EU HICP-X F,E,A,T
US Building Permits
US Housing Starts
FTSE 100:
None
FTSE 250:
Investec
Pennon Group
Micro Focus International
Bellevue Healthcare Trust
Cranswick
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