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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 68.3 | 2.3% |
| BAE SYSTEMS PLC | 825.0 | 2.0% |
| GLENCORE PLC | 486.8 | 1.3% |
| ANGLO AMERICAN PLC | 2,760.0 | 1.2% |
| RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC | 6,124.0 | 0.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| NEXT PLC | 4674.0 | -12.2% |
| OCADO GROUP PLC | 469.3 | -10.2% |
| AUTO TRADER GROUP PLC | 495.1 | -8.5% |
| RIGHTMOVE PLC | 466.6 | -7.1% |
| FRASERS GROUP PLC | 667.0 | -6.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 6,894 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 28,726 | -1.7% | -16.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 12,114 | 1.2% | -20.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 26,216 | 1.1% | -8.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,457 | -0.3% | -10.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 81.80 | 2.91% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 87.51 | 2.78% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,664 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 339 | -0.6% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -60 points this morning at 6893. UK 100 is expected to open lower on Monday following heavy losses in the US on Friday. However Kwasi Kwarteng, the UK chancellor, has just announced a huge U-turn and is scrapping plans to cut the highest rate of tax. On Friday, The Dow closed Friday down 500 points, 1.7%, at 28,726, the Nasdaq lost 162 points, 1.5%, to 10,576 and the S&P dropped 55 points, 1.5%, to 3,586.
Essentra says their CEO Paul Forman will step down at the end of 2022 and be replaced by Scott Fawcett. They are also selling their filters business to Centaury Management for £262.1m.
Halma has purchased IZI Medical Products for $153.5m.
Qinetiq has purchased Air Affairs for £31m and sold QinetiQ Space for 32m euros.
Telecom Plus expects FY profits to be materially ahead of current market expectations.
HSBC Downgrades EasyJet to Hold from Buy (10 Buys / 2 Holds / 2 Sells)
HSBC Upgrades IAG to Buy from Hold (8 Buys / 8 Holds / 0 Sells)
JP Morgan Upgrades Deliveroo to Neutral from Underweight (7 Buys / 7 Holds / 0 Sells)
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Greggs
EU Eurogroup Meeting
German S&P Global/BME Manufacturing PMI
UK S&P Global/CIPS Manufacturing PMI
US S&P Global Manufacturing PMI
US ISM Manufacturing PMI
Fed's Williams speech
Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 6th October 2022:
Smith (DS)
Kingfisher
Centrica
F&C Investment Trust
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 6th October 2022:
Hammerson
Vistry Group
Bank of Georgia Group
Synthomer
TP ICAP Group
Morgan Sindall Group
Travis Perkins
Supermarket Income REIT
Bodycote
Kainos Group
Hammerson
Murray International Trust
Weir Group
RIT Capital Partners
Spectris
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