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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Intermediate Capital Group PLC | 1,235.0 | 5.7% |
| Ocado Group PLC | 700.0 | 4.6% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,483.0 | 4.1% |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 5,056.0 | 3.8% |
| Prudential PLC | 1,100.0 | 3.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 90.6 | -2.4% |
| Imperial Brands PLC | 2,020.0 | -2.0% |
| Centrica PLC | 90.5 | -1.8% |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 3,252.0 | -1.7% |
| Pearson PLC | 913.2 | -1.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,503 | 0.8% | 3.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,109 | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 14,498 | 1.3% | -6.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,156 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,251 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 75.19 | -0.27% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 80.47 | -0.26% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,811 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 387 | 0.8% |
The UK 100 is called to open -8 points this morning at 7494. The UK 100 is expected to open slightly lower this morning as UK CPI data showed that inflation had eased more than expected and come off recent 41 year highs. In focus today will be the key interest rate decision by the US Federal Reserve, due at 7pm this evening (GMT). US markets ended yesterday in positive territory, but off earlier highs, as weaker than expected inflation figures suggested pricing pressures may be on the wane. At the close the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 104 points, or 0.3%, to 34,109, the S&P 500 rose 29 points, or 0.74%, to 4,020 and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 113 points, or 1.01%, to 11,257.
TUI has swung to a profit in its latest financial year, showing a recovery after two years of pandemic losses. They posted EBIT of 409m euros for the 12 months to end of September, compared to a 2bn euro loss it recorded in the previous year.
Tullow Oil signs an oil production sharing contract for offshore exploration licence in Ivory Coast.
Watches of Switzerland report a H1 pretax profit of £82.7m, +28% from £64.7m YoY. They state that trading in the first six weeks of Q3 is in line with expectations.
JP Morgan Downgrades Redrow to Underweight from Neutral (9 Buys / 6 Holds / 0 Sells)
JP Morgan Downgrades Rio Tinto to Underweight from Neutral (3 Buys / 12 Holds / 2 Sells)
JP Morgan Downgrades Taylor Wimpey to Neutral from Overweight (12 Buys / 2 Holds / 1 Sell)
JP Morgan places Crest Nicholson and Taylor Wimpey on Negative Catalyst Watch
Societe Generale adds AstraZeneca and British American Tobacco to its Premium List
TUI
Watches of Switzerland
Currys*
UK Consumer Price Index
UK Retail Price Index
EU Industrial Production s.a.
Fed Interest Rate Decision
Fed's Monetary Policy Statement
FOMC Economic Projections
FOMC Press Conference
Japanese Merchandise Trade Balance Total
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 13th December 2022:
Associated British Foods
Burberry Group
Smith (DS)
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 13th December 2022:
MITIE Group
Cranswick
discoverIE Group
Balanced Commercial Property Trust
TR Property Investment Trust
Tritax EuroBox GBP
Redde Northgate
Baltic Classifieds Group
Hipgnosis Songs Fund
Templeton Emerging Markets IT
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