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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Standard Chartered plc | 612.8 | 1.4% |
| Fresnillo | 857.4 | 0.5% |
| BAE Systems plc | 839.8 | 0.3% |
| Glencore plc | 533.5 | 0.2% |
| British American Tobacco plc | 3,287.8 | 0.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Unite Group | 888.3 | -5.1% |
| Segro Plc | 754.8 | -5.1% |
| Intermediate Capital Group plc | 1,136.5 | -5.1% |
| Land Securities Group plc | 607.8 | -4.9% |
| Ocado Group plc | 628.2 | -4.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,311 | -1.6% | 0.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 32,828 | -1.1% | -8.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,849 | -1.0% | -11.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 27,527 | -1.9% | -5.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,149 | -0.8% | -2.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 74.23 | -2.47% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 79.16 | -2.52% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,788 | 0.6% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 377 | 0.1% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +26 points this morning at 7358. The UK 100 looks set to make a bright start to trading on Monday recouping some of last week’s falls and despite weakness in Asian markets. On Friday, The Dow Jones lost 281.76 points, or 0.85%, to 32,920.46. The S&P fell 1.11% to 3,852.36. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq declined 0.97% to 10,705.41.
AstraZeneca's Phase III trial for AstraZeneca's Imfinzi (durvalumab) did not achieve statistical significance for the primary endpoints of improving overall survival.
AstraZeneca's Imfinzi (durvalumab) and Imjudo (tremelimumab) combinations have been recommended for marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for advanced liver and lung cancers.
Ferguson plc announces that, in continuation of its $2.5 billion share repurchase program it has entered into an irrevocable and non-discretionary arrangement with its broker Barclays Capital Securities Limited and Barclays Capital Inc. Commencing from December 19, 2022 and ending no later than January 12, 2023. Under this arrangement, Barclays, an independent third party, will act as principal and will make decisions under the program independently from the Company.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 22nd December 2022:
British American Tobacco
United Utilities Group
Halma
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 22nd December 2022:
Home REIT
Britvic
IntegraFin Holdings
JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust
Law Debenture Corporation
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust
Mercantile Investment Trust
JPMorgan European Discovery Trust
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