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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Haleon PLC | 323.9 | 1.0% |
| Pearson PLC | 945.6 | 0.8% |
| Bt Group PLC | 114.4 | 0.8% |
| Compass Group PLC | 1,934.0 | 0.7% |
| Beazley PLC | 677.0 | 0.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Ocado Group PLC | 629.2 | -3.4% |
| United Utilities Group PLC | 990.2 | -2.7% |
| Abrdn PLC | 186.0 | -2.7% |
| Halma PLC | 1,994.5 | -2.6% |
| Weir Group PLC | 1,668.5 | -2.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,469 | -0.4% | 1.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,027 | -1.1% | -8.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 13,914 | -1.3% | -11.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 26,235 | -1.0% | -8.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,108 | -0.6% | -3.8% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 78.29 | 1.03% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 81.61 | 0.78% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,798 | 0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 379 | 0.9% |
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The UK 100 called to open +18 points at 7487. The UK 100 is expected to open higher as US markets closed off their worst levels although volumes are expected to be thin on what is a short trading day in London ahead of the festive break. Wall Street’s three leading indices closed down sharply on Thursday, but higher than intra-day lows, conceding Wednesday’s gains as stronger than expected GDP figures renewed concerns about rising interest rates, at the close the Dow was 348 points lower, or 1.04%, to 33,028, the S&P 500 was down 56 points, or 1.44%, at 3,823 and the Nasdaq Composite declined 233 points, or 2.18%, to 10,476.0
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 29th December 2022:
BT Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 29th December 2022:
Schroder AsiaPacific Fund
Grainger
Global Smaller Companies Trust
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