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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| 3I Group PLC | 1,594.0 | 9.2% |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 5,268.0 | 4.3% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 883.6 | 3.5% |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 52.5 | 3.0% |
| Kingfisher PLC | 270.5 | 2.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Diageo PLC | 3,472.0 | -5.5% |
| Convatec Group PLC | 233.2 | -2.3% |
| Ocado Group PLC | 683.0 | -2.0% |
| Glencore PLC | 549.5 | -1.6% |
| Astrazeneca PLC | 10,644.0 | -1.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,761 | 0.2% | 2.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,949 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,133 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 27,383 | 0.1% | 4.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,494 | 0.3% | 7.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 81.41 | 0.49% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 87.83 | 0.41% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,924 | -0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 425 | -0.4% |
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The UK 100 called to open +8 points at 7769. The UK 100 looks set to start the last trading session of the week on the front foot following a rally on Wall Street yesterday, afternoon trading saw investors digested the release of gross domestic product data and another round of corporate earnings. At the close, all three major indices were in the green, with the Dow adding 206 points at 33,949, a 0.6% gain; the S&P up 1.1% or 44 points at 4,060 and the Nasdaq rocketing 1.8% to 11,512, up 199 points.
AstraZeneca reports that the FDA have withdrew its authorisation for the emergency use of Evusheld.
Direct Line announces CEO Penny James will step down with immediate effect as they appoint CCO Jon Greenwood as acting CEO.
On the Beach says Oct-Dec trading exceeded year before. They state that FY23 began with a healthier forward order book than year before.
Exane BNP Downgrades Travis Perkins to Underperform (3 Buys / 13 Holds / 1 Sell)
Jefferies Downgrades Mitchells & Butlers to Hold from Buy (6 Buys / 6 Holds / 0 Sells)
JP Morgan Downgrades Flutter to Neutral from Overweight (15 Buys / 4 Hold / 0 Sells)
JP Morgan Upgrades 888 Holdings to Overweight from Neutral (7 Buys / 3 Holds / 0 Sells)
Peel Hunt Downgrades Antofagasta to Reduce (2 Buys / 11 Holds / 2 Sells)
Peel Hunt Downgrades Close Brothers to Hold from Add (3 Buys / 3 Holds / 1 Sell)
Peel Hunt Downgrades Foxtons to Hold (3 Buys / 0 Holds / 0 Sells)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 2nd February 2023:
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UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 2nd February 2023:
Paragon Banking Group
Merchants Trust
JLEN Environmental Assets Group
Bluefield Solar Income Fund
Edinburgh Investment Trust
IG Group Holdings
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