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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Crh PLC | 4,276.5 | 8.0% |
| Croda International PLC | 6,716.0 | 2.2% |
| BP PLC | 561.2 | 2.0% |
| Coca-Cola Hbc AG | 2,180.0 | 1.9% |
| Bae Systems PLC | 919.6 | 1.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Beazley PLC | 647.5 | -5.1% |
| Haleon PLC | 313.6 | -4.0% |
| Schroders PLC | 481.5 | -3.7% |
| Persimmon PLC | 1,234.0 | -3.4% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 619.0 | -3.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,944 | 0.4% | 9.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,004 | 1.1% | -2.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,328 | 0.2% | 11.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 27,927 | 1.6% | 5.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,284 | 0.4% | 1.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 78.06 | -0.13% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 84.64 | -0.13% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,843 | 0.4% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 410 | 0.7% |
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The UK 100 called to open +20 points at 7964. UK 100 is called to open higher on Friday, following positive readings on the service sectors in China and Japan leading to a strong trading session in the US and Asia. Wall Street ended 1.1% higher, S&P +0.8% and Nasdaq +0.7%. In Asia the Nikkei closed +1.6%, Shanghai +0.5% and Hang Seng +1.2% higher.
Pearson say they will grow sales by low to mid-single digits this year after demand for English language learning helped sales rise 5% and operating profits rise 11% in 2022, in line with its update last month.
Rightmove have raised their final dividend payment and posted a higher annual operating profit, supported by resilient traffic despite a less-frenetic property market.
Citi Group Downgrades Admiral Group to Neutral (4 Buys / 3 Holds / 2 Sells)
Deutsche Bank Upgrades Pennon to Hold from Sell (2 Buys / 5 Holds / 2 Sells)
UK
Beazley
CRH
Flutter Entertainment
Grafton Group
Hunting
London Stock Exchange Group
Melrose Industries
National Express Group
Schroders
Spire Healthcare
Taylor Wimpey
Tritax Big Box REIT
US
Broadcom
ChargePoint Holdings
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Zscaler
UK
Clarkson
Chinese Caixin Services PMI
German Trade Balance s.a.
German S&P Global/BME Composite PMI
EU S&P Global Composite PMI
UK S&P Global/CIPS Composite PMI
US S&P Global Composite PMI
US S&P Global Services PMI
US ISM Services PMI
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 9th March 2023:
Rio Tinto
Beazley
Melrose Industries
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 9th March 2023:
BlackRock World Mining Trust
Apax Global Alpha
Energean
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust
Assura
Warehouse REIT
PZ Cussons
Tritax Big Box REIT
LondonMetric Property
Law Debenture Corporation
Alliance Trust
Dechra Pharmaceuticals
Renishaw
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