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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Segro PLC | 401.7 | 3.4% |
| Haleon PLC | 798.0 | 2.7% |
| Beazley PLC | 353.0 | 2.5% |
| Smith & Nephew PLC | 593.0 | 1.8% |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 1,245.5 | 1.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,568.5 | -2.9% |
| Smith (Ds) PLC | 317.7 | -2.6% |
| Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | 2,972.0 | -2.3% |
| Persimmon PLC | 1,244.0 | -2.3% |
| Mondi PLC | 1,282.0 | -2.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,901 | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,803 | -0.3% | -3.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,802 | -0.6% | 9.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,658 | 0.2% | 4.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,362 | -0.1% | -2.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 77.37 | -2.26% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 81.18 | -2.33% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,001 | 0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 404 | -1.1% |
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The UK 100 called to open +3 points at 7905. The UK 100 is expected to open marginally higher this morning, this follows a tough session on Wall Street, which saw stocks end lower after disappointing earnings from AT&T and heavy falls in Tesla weighed on equities. The Dow Jones closed down 110.46 points, or 0.3%, to trade at 33,786.55. The S&P fell 24.71 points, or 0.6% settling at 4,129.81, while the Nasdaq slipped 97.67 points, or 0.8%, to end the day at 12,059.56. In Asia this morning, markets dipped. The Nikkei 225 index was down 0.3%. the Shanghai Composite was down 1.4%, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong was down 1.2%.
BHP Group says Olympic Dam and Pampa Norte output are to be at upper end of guidance. They keep production guidance unchanged for copper and iron ore.
Glencore says their FY production guidance is unchanged from December. Their EBIT keeps them on track to exceed top end of LT target. Q1 output YoY copper -8%, zinc -15%, lead -16%, nickel -32%, gold -1%, silver -31%, coal -6% and ferrochrome +3%.
Network International confirms media reports of preliminary proposal from Brookfield. They state that the Brookfield proposal if for potential cash offer of 400p.
Petrofac agrees a 12-month extension to their revolving credit facility.
JP Morgan places Direct Line Insurance Group into Q1 2023 on “Negative Catalyst watch” (5 Buys / 8 Holds / 0 Sells)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 27th April 2023:
Legal & General Group
RELX
Fresnillo
Rightmove
Croda International
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 27th April 2023:
Bakkavor Group
Morgan Sindall Group
Derwent London
Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Inc Fnd
Coats Group
Bridgepoint Group
Greggs
City of London Investment Trust
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