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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Prudential PLC | 1,211.5 | 4.2% |
| Pearson PLC | 887.0 | 3.8% |
| Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | 2,942.0 | 3.4% |
| London Stock Exchange Group PLC | 8,346.0 | 3.2% |
| Segro PLC | 834.8 | 3.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Natwest Group PLC | 262.0 | -3.8% |
| Diageo PLC | 3,622.0 | -2.5% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,460.5 | -1.9% |
| Ocado Group PLC | 505.2 | -1.5% |
| Weir Group PLC | 1,840.0 | -1.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,871 | 0.5% | 4.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,052 | -0.1% | 3.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,922 | 0.8% | 12.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 29,158 | 0.1% | 8.7% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,267 | -0.9% | -1.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 75.55 | -0.15% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 79.21 | -0.13% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,984 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 393 | 0.0% |
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The UK 100 called to open +16 points at 7886. The UK 100 looks set to make a positive start to the week following the Bank Holiday, In the US on Monday, Wall Street ended lower, with the Dow Jones down 0.1%, the S&P marginally lower, and the Nasdaq Composite down 0.1%.
AstraZeneca: FDA recognises good benefit risk profile for Astra’s Lynparza prostate cancer treatment.
BHP Group completes the acquisition of Oz Minerals for AUD 9.6bn.
BP made a $5bn profit for Q1, rising from the previous quarter after the company pared back their share buyback programme. The results beat analyst expectations of a $4.3bn quarterly profit.
Ferrexpo CEO Jim North will step down from his role on June 30th.
HSBC reported a 212% increase in quarterly profit, as they benefitted from rising interest rates around the world. They posted a Q1 pretax profit of $12.9bn, versus $4.2bn a year earlier. The results were better than the $8.64bn from average analyst estimates. Their headline profit was boosted by a reversal of $2bn impairment it took against the planned sale of its French business, reflecting the fact that the deal may no longer go through. They also announced the first of a new cycle of share buybacks of up to $2bn and a dividend of $0.10 per share, its first quarterly dividend since 2019.
Mitie buys specialist in security services R H Irving Industrials for £19.1m.
Wizz Air carries 4.9m passengers in April, +32% YoY with a load factor of 90.9%.
HSBC Upgrades Rightmove to Buy from Hold (6 Buys / 10 Holds / 3 Sells)
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The Kraft Heinz Co
Etsy
Qualcomm Inc
Uber Technologies
German Retail Sales
German HCOB Manufacturing PMI
ECB Bank Lending Survey
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ECB Bank Lending Survey
EU Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices
US Factory Orders
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 4th May 2023:
Glencore
St. James's Place
Admiral Group
Hiscox
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 4th May 2023:
4imprint Group
Lancashire Holdings
Edinburgh Investment Trust
BlackRock World Mining Trust
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