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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Admiral Group PLC | 2,228.0 | 4.5% |
| Unite Group PLC | 979.0 | 3.8% |
| Land Securities Group PLC | 638.2 | 3.4% |
| Croda International PLC | 6,554.0 | 3.1% |
| Legal & General Group PLC | 242.0 | 3.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Convatec Group PLC | 221.8 | -2.3% |
| Melrose Industries PLC | 160.5 | -2.0% |
| Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | 6,230.0 | -1.7% |
| Smiths Group PLC | 1,645.5 | -1.3% |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 588.8 | -0.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,742 | 1.0% | 2.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,549 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,598 | 0.5% | 10.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 27,634 | 0.4% | 3.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,219 | -0.3% | -3.0% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 79.91 | -0.98% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 84.32 | -0.94% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,989 | -0.9% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 398 | -0.9% |
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The UK 100 called to open +51 points at 7800. UK 100 is set to open higher on Tuesday, following the long Easter weekend. European markets were closed on Friday and Monday, whilst markets in New York closed on Friday, but reopened on Monday. On Monday Wall Street ended mixed with the Dow +0.3%, S&P +0.1% and the Nasdaq ending marginally lower. In Asia on Tuesday, the Nikkei was up 1.3%. In China, stocks were weaker following discouraging economic data as Shanghai closed -0.5% and the Hang Seng also closed marginally lower.
BP and Harbour Energy agree a deal to develop Viking CCS transportation, storage project. Harbour Energy stays as Viking CCS operator with 60% stake, BP acquires 40%.
Cineworld have filed a reorganisation plan with Texas bankruptcy court.
JTC report a 2022 pretax profit of £35.9m, up 29% YoY from £27.8m.
Barclays Upgrades Persimmon to Equal Weight from Underweight (3 Buys / 6 Holds / 4 Sells)
Morgan Stanley Upgrades AstraZeneca to Overweight from Equal Weight (14 Buys / 4 Holds / 0 Sells)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 13th April 2023:
Persimmon
Lloyds Banking Group
Smurfit Kappa Group
Unite Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 13th April 2023:
TP ICAP Group
National Express Group
ITV
Harbour Energy
Grafton Group
Rotork
Just Group
Softcat
Balanced Commercial Property Trust
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