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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Smith (Ds) PLC | 327.7 | 4.7% |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC | 4,986.0 | 4.1% |
| Prudential PLC | 1,090.5 | 3.0% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 94.1 | 2.9% |
| Halma PLC | 2,133.0 | 2.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Frasers Group PLC | 782.5 | -3.9% |
| Anglo American PLC | 3,190.0 | -3.3% |
| Gsk PLC | 1,457.8 | -1.7% |
| Tesco PLC | 227.9 | -1.3% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 874.0 | -1.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,477 | 0.1% | 2.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,476 | -0.9% | -6.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 14,371 | 0.7% | -8.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 27,842 | -0.2% | -2.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,181 | -0.5% | -2.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 71.52 | 0.70% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 76.46 | 0.47% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,790 | -0.4% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 384 | -1.0% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -15 points this morning at 7462. The UK 100 looks set to open marginally lower this morning, this comes despite data this morning showed the UK economy grew in October by 0.5% rebounding from a fall of 0.6% in in September, The figure was slightly better than City forecasts for a rise of 0.4%. Looking at the broader picture, GDP fell by 0.3% in the three months to October compared with the three months to July. US stocks finished the trading week lower on Friday after hotter-than-expected producer price index data for November sparked further Federal Reserve interest rate hike fears. At the close, the Dow lost 305 points to 33,476, while the S&P eased 29 points at 3,934 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 77 points to 11,005.
London Stock Exchange and Microsoft launch 10-year strategic partnership with contractual commitment by LSEG with Microsoft to be worth $2.8bn.
Metro Bank has been fined £10m by the FCA for sending incorrect information to investors.
Primary Health Properties CEO Harry Hayman is to retire at 2024 AGM.
Rio Tinto: Turquoise Hill shareholders approve Rio Tinto takeover bid.
Jefferies Upgrades Wood Group to Buy from Hold (4 Buys / 4 Holds / 0 Sells)
HSBC Downgrades International Distribution Services to Hold from Buy (3 Buys / 6 Holds / 3 Sells)
Stifel Upgrades IAG to Hold from Sell (10 Buys / 5 Holds / 0 Sells)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 13th December 2022:
Associated British Foods
Burberry Group
Smith (DS)
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 13th December 2022:
MITIE Group
Cranswick
discoverIE Group
Balanced Commercial Property Trust
TR Property Investment Trust
Tritax EuroBox GBP
Redde Northgate
Baltic Classifieds Group
Hipgnosis Songs Fund
Templeton Emerging Markets IT
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