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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Persimmon PLC | 1,404.5 | 8.3% |
| Barratt Developments PLC | 451.2 | 6.7% |
| M&G PLC | 202.7 | 6.2% |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 159.7 | 5.9% |
| Whitbread PLC | 3,020.0 | 5.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| B&M European Value Retail S.A. | 432.0 | -4.4% |
| Sage Group PLC | 767.6 | -2.0% |
| Beazley PLC | 655.5 | -1.7% |
| Astrazeneca PLC | 11,448.0 | -1.6% |
| Sse PLC | 1,670.0 | -1.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,794 | 0.9% | 3.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,190 | 0.6% | -5.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,058 | 0.7% | -6.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 26,120 | -1.3% | -8.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,328 | 0.7% | -2.0% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 78.43 | 0.05% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 83.98 | -0.06% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,897 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 417 | -0.6% |
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The UK 100 called to open +23 points at 7817. The UK 100 looks set to open higher this morning, after data showed that the UK economy had unexpectantly grown by 0.1% in November, boosting hopes that the UK could escape a technical recession. On Wall Street yesterday, US markets closed higher as in line inflation figures gave investors encouragement that pricing pressures were falling reducing the pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep hiking rates aggressively. At the close the Dow Jones was up 216 points, or 0.64%, to 34,189, the S&P was up 13 points, or 0.34%, to 3,983 and the Nasdaq rose for the fifth day in a row, up 69 points, or 0.64%, topping the 11,000 mark at 11,001.
Card Factory hires Ambassador Cruise Line CFO Matthias Seeger as their new CFO.
ITV says ITVX delivers 55% increase in streaming hours in first month after launch YoY. They state that their online users increased by 65% YoY during launch month.
Taylor Wimpey expects to report FY operating profit in line with expectations. They have flagged tepid demand in the housing market as affordability concerns and economic uncertainty kept homebuyers on tenterhooks. They expect to construct fewer homes in 2023 and have entered the new financial year with a lower private order book than in recent times.
Vodafone are planning to shed several hundred jobs, most of which are located at its London headquarters to rein in costs.
888 Holdings state that their CFO Yariv Dafna will step down from the role and that the group reported a 3% fall in its quarterly total revenue.
Davy Upgrades Wizz Air to Outperform (8 Buys / 5 Holds / 2 Sells)
Deutsche Bank Downgrades Pennon Group to Sell from Hold (2 Buys / 5 Holds / 1 Sell)
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Delta Air Lines Inc.
Bank of New York Mellon
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Bank of America Corp.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Ashmore
Rio Tinto
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UK Industrial Production
UK Manufacturing Production
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UK NIESR GDP Estimate
US Fed Index of Common Inflation Expectations
US Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 19th January 2023:
Compass Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 19th January 2023:
Diploma
Future
AJ Bell
Victrex
Games Workshop Group
Balanced Commercial Property Trust
Supermarket Income REIT
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