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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Smith & Nephew PLC | 1,247.0 | 4.9% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,575.0 | 4.5% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,590.5 | 4.3% |
| CRH PLC | 4,039.0 | 3.0% |
| Glencore PLC | 473.2 | 2.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Entain PLC | 1,209.5 | -8.5% |
| Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 843.8 | -2.3% |
| Bt Group PLC | 137.8 | -2.1% |
| Astrazeneca PLC | 11,512.0 | -1.9% |
| Rs Group PLC | 793.2 | -1.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,606 | 0.2% | 6.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,103 | -0.3% | 12.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 16,311 | 0.5% | 22.6% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 33,502 | 1.5% | 27.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,162 | 0.3% | 7.1% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 69.60 | 0.26% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 74.51 | 0.30% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,958 | 0.7% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 386 | 0.8% |
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The UK 100 called to open -17 points at 7587. The UK 100 is expected to open lower after the US Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged but signalled further hikes were on the way. US markets ended mixed on the news. The Dow Jones closed down 232.79 points or 0.7%, at 33,979.33. The S&P rose 3.58 points or 0.1% to end at 4,372.59, while the Nasdaq gained 53.16 points or 0.4%, at 13,626.48.
ASOS reported a 14% drop in revenue in its latest quarter, reflecting both its new focus on profitable sales rather than top-line growth and a tough trading backdrop. They said they have returned to profitability with core earnings (adjusted EBIT) up more than £20m YoY.
Bunzl has forecast for its HY revenue to climb, supported by recent acquisitions and higher demand and prices of products it sells to the retail, food service and grocery sectors. Revenue for the six months through June 30th is expected to increase by 4-5% at actual exchange rates.
Halma reports a FY23 adjusted pretax profit of £361.3m, up from £316.2m in FY22 as their total dividend was increased by 7% to 20.20p. They expect “good organic” revenue growth in FY24 based on current market conditions.
Legal & General appoints Antonio Simoes as Chief Executive.
Melrose Industries CEO Simon Peckham buys £10.5m in shares.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 15th June 2023:
Land Securities Group
RS Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 15th June 2023:
Intermediate Capital Group
Digital 9 Infrastructure
Pets At Home Group
Computacenter
3i Infrastructure
Warehouse REIT
LXi REIT
AVI Global Trust
Balanced Commercial Property Trust
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