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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Ocado Group PLC | 427.5 | 4.5% |
| Informa PLC | 729.2 | 3.5% |
| Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | 6,028.0 | 2.1% |
| Astrazeneca PLC | 11,702.0 | 1.7% |
| Relx PLC | 2,620.0 | 1.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Halma PLC | 2339.0 | -3.7% |
| Natwest Group PLC | 257.1 | -3.1% |
| Smurfit Kappa Group PLC | 2848.0 | -2.9% |
| Legal & General Group PLC | 231.5 | -2.7% |
| Frasers Group PLC | 679.5 | -2.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,625 | 0.3% | 4.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,334 | 1.0% | 12.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 16,268 | -0.3% | 19.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 33,485 | -0.1% | 26.7% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,175 | 0.2% | 8.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 69.86 | 2.33% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 74.87 | 2.28% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,955 | 0.6% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 390 | 0.5% |
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The UK 100 called to open +17 points at 7645. The UK 100 is expected to open higher in early exchanges after strong gains in the US. Stocks soared and the dollar slipped on Thursday as investors took the view US interest rates may have peaked, despite the Federal Reserve's claim otherwise. The Dow Jones closed up 428.73 points or 1.3%, at 34,408.06. The S&P rose 53.25 points or 1.2%, at 4,425.84, and the Nasdaq gained 156.34 points or 1.2%, at 13,782.82
Currys commences strategic review of Greek business Kotsovolos; potential sale.
GlaxoSmithKline announces an extension of the FDA review period for momelotinib.
ITV says they are actively exploring the possible acquisition pf All3Media.
Peel Hunt swings to a FY23 pretax loss of £1.5m from a profit of £41.2m YoY.
Tesco have maintained their guidance for the year as they reported a 9% rise in underlying UK sales in Q1, driven by inflation. They still expect to deliver broadly flat retail adjusted operating profit in the 2023/24 year. They made £2.49bn in 2022/23.
Travis Perkins expects their 2023 adjusted operating profit to be around £240m.
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BoJ Interest Rate Decision
BoJ Monetary Policy Statement
BoJ Press Conference
EcoFin Meeting
EU Core Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices
EU Labor Cost
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 22nd June 2023:
3i Group
Airtel Africa
British Land Company
Experian
United Utilities Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 22nd June 2023:
Mercantile Investment Trust
Tate & Lyle
discoverIE Group
MITIE Group
Templeton Emerging Markets IT
Personal Assets Trust
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Trust
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