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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Segro PLC | 866.2 | 3.6% |
| Imperial Brands PLC | 2,037.0 | 3.0% |
| Flutter Entertainment PLC | 13,745.0 | 2.6% |
| Coca-Cola Hbc AG | 2,110.0 | 2.1% |
| National Grid PLC | 1,070.0 | 2.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Natwest Group PLC | 284.6 | -6.9% |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 50.9 | -3.8% |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 737.4 | -3.1% |
| Rightmove PLC | 577.4 | -2.1% |
| Shell PLC | 2,541.0 | -1.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,004 | -0.1% | 6.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,827 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,482 | -0.3% | 2.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 27,532 | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,352 | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 76.89 | 0.72% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 83.61 | 0.73% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,845 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 412 | 0.3% |
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The UK 100 called to open +22 points at 8026. The UK 100 looks set to open higher back above 8,000 on what could be a quiet day with little in the way of company and economic news expected and with US markets closed for President’s Day. US markets ended mixed on Friday with the Dow Jones up 130 points or 0.4%, to close at 33,827, the Nasdaq was down 66 points or 0.6%, to end the day at 11,787 while the S&P 500 shed 11 points or 0.3%, to close at 4,079.
Darktrace appoints Ernst & Young for a third-party review of its finances. They do not expect an update on the review by its H1 results release on March 8TH.
Hill & Smith acquires Enduro Composites for $35m.
Santander is among a number of parties interested in a private equity unit of ABRDN, which could be valued at £250m.
Tesco are set to review options for the future of Tesco Bank, which could include a sale of the business.
Berenberg Downgrades Spectris to Hold from Buy (7 Buys / 2 Holds / 1 Sell)
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HSBC Holdings
Smith & Nephew
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The Home Depot
Walmart
Coinbase Global
Palo Alto Networks
PBoC Interest Rate Decision
EU Consumer Confidence
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 23rd February 2023:
Barclays
Endeavour Mining
Standard Chartered
Astrazeneca
Land Securities Group
GSK
Unilever
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 23rd February 2023:
BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A.
Redrow
Plus500
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust
Witan Investment Trust
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