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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| DECHRA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC | 5,190.0 | 4.5% |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 118.3 | 3.3% |
| INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROU | 4,671.0 | 2.7% |
| RIGHTMOVE PLC | 784.0 | 2.6% |
| TAYLOR WIMPEY PLC | 174.1 | 2.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| PERSHING SQUARE HOLDINGS LTD | 2965.0 | -1.5% |
| RIO TINTO PLC | 4854.5 | -1.0% |
| UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC | 1094.5 | -0.8% |
| PEARSON PLC | 594.4 | -0.8% |
| FRESNILLO PLC | 877.8 | -0.6% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,342 | 0.6% | 13.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 35,754 | 0.7% | 19.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,593 | 1.0% | 16.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,562 | 0.2% | 7.7% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,365 | 0.1% | 10.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 73.09 | 2.77% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 75.64 | 2.24% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,804 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 439 | 1.0% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +15 points today at 7355. This follows scientific reports yesterday that indicated the omicron strain of Covid is much less likely to mean sufferers ended up in hospital and are less ill generally than in previous outbreaks. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is expected to confirm those findings today. US markets staged a rally overnight on the news with oil stocks especially strong, which should also help London given the importance of Shell and BP to the UK’s blue chip index. The S&P 500 rose 47.33 points, or 1%, to 4,696.56. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 261.19 points, or 0.7%, to 35,753.89. The Nasdaq rose 180.81 points, or 1.2%, to 15,521.89. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 18.96 points, or 0.9%, to 2,221.90. In Asia this morning, stocks were broadly higher, China’s Shanghai Composite gained 0.49% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index lifted 0.41%. The Nikkei in Japan surged 0.83% while South Korea’s Kospi was 0.46% higher.
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