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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Dowlais Group PLC | 129.62 | 6.0% |
| Airtel Africa PLC | 110.15 | 1.4% |
| Burberry Group PLC | 2,646.00 | 1.4% |
| Associated British Foods PLC | 2,075.00 | 1.4% |
| M&G PLC | 202.90 | 1.4% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Ocado Group PLC | 504.20 | -2.4% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 745.20 | -2.0% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,505.50 | -1.8% |
| Bt Group PLC | 153.41 | -1.4% |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLC | 636.00 | -1.3% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,914 | 0.0% | 5.2% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,817 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,866 | -0.1% | 12.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,594 | 0.1% | 7.5% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,322 | -0.1% | -2.0% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 78.22 | 0.45% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 82.12 | 0.56% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,984 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 397 | -0.5% |
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The UK 100 called to open -22 points at 7890. The UK’s blue chip index looks set to open in the red this morning, this comes after a broadly weaker session in Asia this morning, the Nikkei 225 index was up 0.1%. In China, the Shanghai Composite was down 1.2%, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong was down 2.1%. It was a mixed session on Wall Street yesterday, the Dow closed Monday up 66 points at 33,875, while the Nasdaq dropped 35 points to close at 12,037 and the S&P added 4 points to end trade at 4,137.
Anglo American Q1 2023 copper production +28%, steelmaking coal +59%, iron ore +15%, nickel +4% and metal in concentrate -6%.
Associated British Foods reported a 3% fall in H1 profit but has kept its guidance for a flat outcome in the FY. Their adjusted operating profit (its key measure) was £684m in the six months to March 4th.
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IWG reports Q1 2023 revenue of £760m, up 20% YoY from £609m. They have signed 170 new centre contracts during Q1, as they keep their financial outlook unchanged.
Quilter report Q1 Assets Under Management of £101.9bn, below 2022 FY average of £102.8bn.
Whitbread reported that its annual profit is above pre-pandemic levels, buoyed by strong demand for accommodation and leisure travel in the wake of holiday periods fully devoid of COVID-19 restrictions. They reported an adjusted profit before tax of £413m for the 52-week period ended March 2nd, versus a loss of £15.8m a year earlier. They have announced a FY dividend of 74.2p, up from 34.7p YoY.
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