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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Diageo PLC | 2,503.5 | 4.3% |
| JD Sports Fashion PLC | 84.0 | 2.8% |
| Mondi PLC | 1,229.0 | 2.0% |
| Smith (Ds) PLC | 615.0 | 2.0% |
| Wpp PLC | 739.8 | 79.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Marks And Spencer Group PLC | 321.5 | -3.4% |
| Shell PLC | 2620.0 | -2.4% |
| Centrica PLC | 134.7 | -2.1% |
| Next PLC | 9340.0 | -2.0% |
| Hiscox LTD | 1066.0 | -2.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,502 | -0.7% | 11.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 44,424 | -0.3% | 16.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 21,395 | -0.1% | 26.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,566 | -0.9% | 10.7% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,409 | 0.4% | 11.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 74.27 | -0.52% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 78.17 | -0.42% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,750 | -0.7% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 425 | -1.6% |
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The UK 100 called to open -48 points at 8,454. The UK 100 looks set to open lower this morning ahead of a key week for Macro Economic data, mostly coming out of the States, this weeks key Interest rate decision for the Fed, along side the Federal Reserves preferred gauge of inflation of Personal consumption and expenditure will be even more in focus than usual.
On Friday, The S&P closed lower after hitting new records, as investors took some profit to end a solid week centered on President Donald Trump's return to the White House. The benchmark index shed 0.3% to 6,101.24, reversing course after hitting a fresh intraday record earlier in the session. The Nasdaq slipped 0.5% to 19,954.30. The Dow Jones dropped 140.82 points, or 0.3%, to 44,424.25. Friday's losses snapped a four-day winning streak for the three major indexes.
Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Monday, as investors assessed China’s manufacturing and industrial profit data. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.92% to close at 39,565.8 while the Topix added 0.26% to end at 2,758.07. Shares of Japan’s chip-related companies dropped as Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s free open-source large-language model threatens U.S. AI dominance. Advantest declined 8.6%. Tokyo Electron dropped 4.9%, while Renesas Electronics fell 1.24%. Softbank Group, which owns chip designer Arm, slid 8.3%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.72%, while the mainland CSI 300 dipped 0.23%.
Dr. Martens PLC announced its trading results for the third quarter of 2024, highlighting a 3% increase in group revenue on a constant currency basis, driven by positive growth in the Americas and APAC regions. The company maintained its FY25 outlook and is focused on sustainable and profitable growth, particularly in the US market, while managing costs and inventory levels.
Ryanair, Europe's largest low-cost carrier, posted an after-tax profit for the three-month period ended Dec. 31 that beat analysts' forecasts on Monday, but revised down its passenger outlook on delays in Boeing aircraft delivery. After tax-profit for the third quarter came in at 149 million euros ($156 million), significantly ahead of the 60-million-euro profit forecast in a company poll of analysts.
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