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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| GLENCORE PLC | 321.5 | 4.6% |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 107.3 | 4.2% |
| MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC | 170.5 | 4.1% |
| ANTOFAGASTA PLC | 1,563.0 | 3.9% |
| ANGLO AMERICAN PLC | 3,176.0 | 3.5% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC | 3052.0 | -3.1% |
| TAYLOR WIMPEY PLC | 167.7 | -2.9% |
| KINGFISHER PLC | 358.9 | -2.3% |
| IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC | 1620.0 | -2.0% |
| ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-B SHS | 1290.8 | -1.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,024 | -0.1% | 14.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 34,458 | 0.4% | 34.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,445 | 0.0% | 32.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,549 | -0.3% | 30.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,095 | 0.0% | 21.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 66.45 | 0.36% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 68.99 | 0.17% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,892 | -0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 465 | 2.7% |
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UK 100 is called to open +20 points this morning at 7029. A stronger start is expected this morning from the UK blue-chip index following a strong showing in the US yesterday on the back of stronger than expected jobs data, US unemployment benefit claimants plunged to their lowest levels since March 2020, pre pandemic. The Dow Jones climbed 142 points to 34,465 while the S&P closed in on another record high, rising 5 points to 4,201. In Asia this morning, the picture was similarly positive. Japan’s Nikkei gained 603 points to trade at 29,153 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was 184 points to the good at 29,297.
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Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
National Grid
UK 250:
Vectura Group (Consolidation)
Synthomer
Balfour Beatty
Hill & Smith Holdings
Marshalls
Computacenter
Hilton Food Group
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Jlen Environmental Assets Group
Temple Bar Investment Trust
Victrex
Worldwide Healthcare Trust
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