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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| M&G PLC | 198.0 | 3.9% |
| Pearson PLC | 844.4 | 3.5% |
| Beazley PLC | 597.5 | 2.1% |
| Dcc PLC | 4,718.0 | 2.1% |
| Unite Group PLC | 959.5 | 2.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Imperial Brands PLC | 1,864.0 | -2.3% |
| Melrose Industries PLC | 166.5 | -1.5% |
| Airtel Africa PLC | 106.5 | -1.3% |
| Barratt Developments PLC | 466.5 | -1.3% |
| Legal & General Group PLC | 238.9 | -1.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,632 | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,274 | 1.3% | -4.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,629 | 0.7% | 8.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,188 | 0.5% | 1.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,223 | 0.6% | -3.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 79.62 | 5.22% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 84.14 | 5.32% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,955 | -0.7% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 406 | -0.9% |
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The UK 100 called to open +34 points at 7665. The UK 100 looks set to start the week on the front foot despite a new survey which showed growth in the Chinese manufacturing sector came to a halt in March. Brent crude futures surged about 7% to above US$85, hitting its strongest levels in a month after OPEC+ announced a surprise production cut of more than 1 million barrels a day. Stocks in the US closed sharply higher on Friday with the Dow Jones up 1.3%, the S&P 500 up 1.4% and the Nasdaq Composite up 1.7%. In Asia this morning, the Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo was up 0.5%. In China, the Shanghai Composite rose 0.6%, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong slipped 0.5%.
AstraZeneca says Ultomiris treatment has been recommended for EU marketing authorisation.
Capita notes cyber incident impacting access to internal Microsoft Office applications.
Cineworld are planning to raise $2.26bn as the theatre chain aims to emerge from their chapter 11 bankruptcy in H1 2023.
Hammerson sells 100% of Italik extension for 164m euros to Ingka Centres.
Intertek buys testing company Controle Analitico for an undisclosed sum.
Ryanair carries 12.6m passengers in March, up 12% YoY at 93% load factor.
Wizz Air carries 4.3m passengers in March, up 72% YoY at 92.2% load factor.
Barclays Upgrades Anglo American to Overweight from Equal Weight (5 Buys / 9 Holds / 1 Sell)
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 6th April 2023:
Barratt Developments
Reckitt Benckiser Group
ConvaTec Group
Rentokil Initial
Smiths Group
F&C Investment Trust
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 6th April 2023:
Man Group
Savills
Travis Perkins
International Public Partnerships
Domino's Pizza Group
Howden Joinery Group
Mercantile Investment Trust
Murray International Trust
Games Workshop Group
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund
IMI
RIT Capital Partners
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust
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