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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Shell PLC | 2,409.5 | 4.4% |
| BP PLC | 532.9 | 4.3% |
| Imperial Brands PLC | 1,910.5 | 2.5% |
| Centrica PLC | 108.4 | 2.2% |
| Barclays PLC | 148.4 | 1.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Glencore PLC | 452.0 | -2.7% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 147.1 | -2.6% |
| Beazley PLC | 585.0 | -2.1% |
| Jd Sports Fashion PLC | 174.4 | -1.9% |
| United Utilities Group PLC | 1,041.0 | -1.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,669 | 0.5% | 2.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,478 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,563 | -0.4% | 8.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 28,188 | 0.5% | 1.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,223 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 80.10 | 5.85% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 84.42 | 5.67% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,989 | 1.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 405 | -1.1% |
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The UK 100 called to open +23 points at 7696. The UK 100 looks set to open higher this morning after the Australian central Bank decided to pause rate hikes to provide additional time to assess the impact of previous interest rate hikes. This decision saw Asian markets mainly higher this morning, in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index was up 0.3%. The Shanghai Composite was up 0.3%, but the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong was down 1.0%. The S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney closed up 0.1%. US stocks closed mixed on Monday as soaring oil prices supported the blue chips but knocked tech stocks. The rise in the oil prices raised inflationary concerns prompting worries interest rates would stay higher for longer. The Dow Jones ended up 1.0% and the S&P 500 up 0.4%, but the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.3%
BAE Systems & Lockheed Martin Corp have won a F-35 jet maintenance support contract worth £161m, creating 140 jobs in Britain.
Investec Wealth & Rathbones Group agree an all-share merger.
Saga swung to a FY profit as demand for its cruise and tour bookings remained robust, although its insurance unit continued to drag. They reported an underlying pretax profit of £21.5m for the year ended Jan 31st, versus a loss of £6.7m a year ago.
Jefferies Downgrades Petrofac to Hold from Buy (4 Buys / 4 Holds / 0 Sells)
JP Morgan Upgrades Auto Trader to Neutral from Underweight (8 Buys / 9 Holds / 0 Sells)
Keefe Bruyette & Woods Upgrades Virgin Money to Outperform (9 Buys / 11 Holds / 1 Sell)
Morgan Stanley Downgrades Pennon Group to Equal Weight (2 Buys / 6 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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