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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BAE Systems PLC | 1,611.5 | 14.6% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 776.8 | 4.4% |
| Rightmove PLC | 699.2 | 4.2% |
| St. James’s Place PLC | 1,101.0 | 4.1% |
| IMI PLC | 2,074.0 | 3.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Bunzl PLC | 3,072.0 | -8.8% |
| Severn Trent PLC | 2,435.0 | -2.7% |
| BT Group PLC | 156.3 | -2.2% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 345.2 | -2.0% |
| Sainsbury (J) PLC | 253.4 | -2.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,871 | 0.7% | 16.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 43,191 | -1.5% | 10.8% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,147 | 2.6% | 30.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 37,331 | -1.2% | -6.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,198 | -0.6% | 6.0% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 67.81 | -0.82% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 70.87 | -1.05% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,900 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 456 | -1.0% |
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The UK 100 called to open -38 points at 8,833. The UK 100 looks set to fall back from its record high as markets react to the confirmation of US tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico.
In Asia, the Nikkei lost more than 1%, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong recovered from a weak start to trade near its opening mark.
The S&P retreated on Monday, extending February’s rout and turning red for the year after President Donald Trump’s confirmation of forthcoming tariffs. The broad index fell 1.76% to end at 5,849.72, marking its worst day since December and bringing its year-to-date performance to a loss of about 0.5%. The Dow Jones dropped 649.67 points, or 1.48%, to finish at 43,191.24. The Nasdaq slid 2.64% to close at 18,350.19, weighed down by Nvidia’s decline of more than 8%.
Ashtead, opens new tab missed third-quarter pretax profit and revenue expectations on Tuesday, pressured by weakness in the U.S. construction sector, which had led to a profit warning last December. The company, which plans to move its primary listing to the United States, maintained its full-year outlook on Tuesday, citing confidence in underlying demand and possible recovery from stabilising interest rates.
Fresnillo reported a strong financial performance for 2024, driven by higher precious metal prices and operational efficiencies. The company achieved a 26.9% increase in adjusted revenue to $3.64 billion and more than doubled its EBITDA to $1.55 billion. Despite a decrease in profit for the year, Fresnillo maintained a robust financial position, returning a total of $547.5 million to shareholders through dividends.
Greggs today revealed £2 billion of annual sales for the first time. The 11.3% increase for 2024 led to an all-time high for profits, with the surplus of £203.9 million up 8.3% on a year earlier. A record 226 new shop openings in 2024, alongside 28 closures and 53 relocations, grew the estate to 2618 outlets by the end of the year. Turnover for the year to 28 December was up 11.3% from £1.81 billion to £2.01 billion with like for like sales 5.5% higher.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 6th March 2025:
Rio Tinto
HSBC Holdings
LondonMetric Property
Berkeley Group Holdings
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 6th March 2025:
BBGI Global Infrastructure S.A.
Foresight Environmental Infrastructure
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Energean
Assura
HICL Infrastructure
Dr. Martens
Temple Bar Investment Trust
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