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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Fresnillo PLC | 770.4 | 2.9% |
| Haleon PLC | 331.0 | 2.6% |
| Glencore PLC | 460.1 | 1.7% |
| London Stock Exchange Group PLC | 7,852.0 | 1.5% |
| Admiral Group PLC | 2,078.0 | 1.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 4,630.0 | -5.7% |
| Johnson Matthey PLC | 1,933.0 | -3.4% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 145.5 | -2.8% |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 87.5 | -2.2% |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 2,811.5 | -2.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,635 | -0.5% | 0.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,402 | -0.6% | -3.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 15,603 | 0.1% | 8.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 27,813 | -1.7% | 0.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,237 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 81.09 | 0.47% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 85.40 | 0.54% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 2,025 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 396 | -0.2% |
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The UK 100 called to open +14 points at 7647. The UK 100 looks set to make a positive start to proceedings today ahead of a batch of PMI prints in the UK, Europe and the US. This comes after US stocks slipped on Tuesday after a surprise fall in job openings sparked fears that the economic slowdown may be accelerating. The Dow Jones slipped 198.77 points, or 0.6%, at 33,402.38. The S&P shed 23.91 points, or 0.6%, at 4,100.60 while the Nasdaq dipped 63.12 points, 0.5%, to 12,126.33. In Asia, markets in Hong Kong and Shanghai were closed for Tomb Sweeping Day while in Tokyo the Nikkei 225 fell 1.6%.
AstraZeneca says Lynparza and Imfinzi combination meet endpoint in ovarian cancer.
EnQuest report a 2022 pretax profit of $203.2m, down from $352.4m YoY.
Entain acquires sports media firm 365scores for initial $150m. Contingent payments may add $10m to acquisition sum.
Hilton Food names Steve Murrells as CEO with effect from July 3rd as they report a FY23 pretax profit of £29.6m, down from £47.4m YoY.
QunetiQ says their UK maritime strategic capability arrangement has been extended by 10 years.
Topps Tiles sees profitability in current FY to be weighed towards H2 as they note easing in cost of goods inflation.
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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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