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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Fresnillo PLC | 978.7 | 8.6% |
| Ocado Group PLC | 692.0 | 6.7% |
| Burberry Group PLC | 2,168.0 | 4.9% |
| Bt Group PLC | 120.1 | 4.6% |
| Prudential PLC | 1,230.0 | 4.5% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Glencore PLC | 510.3 | -6.3% |
| Centrica PLC | 88.4 | -3.8% |
| BP PLC | 465.6 | -3.7% |
| Shell PLC | 2,282.5 | -3.6% |
| Anglo American PLC | 3,185.0 | -2.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,572 | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 33,176 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| DAX INDEX | 14,457 | 1.9% | -11.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 25,717 | -1.5% | -12.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,059 | 1.6% | -6.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 73.25 | -4.78% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 78.34 | -4.58% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,858 | 1.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 373 | -0.9% |
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The UK 100 called to open -17 points at 7568. The UK 100 is expected to open lower after two days of gains following the release of the FOMC minutes which showed Fed officials remain steadfast in their commitment to tackling inflation. US markets in the main shrugged off the minutes but closed off earlier highs with the Dow Jones up 133 points, or 0.4%, to 33,270, the S&P up 29 points, or 0.75%, to 3,853 and the Nasdaq up 72 points, or 0.69%, to 10,459.
AstraZeneca says US regulatory submission accepted for Nirsevimab for RSV in infants.
B&M European Value Retail says their FY23 adjusted EBITDA estimate was higher than the £557m analysts’ forecasts.
Cineworld has shut 23 theatre sites since filling for bankruptcy protection last year and plans more closures.
Greggs reported an 18.2% rise in like-for-like sales in its final quarter, helping take its total sales for 2022 to a better-than-expected £1.51bn. They have continued to see material cost inflation but they are confident that they will make good progress in 2023.
Next have forecast lower profit for its 2023-24 year, reflecting uncertainty over the consumer outlook and cost inflation. They reported a 2023 pretax profit of £860m (forecast £840m) after full price sales rose better than expected 4.8% in nine weeks to Dec 30th. They have forecast a dip to £795m for the following year.
Ryanair have hiked their forecast for after-tax profit by up to 325m euros, citing recent pent-up travel demand.
Exane BNP Downgrades Prudential to Underperform from Neutral (11 Buys / 1 Hold / 1 Sell)
Jefferies Upgrades HSBC to Buy from Hold (8 Buys / 10 Holds / 0 Sells)
B&M European Value Retail SA
Greggs Plc
Next plc
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 5th January 2023:
Auto Trader Group
Experian
F&C Investment Trust
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 29th December 2022:
Qinetiq Group
WH Smith
Workspace Group
Big Yellow Group
Dr. Martens
Murray International Trust
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