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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BAE SYSTEMS PLC | 778.2 | 2.9% |
| ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC | 88.7 | 2.4% |
| BUNZL PLC | 2,811.0 | 1.6% |
| ANTOFAGASTA PLC | 1,495.0 | 1.2% |
| BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC | 3,536.5 | 1.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT PLC-DI | 9282.0 | -4.9% |
| NATIONAL GRID PLC | 1121.0 | -4.3% |
| ST JAMES’S PLACE PLC | 1247.5 | -3.6% |
| LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP | 7144.0 | -3.5% |
| WHITBREAD PLC | 2629.0 | -3.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,533 | -1.0% | 6.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 32,900 | -1.1% | -5.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 14,460 | -0.2% | -7.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 27,762 | 1.3% | -4.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,239 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 118.87 | 1.71% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 119.72 | 1.79% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,851 | -0.9% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 447 | -1.8% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +68 points this morning at 7600. The UK 100 looks set to reopen after the bank holiday weekend in fine spirits, climbing once again to 7600. Asian markets are setting the tone with recoveries in Hong Kong and Japan after the roller coaster in the US on Friday with the non-farm payroll numbers. Asian shares were mostly higher on Monday as China’s Caixin Services Purchasing Managers’ Index came in at 41.4, an improvement over April’s reading of 36.2 but still less than 50 which separates growth from contraction. The Shanghai Composite in China rose 0.92% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index surged 1.32%. Japan's Nikkei 225 was trading 0.59% higher while South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.44%.
AstraZeneca this morning said results showed its Enhertu treatment reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 50% vs. chemotherapy in patients with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer with HR-positive and HR-negative disease
GSK announces US FDA approval of Priorix for the prevention of measles, mumps and rubella in individuals 12 months of age and older
Melrose Industries PLC has entered into an agreement to sell its Ergotron business, to funds managed by The Sterling Group for total consideration of approximately $650 million (c.£520 million), payable in cash on completion.
Wizz Air this morning announced they had carried 4,117,271 passengers, representing a 390% increase compared to May 2021, at a load factor of 84.2%. Wizz Air also announced its potential expansion in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Investment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The purpose of the cooperation is to explore country's airline market development opportunities.
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