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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| SHELL PLC | 2,378.5 | 1.7% |
| AUTO TRADER GROUP PLC | 544.4 | 1.6% |
| HALEON PLC | 278.5 | 1.6% |
| BP PLC | 460.2 | 1.3% |
| LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP | 7,790.0 | 0.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| OCADO GROUP PLC | 456.1 | -10.0% |
| NEXT PLC | 4762.0 | -5.3% |
| ST JAMES’S PLACE PLC | 1029.0 | -4.9% |
| UNITE GROUP PLC/THE | 839.0 | -4.7% |
| SAINSBURY (J) PLC | 172.2 | -4.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 YEAR |
| UK 100 INDEX | 7,053 | -0.5% | 0.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 30,274 | -0.1% | -12.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 12,517 | -1.2% | -16.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 27,311 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 6,818 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 87.52 | -0.27% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 93.20 | -0.18% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 1,723 | 0.4% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 357 | 2.1% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +30 points this morning at 7082. The UK 100 looks set top open higher today, erasing all of yesterdays early losses and then some. Sterling was higher in Asian trading at $1.1363 despite a downgraded outlook for the credit rating of UK government debt as Fitch lowered the outlook for the debt to negative from stable while leaving the rating itself unchanged at "AA-". It was a roller coaster session on Wall Street yesterday that saw all three major benchmarks fall significantly during the session before bouncing, by the close The Dow Jones was down just 42 points to 30,275, the S&P lost only 7 points to 3,784 and the Nasdaq slipped 28 points to 11,149.
Diageo state they have made a good start to FY23 as they see organic net sales growth across all regions as they expect the operating environment to remain challenging. They see their organic operating profit growth sustainably in the range of 6-9% to FY25.
Ferrexpo report that their production of iron ore pellets slumped in Q3, as logistical constraints due to a Russian blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports kept the group's business under pressure. Iron ore pellet production declined 68% YoY to 0.8m tonnes in Q3.
Halma buys Weetech Holding for 57.5m euros.
Imperial Brands says FY22 trading was in line with expectations.
Shell report that their Q3 profits will be weakened by a sharp drop in refining margins and "significantly" weaker earnings from natural gas trading. Indicative refining margins dropped to $15 a barrel in the quarter compared with $28 a barrel in the previous 3 months.
888 Holdings launches 888bet in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia.
Berenberg Downgrades Anglo American to Hold from Buy (7 Buys / 8 Holds / 1 Sell)
RBC Upgrades Segro to Outperform from Sector Perform (7 Buys / 8 Holds / 0 Sells)
Chemring Group
Volution Group
Wetherspoons
German Factory Orders s.a.
EU Retail Sales
EU ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts
US Initial Jobless Claims
Japanese Overall Household Spending
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 6th October 2022:
Smith (DS)
Kingfisher
Centrica
F&C Investment Trust
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 6th October 2022:
Hammerson
Vistry Group
Bank of Georgia Group
Synthomer
TP ICAP Group
Morgan Sindall Group
Travis Perkins
Supermarket Income REIT
Bodycote
Kainos Group
Hammerson
Murray International Trust
Weir Group
RIT Capital Partners
Spectris
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