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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 784.2 | 4.7% |
| Hiscox LTD | 1,207.0 | 2.6% |
| Barclays PLC | 295.0 | 2.5% |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 355.2 | 2.2% |
| Easyjet PLC | 451.8 | 2.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| WPP PLC | 564.1 | -2.9% |
| Sainsbury (J) PLC | 230.8 | -1.9% |
| Informa PLC | 755.6 | -1.8% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 256.6 | -1.6% |
| Entain PLC | 569.8 | -1.4% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,635 | 0.6% | 8.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 41,990 | 0.0% | 7.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 22,540 | 1.7% | 23.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 35,652 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,935 | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 71.24 | 0.06% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 74.52 | 0.04% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,116 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 505 | 0.3% |
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The UK 100 called to open -24 points this morning at 8,610. The UK 100 looks set to open lower this morning as traders weigh up the potential size and scale of President Trump’s tariffs.
The S&P climbed on Tuesday in another volatile session as the market awaited clarity from President Donald Trump regarding his tariff policy rollout. Wall Street also faced pressure from weaker-than-expected economic data. The broad market index added 0.38% to close at 5,633.07, while the Nasdaq gained 0.87% and ended at 17,449.89. The Dow Jones slipped 11.80 points, or 0.03%, to settle at 41,989.96. The S&P 500’s whipsaw moves follow a similar pattern of trading from Monday. At its high on Tuesday, the broad market index climbed 0.7%, but the benchmark was down by nearly 1% at its session low.
Markets in Asia slipped this morning, Japan’s Nikkei slipped 0.3% and South Korea’s benchmark index was 0.57% lower. The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong dropped 0.8%. In mainland China, the CSI 300 Index declined 0.1%.
Greencore has reached an agreement in principle to buy ready meals supplier Bakkavor. Greencore will buy Bakkavor in cash and shares, valuing the latter at about £1.2 billion. It translates to about a 33% premium to Bakkavor’s share price on March 13, the day before the pair started talking. Under the merger, Greencore shareholders would own 56% of the business, with the rest going to Bakkavor’s investors.
Raspberry Pi has reported lower revenue and profit for 2024, hit by destocking in the tech industry. The company said that now that inventory levels have normalised, it anticipates that demand will build steadily through the course of this year. Profit is set to rise and the group said it has sufficient memory supply to meet demand into the fourth quarter of this year. The company listed in London last year and had a strong start to life in the market, but saw its shares drop by 25% in the first quarter of this year amid the broader tech selloff in global markets.
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Constellation Brands (STZ) AMC
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 3rd April 2025:
Phoenix Group Holdings
Mondi
Rentokil Initial
Barratt Redrow
IMI
InterContinental Hotels Group
Smiths Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 3rd April 2025:
Ithica Energy
Pollen Street Group
Domino’s Pizza Group
Breedon Group
Direct Line Insurance Group
Murray International Trust
VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund
RIT Capital Partners
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust
European Smaller Companies Trust
Smithson Investment Trust
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