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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Severn Trent PLC | 2,693.0 | 5.8% |
| SSE PLC | 1,653.0 | 5.0% |
| United Utilities Group PLC | 1,071.0 | 4.6% |
| National Grid PLC | 1,053.0 | 4.5% |
| Tesco PLC | 345.6 | 4.4% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Standard Chartered PLC | 999.0 | -13.3% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 804.7 | -8.9% |
| Barclays PLC | 270.9 | -8.7% |
| Intermediate Capital Group PLC | 1,823.0 | -8.2% |
| Mondi PLC | 1,071.0 | -8.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,475 | -1.6% | 6.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 40,546 | -4.0% | 5.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 21,717 | -3.0% | 18.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 33,808 | -2.7% | -15.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 7,668 | -2.4% | -1.9% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 66.09 | -1.28% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 69.30 | -1.20% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,102 | -0.4% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 477 | -1.3% |
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The UK 100 called to open -28 points this morning at 8,446. The UK 100 looks set to open marginally lower this morning following yesterday’s global sell off as a result of Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs.
The tariffs sell-off continued during Asia trading hours today as the Nikkei 225 fell by another 2.8%, matching the decline seen yesterday. The performance has left the Tokyo benchmark on track for its worst week since the start of the pandemic. Stock markets are closed in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Stocks plummeted Thursday Stateside, sending the S&P back into correction territory for its biggest one-day loss since 2020, after President Donald Trump released sweeping tariffs, raising the risk of a global trade war that plunges the economy into a recession. The broad market index dropped 4.84% and settled at 5,396.52, posting its worst day since June 2020. The Dow Jones tumbled 1,679.39 points, or 3.98%, to close at 40,545.93 and mark its worst session since June 2020. The Nasdaq plummeted 5.97% and ended at 16,550.61, registering its biggest decline since March 2020. The slide across equities was broad, with more than 400 of the S&P 500’s constituents posting losses. Thursday’s moves sent the S&P 500 to its lowest level since before Trump’s election win in November. The benchmark now sits about 12% from its record close touched in February. Shares of multinational companies tumbled. Nike and Apple dropped 14% and 9%, respectively. Big sellers of imported goods were among the hardest hit. Five Below lost nearly 28%, Dollar Tree tumbled 13% and Gap plunged 20%. Tech shares dropped in an overall risk-off mood, with Nvidia off almost 8% and Tesla down more than 5%.
BP says it’s begun the search for a new chair after Helge Lund told the board he plans to step down. The oil major said the successful candidate will join the board ahead of taking over the role to allow for an orderly handover. Lund is expected to leave the board in 2026. Lund said: “Having fundamentally reset our strategy, BP’s focus now is on delivering the strategy at pace, improving performance and growing shareholder value.”
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 10th April 2025:
Aviva
Lloyds Banking Group
Reckitt Benckiser Group
Howden Joinery Group
Croda International
St James’s Place
F&C Investment Trust
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 10th April 2025:
Harbour Energy
Petershill Partners
Mony Group
Man Group
TP ICAP Group
ITV
Rathbones Group
Morgan Advanced Minerals
Qulter
Savills
Serco Group
Hunting
Just Group
Invesco Asia Dragon Trust
Softcat
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