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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Melrose Industries PLC | 486.2 | 2.5% |
| International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. | 319.5 | 2.1% |
| Aviva PLC | 615.8 | 1.9% |
| Imperial Brands PLC | 2,967.0 | 1.4% |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 3,662.0 | 1.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Howden Joinery Group PLC | 852.5 | -2.6% |
| GSK PLC | 1,449.5 | -2.1% |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 4,476.0 | -1.9% |
| Compass Group PLC | 2,497.0 | -1.9% |
| WPP PLC | 521.4 | -1.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,843 | 0.1% | 7.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 42,172 | -0.1% | 7.8% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,318 | -0.5% | 29.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,538 | -0.9% | -0.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,524 | -0.1% | 9.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 75.39 | 0.33% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 76.78 | 0.10% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,353 | -0.5% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 486 | -0.9% |
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The UK 100 called to open -30 points this morning at 8,813. The UK 100 looks set to open lower this morning ahead of todays Bank of England interest rate decision, although a hold is widely expected traders will be looking to the forward narrative from Andrew Bailey as to the trajectory of interest rates.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Wednesday modestly lower following the Federal Reserve’s latest policy update, where the central bank kept interest rates steady and Chair Jerome Powell signalled it would wait to see the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on inflation before proceeding on rates. The Dow lost 44.14 points, or 0.10%, and ended at 42,171.66. The S&P slipped 0.03% to close at 5,980.87, and the Nasdaq inched up 0.13% to settle at 19,546.27. The Fed left its key rate unchanged Wednesday in a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, as markets expected. Nevertheless, it turned out to be a mixed bag of news for investors, as the central bank still signalled two rate cuts this year while simultaneously hinting at a stagflationary threat. The policymakers lowered the 2025 forecast for economic growth to just 1.4% and raised the core inflation outlook to 3.1%.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index led declines in Asia-Pacific markets Thursday, falling over 2%, as investors weighed the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates steady, while the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran continues to dent sentiment. Meanwhile, mainland China’s CSI 300 was down 0.78%. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.8%, while the Topix declined 0.52%. South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.15%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 was flat.
Frasers Group said on Thursday that it won’t be bidding for Revolution Beauty after having confirmed earlier this month that it was looking at a cash offer for the up-for-sale business.
Hays today cut profit guidance for the June financial year after experiencing “broad-based weakness” in the permanent recruitment market. Like-for-like net fees are expected to show a 9% decline in the fourth quarter of the year, against a soft prior-year comparative. The figure for permanent roles is down 14% and temporary and contracting 5% lower. The global recruitment firm now expects a pre-exceptional operating profit of about £45 million, which compares with the City’s consensus forecast of £56.4 million.
Whitbread, owner of Premier Inn, reported a 4% decline in first-quarter total sales. The fall is attributed to ongoing weaknesses in the UK market due to challenging economic and geopolitical conditions.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 19th June 2025:
Persimmon
Airtel Africa
Compass Group
Experian
3i Group
United Utilities Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 19th June 2025:
British Land Company
Tate & Lyle
MITIE Group
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