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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 357.3 | 6.8% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,868.5 | 3.0% |
| Intermediate Capital Group PLC | 2,156.0 | 2.4% |
| 3I Group PLC | 4,340.0 | 2.4% |
| BAE Systems PLC | 1,940.0 | 2.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| GSK PLC | 1,348.0 | -4.6% |
| Mondi PLC | 1,134.5 | -2.8% |
| Convatec Group PLC | 238.0 | -1.5% |
| Informa PLC | 836.6 | -1.1% |
| Croda International PLC | 2,846.0 | -1.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,992 | 0.2% | 10.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 44,342 | -0.3% | 10.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,290 | -0.3% | 33.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 39,819 | -0.2% | 0.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,668 | -1.0% | 8.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 67.46 | 0.18% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 69.33 | 0.07% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,370 | 0.6% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 561 | 0.1% |
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The UK 100 called to open -2 points this morning at 8,990. The UK 100 looks set to open little changed to Fridays close on the open this morning, giving up just 2 points.
In early economic news, UK house prices saw their sharpest July decline in more than 20 years, according to Rightmove.
On Friday the Dow Jones slid after President Donald Trump reportedly pushed for greater tariffs on the European Union. The 30-stock Dow fell 142.30 points, or 0.32%, settling at 44,342.19. The S&P lost 0.01% after hitting a record high earlier in the day, ultimately closing at 6,296.79. The Nasdaq added 0.05%, ending at 20,895.66. Trump is demanding a minimum tariff of between 15% and 20% in any deal with the EU, the Financial Times reported, citing three people briefed on the talks. The EU is attempting to reach a trade deal with the U.S. ahead of Trump’s Aug. 1 deadline, when Trump has vowed to begin implementing 30% tariffs on the bloc.
Asian markets are mostly in green this morning, with only Japan’s Nikkei moderately in red.
BP today appointed Albert Manifold to succeed Helge Lund as chair of the company. Manifold, who will take on the role on 1 October, was chief executive of building materials business CRH for a decade until last December. BP said: “Under his leadership CRH strategically reshaped its portfolio and delivered superior growth and performance.
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