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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC | 9,182.0 | 5.8% |
| Coca-Cola Hbc AG | 3,804.0 | 4.2% |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 372.1 | 3.0% |
| Halma PLC | 3,316.0 | 2.6% |
| Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | 6,870.0 | 2.4% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC | 1,750.0 | -7.1% |
| Babcock International Group PLC | 947.5 | -5.8% |
| BAE Systems PLC | 1,758.5 | -5.4% |
| St. James’s Place PLC | 1,300.0 | -3.7% |
| BT Group PLC | 205.7 | -3.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,101 | -0.7% | 11.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 43,969 | -0.5% | 11.5% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,193 | 1.1% | 36.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 41,759 | 1.7% | 20.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,807 | -0.3% | 14.7% |
| Copper (Comex) | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 63.23 | -1.02% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 65.84 | -0.89% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,390 | -0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 442 | 0.6% |
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The UK 100 called to open +17 points this morning at 9,117. The UK 100 is set for a steady session after yesterday’s underperformance, when London’s top flight closed 0.7% or 63.54 points lower at 9,100.77.
Stateside yesterday saw The Dow Jones give back gains and closed lower on Thursday as investors pocketed some of their profits in what’s been a solid week thus far. The Dow fell 224.48 points, or 0.51%, closing at 43,968.64.The S&P lost 0.08% and ended at 6,340.00. The Nasdaq advanced 0.35%, ending at 21,242.70. The major averages saw sharp swings during the session, with the Dow up more than 300 points at its high and off more than 390 points at its low.
In Asia, Japanese stocks rallied Friday on a mixed day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that Tokyo and Washington had settled a tariff issue that raised concerns about their trade deal. The news compounded optimism sparked by strong earnings from market heavyweights Sony and Softbank that fanned a rally in the tech sector.
Flutter reported second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street expectations Thursday. The company reported adjusted earnings of $2.95 per share versus an estimated $2.08, according to a survey of analysts by LSEG. Revenue came in slightly higher than expectations at $4.19 billion against consensus expectations of $4.13 billion. Its U.S. revenue for the quarter of $1.79 billion came in slightly higher than expectations, and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, was nearly $100 million higher than analyst consensus. Flutter also raised its full-year guidance, citing the effect of U.S. sports results and tax changes, among other things.
GSK has announced a settlement with CureVac and BioNTech regarding mRNA patent litigation, resulting in a $370 million upfront payment and a 1% royalty on future US sales of mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and BioNTech. This settlement, which will be recorded in GSK’s financial results, does not affect GSK’s ongoing patent enforcement against Pfizer and BioNTech in the US and Europe, and includes a tender agreement for GSK’s CureVac shares.
Hammerson has completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% stake in Bullring and Grand Central, making it the sole owner of these major retail assets. This strategic move is expected to strengthen Hammerson’s position in the retail property market, potentially enhancing its operational capabilities and offering greater value to stakeholders.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 14th August 2025:
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BP
Hikma Pharmaceuticals
GSK
Shell
Fresnillo
Unilever
Rentokil Initial
HSBC Holdings
Hiscox
Pearson
Haleon
IMI
London Stock Exchange Group
Melrose Industries
Pershing Square Holdings
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 14th August 2025:
Harbour Energy
Investec
Aberdeen Group
Renewables Infrastructure Group
Greencoat UK Wind
Vesuvius
4imprint Group
Domino’s Pizza Group
International Public Partnership
Assura
Keller Group
Lancashire Holdings
Rotork
TBC Bank Group
ICG Enterprise Trust
Elementis
Chemring Group
Just Group
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