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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Glencore PLC | 288.3 | 2.8% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 2,024.0 | 2.5% |
| Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | 7,030.0 | 2.3% |
| Mondi PLC | 1,079.0 | 2.0% |
| JD Sports Fashion PLC | 87.7 | 1.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| WPP PLC | 367.5 | -6.2% |
| Entain PLC | 938.0 | -5.8% |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC | 8,824.0 | -3.9% |
| Rightmove PLC | 788.0 | -3.7% |
| The Sage Group PLC | 1,161.5 | -3.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,096 | -0.1% | 11.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 44,176 | 0.5% | 11.8% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,163 | -0.1% | 36.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 41,820 | 1.9% | 19.4% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,845 | 0.4% | 13.7% |
| Copper (Comex) | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 63.20 | -1.06% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 65.97 | -0.93% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,366 | -0.9% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 447 | -0.1% |
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The UK 100 called to open +15 points this morning at 9,110. The UK 100 looks set for a solid start to the week after US stock markets closed higher before the weekend.
Data out this morning showed the UK Job market has continued to cool, starting salaries at four-year low. Hiring activity fell further in July amid the impact of economic uncertainty and increased payroll costs. The monthly KPMG and REC report on jobs showed a “further steep decline” in permanent staff appointment in July. Growth in starting salaries also slowed to its lowest level for more than four years as firms tightened their recruitment budgets.
Stocks rose Stateside on Friday, led by the tech sector, as the major averages ended the week with solid gains. The Nasdaq jumped 0.98% for a record close of 21,450.02. The tech-heavy index hit a fresh all-time intraday high earlier in the day. The S&P added 0.78% and ended at 6,389.45, a hair’s breadth shy of a record close. The Dow Jones climbed 206.97 points, or 0.47%, closing at 44,175.61.
In Asia this morning, the Shanghai Composite is 0.4% higher after China’s inflation figure for July showed no change from a month earlier. Economists had seen a 0.1% decline. The Hang Seng index is broadly unchanged while the Tokyo stock market is closed for a holiday. Brent Crude starts the week at $66.28 a barrel and the pound at $1.3467.
GSK announced this morning that Gepotidacin has been accepted for priority review by the US FDA.
Plus500 posted a slightly higher half-year core profit on Monday and launched a $165 million share buyback, driven by robust trading volumes in its growing futures business and global expansion efforts.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 14th August 2025:
Rio Tinto
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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