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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 3,022.0 | 6.9% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 2,380.0 | 4.6% |
| St. James’s Place PLC | 1,286.0 | 2.9% |
| Rio Tinto PLC | 4,693.5 | 2.1% |
| Glencore PLC | 319.1 | 2.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Diageo PLC | 1,780.0 | -2.0% |
| Haleon PLC | 332.6 | -1.7% |
| Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC | 6,540.0 | -1.7% |
| M&G PLC | 254.6 | -1.6% |
| Unilever PLC | 4,481.0 | -1.6% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,227 | 0.1% | 11.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 46,382 | 0.1% | 10.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,527 | 0.5% | 24.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 45,494 | 1.0% | 19.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,846 | 0.4% | 8.5% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 62.11 | -0.27% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 66.35 | -0.33% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,756 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 462 | -0.2% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +18 points this morning at 9,245. The UK 100 looks set to open in the green today, having closed up 10.01 points at 9226.68, boosted by gains of 7% for Endeavour Mining and 5% for Fresnillo after gold price surged 2% to a record high.
Stateside yesterday saw the S&P reach new heights, led by a move higher in Nvidia, as a partnership announcement with OpenAI fuelled investor optimism about the future of artificial intelligence. The broad market index ended the day up 0.44% at 6,693.75, while the Nasdaq jumped 0.70% to finish at 22,788.98. The Dow Jones climbed 66.27 points, or 0.14%, to settle at 46,381.54. Along with the S&P 500, the Nasdaq and Dow had hit new all-time intraday highs during the session and closed at record highs.
Kingfisher today boosted full-year guidance after reporting “strong” results for the first half of the financial year. Adjusted profit lifted 10.2% to £368 million in the six months to 31 July, with like-for-like sales at B&Q and Screwfix up by 4.4% and 3% respectively. Kingfisher also reported improved sequential trends in France, where it trades as Castorama, and in Poland. The group is targeting the upper end of 2025/26 guidance for adjusted profit of between £480-£540 million, as well as free cash flow in the range of £480-£520 million.
Smiths Group today reported annual organic revenues growth of 8.9% for the year to 31 July, above its twice-raised guidance between 6-8%. The industrial conglomerate’s operating profit rose 13.1% to £580 million, having improved its margin by 60 basis points to the top end of its forecast range at 17.4%. The dividend for the year is 5.1% higher at 46p a share, while the UK 100-listed company has completed 80% of its £500 million share buyback programme.
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