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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Antofagasta PLC | 2,793.0 | 4.2% |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 86.4 | 3.7% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,900.0 | 3.2% |
| Haleon PLC | 340.8 | 3.2% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 2,368.0 | 3.0% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| ICG PLC | 2,176.0 | -4.2% |
| Segro PLC | 647.2 | -3.1% |
| Spirax Group PLC | 6,960.0 | -2.3% |
| Croda International PLC | 2,823.0 | -1.7% |
| Londonmetric Property PLC | 180.6 | -1.4% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year, not sorted |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,549 | 0.7% | 15.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 46,602 | 0.0% | 9.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,597 | 0.9% | 27.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 48,547 | 1.7% | 23.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,970 | 0.3% | 9.6% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 62.52 | 0.08% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 66.25 | 0.00% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,034 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 516 | 1.2% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -14 Points this morning at 9,534. The UK 100 looks set to retreat from record highs, the pound has steadied this morning against the US dollar, holding currently, above $1.34.
Stateside yesterday saw the S&P and Nasdaq hit new all-time intraday and closing highs on Wednesday, a day after the broad market index snapped a seven-day winning streak because of a drop in Oracle that called to question the sustainability of the artificial intelligence trade. The U.S. government shutdown is also in its second week. The benchmark S&P climbed 0.58% to close at 6,753.72, supported by a rise in the index’s information technology, utilities and industrials sectors. All three sectors notched fresh closing highs. The Nasdaq advanced 1.12% to finish at 23,043.38. The Dow Jones fell 1.20 points to end the day at 46,601.78.
In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei 225 has lifted 1.5% after Softbank shares surged 11% on the back of AI investment plans. The gold price stands at $4037 an ounce and Brent Crude at $65.99 a barrel.
Grainger reported like-for-like rental growth of 3.6%, matching guidance, while occupancy at 98.1% is ahead of expectations. Grainger said it has a strong sales pipeline including around £25 million of sales exchanged in the first week of the new financial year. The firm said it remains on track to increase its earnings by 50% between the 2024 financial year and 2029 and its disposal programme has generated around £169 million.
Lloyds Banking Group said on Thursday morning it would “likely… be required” to hike its motor finance provisions following further updates on the regulatory redress scheme. The UK 100 banking titan – which owns the UK’s largest motor finance lender Black Horse – currently leads the pack for £1.2bn in provisions. The Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday it expects its redress programme to cost up to £11bn and cover 14.2m agreements dating back to 2007. Lloyds share price jumped 3.5% to 86.22 following the news, with many regarding the scheme – falling at the low end of cost expectations – a positive outcome.
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