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Morning Report - 20 October 2025

Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders Price (p) % Chg
Pearson PLC 1,119.5 2.3%
Haleon PLC 351.8 1.9%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC 5,910.0 1.8%
Coca-Cola Hbc AG 3,556.0 1.8%
Smiths Group PLC 2,406.0 1.7%
Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards Price (p) % Chg
Fresnillo PLC 2,352.0 -10.5%
Barclays PLC 357.8 -5.7%
ICG PLC 1,929.0 -5.5%
Endeavour Mining PLC 3,356.0 -5.5%
Antofagasta PLC 2,663.0 -4.5%
Major World Indices Price % Chg 1 Year, not sorted
UK 100 INDEX 9,355 0.9% 11.9%
DOW JONES INDUS. AVG 46,191 0.5% 6.7%
DAX INDEX 23,831 1.8% 21.2%
NIKKEI 225 49,186 3.4% 22.1%
S&P/ASX 200 INDEX 9,032 0.4% 9.0%

 

Commodities Units Price % Chg
WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) USD/bbl. 57.01 0.92%
Brent Crude (ICE) USD/bbl. 60.75 0.86%
Gold Spot USD/t oz. 4,233 0.4%
Copper (Comex) USd/lb. 502 1.1%
The UK 100 is called to open +43 Points this morning at 9,397.

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Markets Overview:

The UK 100 is called to open +43 Points this morning at 9,397. The UK 100 is called to open higher, recovering from a slump on Friday. The index is called to open around 9,397, which is 43 points higher than Friday’s closing of 9,354.57.  This expected rise follows positive cues from a rebound on Wall Street and optimistic signals regarding US-China trade talks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Friday as traders digested the U.S.′ softening tone on its trade talks with China and tried to move past credit concerns that sparked a big sell-off in regional banks Thursday.  The Dow finished 238.37 points, or 0.52%, higher at 46,190.61. The S&P settled up 0.53% at 6,664.01, while the Nasdaq added 0.52% to finish at 22,679.98.  Stocks extended their gains in afternoon trading after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he would be speaking with his Chinese trade counterpart Friday evening. Trump also said from the White House that a meeting with China President Xi Jinping was still likely at the end of the month. The comments suggested the threat of 100% additional tariffs against China on Nov. 1 might not come to pass.

Overnight, Asian stock markets traded in the green, buoyed by optimism over a potential US interest rate cut, strong corporate earnings season bets, and eased US-China trade tensions. Japan’s Nikkei 225 saw the largest gains, surging 3.15%, followed by Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, which rose 2.33%. South Korea’s KOSPI and China’s Shanghai Composite also finished the day with gains of 1.61% and 0.52%, respectively, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.38%

Company News & Broker Comments:

 

Company News:

B&M Reduces outlook further since Oct 7th Warning. Now sees £470m-£520m for adjusted EBITDA in FY26 (saw £510m-£560m previously). This comes following a £7m oversees freight costs not currently recognised in costs of goods sold. CFO Mike Schmidn to step down.

Reporting Today:

 

UK

BHP Group (BHP)

US

 

None

Reporting Tomorrow:

UK

Bunzl  (BNZL)

Segro (SGRO)

US

3M Company (MMM) PMO

Coca-Cola Co (KO) PMO

GE Aerospace (GE) PMO

General Motors Co (GM) PMO

Philip Morris International Inc (PM) PMO

Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) PMO

Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG) AMC

Netflix Inc (NFLX) AMC

In Focus Today:

PBoC Interest Rate Decision

Chinese Gross Domestic Product

Chinese Industrial Production

Chinese Retail Sales

German Producer Price Index

ECB’s Schnabel speech

ECB’s Nagel speech

This Week’s Ex-Dividends:

 

UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 23rd October 2025:

BAE Systems

 

UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 23rd October 2025:

PayPoint

Moonpig

Morgan Advance Materials

TBC Bank Group

Marshalls

JD Wetherspoon

 

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