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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Natwest Group PLC | 572.4 | 4.9% |
| London Stock Exchange Group PLC | 9,796.0 | 4.8% |
| Tesco PLC | 455.4 | 2.2% |
| Next PLC | 13,435.0 | 2.1% |
| Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC | 450.0 | 1.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Metlen Energy & Metals PLC | 42.0 | -5.2% |
| GSK PLC | 1,620.0 | -1.6% |
| Airtel Africa PLC | 228.0 | -1.0% |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC | 1,753.0 | -1.0% |
| Diageo PLC | 1,811.0 | -0.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year, not sorted |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,646 | 0.7% | 16.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 47,207 | 1.0% | 12.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,240 | 0.1% | 24.5% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 49,300 | 1.4% | 30.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 9,019 | 0.2% | 9.8% |
| Copper (Comex) | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 61.50 | 0.47% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 65.94 | 0.08% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,113 | 0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 512 | 0.2% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +19 higher at 9664.
The UK 100 is called to open higher today, buoyed by positive signs from US-China trade talks. The UK’s blue chip index looks set to add 19.1 points higher at 9,664.72. This follows the index’s record-high close of 9,645.62 on Friday.
Asian markets traded broadly higher overnight, spurred by optimism over a potential US-China trade deal and following gains on Wall Street. Both Japan’s Nikkei 225 and South Korea’s KOSPI crossed major milestones to hit record highs.
U.S. stocks closed at new heights on Friday as cool inflation data spurred optimism among investors that the Federal Reserve can stay on its rate-cutting path, boosting the U.S. economy and justifying higher valuations for equities. The Dow Jones rose 472.51 points, or 1.01%, to 47,207.12, securing its first close above the 47,000 level ever. The S&P added 0.79% to 6,791.69, while the Nasdaq climbed 1.15% to 23,204.87. All three major averages closed at records.
The September consumer price index report — which was delayed because of the U.S. government shutdown — rose 0.3% on the month, bringing the annual inflation rate to 3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s just below the 0.4% and 3.1% that economists polled by Dow Jones had expected. When excluding food and energy, core CPI came in at 0.2% last month and 3% on a 12-month basis, also lighter than the Dow Jones forecasts for 0.3% and 3.1%, respectively.
Following the CPI data, traders increased their bets that the Fed will cut rates at both its remaining two meetings this year. Odds for a December cut initially jumped to 98.5% from roughly 91% odds before the data, per the CME FedWatch tool. Odds for a cut next week remained above 95%.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 30th October 2025:
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UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 30th October 2025:
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Kier Group
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Hilton Food Group
Balfour Beatty
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