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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Airtel Africa PLC | 268.4 | 16.9% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1,050.2 | 4.6% |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 93.0 | 4.4% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 1,146.0 | 2.3% |
| Barclays PLC | 404.5 | 2.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Barratt Redrow PLC | 393.8 | -2.5% |
| Burberry Group PLC | 1,300.0 | -1.9% |
| Rentokil Initial PLC | 431.6 | -1.9% |
| London Stock Exchange Group PLC | 9,662.0 | -1.8% |
| Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC | 4,090.0 | -1.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year, not sorted |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,697 | 0.4% | 18.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 47,706 | 0.3% | 13.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,279 | 0.1% | 24.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 51,308 | 2.2% | 31.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,926 | 1.0% | 8.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 60.35 | 0.33% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | ||
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,996 | 1.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. |
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The UK 100 is called to open +22 higher at 9718. The UK 100 looks set to open higher once more, breaking through the 9,700 barrier for the first time,.
Stocks hit fresh records on Tuesday as investors stepped further into the artificial intelligence trade a day before the Federal Reserve is set to announce its interest rate decision. The S&P rose 0.23% to close at 6,890.89. It had surpassed the 6,900 level for the first time on an intraday basis earlier in the day. The Nasdaq advanced 0.80% to finish at 23,827.49, while the Dow Jones gained 161.78 points, or 0.34%, to settle at 47,706.37. In addition to their closing highs, the tech-heavy Nasdaq and 30-stock Dow scored new all-time intraday highs alongside the broad market S&P 500.
Asian markets were mixed, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 surging to a new record high, while Hong Kong was closed for a public holiday and other markets showed more moderate moves. Investors reacted to ongoing optimism surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and anticipation of an interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve.
GSK third-quarter revenues and earnings have come in higher than expected, with full-year guidance nudged higher too. Group revenues for the drugmaker rose 7% to £8.55 billion, topping the average City forecast of £8.28 billion. Adjusted earnings per share came in at 55p, well ahead of the consensus estimate of 47p. A dividend of 16p per share is also a penny higher than the Square Mile predicted. For the full-year, management now expect turnover growth of 6-7%, up from the previous expectation that it would be towards the top end of 3-5% range; with core operating profit growth now seen at 9-11%, from the top of 6-8%; and core EPS growth of 10-12% up from the top end of 6-8%.
UK
GSK (GSK)
Next (NXT)
Aston Martin Lagonda (AML)
US
Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) PMO
Boeing Co (BA) PMO
Caterpillar Inc (CAT) PMO
Etsy Inc (ETSY) PMO
Fiverr International (FVRR) PMO
The Kraft Heinz Co (KHC) PMO
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) AMC
Markel Group Inc (MKL) E
Meta Platforms Inc (META) AMC
Microsoft Corp (MSFT) AMC
ServiceNow Inc (NOW) AMC
Starbucks Corp (SBUX) AMC
Teladoc Health Inc (TDOC) AMC
UK
Haleon (HLN)
PPHE Hotel Group (PPH)
Shell (SHEL)
Standard Chartered (STAN)
US
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY) PMO
Eli Lilly and Co (LLY) PMO
The Estee Lauder Companies (EL) PMO
Mastercard Inc (MA) PMO
Merck & Co Inc (MRK) PMO
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (TAK) PMO
Willis Towers Watson (WTW) PMO
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) AMC
Apple Inc (AAPL) AMC
Coinbase Global Inc (COIN) AMC
Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD) AMC
Illumina Inc (ILMN) AMC
Riot Platforms Inc (RIOT) AMC
Strategy Inc (MSTR) AMC
Twilio Inc (TWLO) AMC
US Pending Home Sales
Fed Interest Rate Decision
Fed Monetary Policy Statement
FOMC Press Conference
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 30th October 2025:
Whitbread
JD Sports Fashion
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 30th October 2025:
Dunelm Group
Kier Group
Renishaw
Hilton Food Group
Balfour Beatty
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