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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Persimmon PLC | 1,342.0 | 3.1% |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 96.6 | 3.0% |
| Centrica PLC | 170.7 | 2.8% |
| Easyjet PLC | 485.0 | 2.5% |
| Natwest Group PLC | 632.4 | 2.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Imperial Brands PLC | 3,200.0 | -2.4% |
| Burberry Group PLC | 1,173.5 | -2.0% |
| Rio Tinto PLC | 5,355.0 | -1.9% |
| 3I Group PLC | 3,196.0 | -1.5% |
| Londonmetric Property PLC | 187.6 | -1.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,694 | 0.0% | 17.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 47,427 | 0.7% | 6.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,768 | 0.2% | 22.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 50,254 | 0.2% | 31.0% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,614 | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 59.08 | 0.73% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 63.49 | 0.24% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,178 | 0.5% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 518 | 0.2% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +17 points at 9,710. The UK 100 is expected to open higher with little direction as the dust settles after Wednesday’s Budget statement and US markets re-open for half a day after the Thanksgiving holiday yesterday. London’s blue-chip benchmark is seen rising by 19 points at the open. It finished Thursday’s session 2 points higher at 9,693 as UK assets continued to hold up well in the wake of the Budget, supported by a 3% gain for housebuilder Persimmon as well as some of the big banks.
It’s early yet, but US futures are pointing to a positive start of 0.1%-0.2% when post-holiday trading gets underway this afternoon.
Asian markets are mixed this morning. Japan’s Nikkei is up 0.2%, but Hong Kong’s Hang Seng is down 0.2%. In Shanghai, the SSE Composite has gained 0.3% while Mumbai’s BSE Sensex is 0.1% firmer. The ASX 200 in Sydney is flat.
Mitchells & Butlers beat annual profit expectations on Friday, helped by robust demand for food and drinks and tighter cost control. The company posted an adjusted pretax profit of 246 million pounds ($325.06 million) for the 52 weeks ended September 27, while analysts were expecting 237.54 million pounds, according to LSEG data.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 4th December 2025:
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Babcock International Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 4th December 2025:
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Pets at Home Group
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