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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Airtel Africa PLC | 318.6 | 2.1% |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | 97.4 | 2.0% |
| Land Securities Group PLC | 612.0 | 1.9% |
| Vodafone Group PLC | 93.9 | 1.7% |
| Metlen Energy & Metals PLC | 44.3 | 1.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Endeavour Mining PLC | 3,434.0 | -4.9% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 2,728.0 | -3.3% |
| Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC | 3,590.0 | -3.2% |
| WPP PLC | 289.2 | -3.2% |
| Whitbread PLC | 2,403.0 | -2.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,702 | 0.0% | 16.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 47,474 | 0.4% | 6.2% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,711 | 0.5% | 18.5% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 49,865 | 1.1% | 27.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,595 | 0.2% | 1.2% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 58.94 | 0.51% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 62.73 | 0.45% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,206 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 529 | 0.9% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +13 points at 9,714. The UK 100 looks set to open modestly higher this morning, having traded around flat during yesterday session.
Stocks rose on Tuesday, boosted by gains in bitcoin and technology names, as traders recovered some of the ground lost in the previous session. The Dow Jones gained 185.13 points, or 0.39%, to end the day at 47,474.46. The S&P climbed 0.25% to settle at 6,829.37, while the Nasdaq advanced 0.59% to finish at 23,413.67.
Bitcoin rose around 7% Tuesday, recouping some of its losses from the prior day. Tech players linked to the artificial intelligence trade supported the broader market as well. AI chip darling Nvidia increased almost 1%, while AI infrastructure play Credo Technology soared 10% and hit an all-time high on the back of better-than-expected earnings.
HSBC today appointed Brendan Nelson as group chair. The former KPMG partner has been in the role on an interim basis since 1 October, having joined the board in September 2023. The decision follows a process that considered both internal and external candidates.
Smiths Group has sold its airport security screening division to CVC in a deal with an enterprise value of £2 billion. Smiths Detection employs 3,400 people and provides 47 of the world’s top 50 airports with technology for screening carry-on bags, hold luggage and air cargo.
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