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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Glencore PLC | 383.1 | 6.3% |
| Antofagasta PLC | 2,907.0 | 4.9% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,927.0 | 2.5% |
| Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC | 3,678.0 | 2.5% |
| Weir Group PLC | 2,852.0 | 2.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Metlen Energy & Metals PLC | 42.1 | -5.1% |
| Sainsbury (J) PLC | 312.4 | -4.2% |
| Natwest Group PLC | 622.0 | -2.8% |
| Standard Chartered PLC | 1,660.5 | -2.4% |
| Marks And Spencer Group PLC | 332.5 | -2.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| FTSE 100 INDEX | 9,692 | -0.1% | 16.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 47,883 | 0.9% | 7.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,694 | -0.1% | 17.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 51,028 | 2.3% | 29.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,618 | 0.3% | 1.8% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 59.36 | 0.68% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 63.02 | 0.56% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,190 | 0.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 540 | 0.2% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +28 points at 9,720. The UK 100 is set to open 28 points higher at 9,720, this follows fresh US data reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates for a third straight time next week.
Stocks closed higher on Wednesday as the latest jobs data from ADP strengthened investors’ conviction that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week. The Dow Jones gained 408.44 points, or 0.86%, to finish at 47,882.90. The S&P traded up 0.30% to end the day at 6,849.72, while the Nasdaq added 0.17% to settle at 23,454.09. Payrolls processor ADP reported that private payrolls surprisingly declined by 32,000 in November. Economists polled by Dow Jones had expected an increase of 40,000 for the month. Despite the tough reading, traders were likely betting that the private job losses will lead the Fed to slash rates at its last meeting of the year on December 10th.
In Asia this morning, Tokyo, Sydney and Manila rose, while Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, and Singapore slipped.
Frasers today highlighted “tough” market conditions as it posted a 2.8% drop in profits to £290.9 million for the six months to 26 October. The company said its “solid” first half performance was driven by Sports Direct and stronger margins in its premium and luxury division, particularly at Flannels. It continues to expect a full-year profit of between £550 million and £600 million.
UK
AJ Bell (AJB)
SSP Group (SSPG)
Watches of Switzerland Group (WOSG)
US
Docusign Inc (DOCU) AMC
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) AMC
Lululemon Athletica Inc (LULU) E
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US
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EU Retail Sales
US Challenger Job Cuts
ECB’s Cipollone speech
US Initial Jobless Claims
ECB’s Lane speech
Fed’s Bowman speech
ECB’s De Guindos speech
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 4th December 2025:
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SSE
ICG
Babcock International Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 4th December 2025:
Bellway
Ninety One
British Land
Telecom Plus
Energean
Pets at Home Group
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