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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Burberry Group PLC | 1,272.5 | 4.5% |
| Ashtead Group PLC | 5,138.0 | 2.6% |
| BT Group PLC | 180.5 | 2.1% |
| Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC | 10,235.0 | 1.8% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 2,904.0 | 1.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Metlen Energy & Metals PLC | 41.5 | -4.2% |
| St. James’s Place PLC | 1,316.5 | -3.6% |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 4,238.0 | -3.3% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,817.0 | -2.8% |
| Weir Group PLC | 2,856.0 | -2.7% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year, not sorted |
| UK 100 INDEX | 9,649 | 0.6% | 16.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 48,458 | 0.5% | 10.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,186 | 0.5% | 18.5% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 50,168 | 1.3% | 27.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,635 | 0.7% | 4.1% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 57.73 | 0.50% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 61.45 | 0.54% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,343 | 1.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 540 | 0.8% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +38 points at 9,687. The UK 100 looks set to open higher this morning having closed out last week on the back foot, recovering the bulk of Friday’s drop.
U.S. equities pulled back on Friday as investors continued to exit technology stocks and move into value areas of the market.
The S&P fell 1.07% to end the day at 6,827.41, and the Nasdaq declined 1.69% to 23,195.17. The Dow Jones finished down 245.96 points, or 0.51%, to settle at 48,458.05 after scoring a new intraday all-time high earlier in the session. The Russell index slid 1.51% to 2,551.46 but had also hit a fresh all-time high during the trading day.
The broad market index and tech-heavy Nasdaq were bogged down by a more than 11% drop in Broadcom, which some analysts think is because of margin compression worries. That’s even after the company beat fourth-quarter expectations and gave a strong forecast for the current quarter, saying artificial intelligence chip sales look to double.
Asia markets were under pressure, with the Nikkei 225 and Hang Seng index down by about 1.3%. The traditional safe haven asset of gold continues to trade in record territory, up 1% at $4343 an ounce.
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin will be regulated in a similar way to other finance products under new UK laws coming into force in 2027. The Treasury announced legislation which will mean crypto firms have to meet a set of standards and rules overseen by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). It follows efforts to overhaul the market which has grown in popularity in recent years as an alternative investment product and a way of making payments.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals today announced that Riad Mishlawi is today stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and from Hikma’s Board of Directors by mutual agreement. Said Darwazah, Hikma’s Executive Chairman and former CEO, will assume all CEO responsibilities with immediate effect. In addition, Khalid Nabilsi, Hikma’s Chief Financial Officer, will join Hikma’s Board of Directors and take on additional management responsibilities to further strengthen the Group’s focus on delivering its strategic plans.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 18th December 2025:
United Utilities
Games Workshop Group
Halma
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 18th December 2025:
Lion finance Group
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