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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Beazley | 1,170.0 | 42.7% |
| Hiscox | 1,516.0 | 9.1% |
| Fresnillo | 3,996.0 | 6.7% |
| BT Group | 185.4 | 3.6% |
| Endeavour Mining | 4,096.0 | 2.5% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Flutter Entertainment | 13,585.0 | -6.0% |
| Pearson | 939.0 | -4.1% |
| Diploma | 5,460.0 | -4.0% |
| Metlen Energy & Metals | 4,300.0 | -3.8% |
| Melrose Industries | 616.8 | -3.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,195 | 0.4% | 19.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 49,359 | 0.2% | 13.5% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,959 | 1.3% | 18.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 52,991 | 1.1% | 36.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,816 | 0.7% | 5.6% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 59.58 | 0.24% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 63.87 | 0.11% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,721 | 1.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 588 | 0.8% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -60 points at 10,135. The UK 100 and European markets are set to open another session in the red after President Trump’s tariff plans yesterday caused leading benchmarks to fall more than 1%.
Unemployment remained at 5.1% in the three months to November, while payrolled employees fell again, vacancies were roughly flat and private sector wage growth slowed to its lowest rate in five years.
With U.S. cash markets closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, investors reacted through futures markets, commodities and currencies instead – and the tone was firmly defensive.
Asian markets followed suit today. Japan’s Nikkei fell around 1% while broader Asia-Pacific equities also traded under pressure. Sentiment in Japan was further complicated by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s announcement of a snap general election for February 8, raising concerns over future fiscal policy and government borrowing. Japanese government bond yields pushed higher, with the 10-year yield reaching its highest level in nearly three decades. China offered only limited relief. Data showed the Chinese economy grew 5% in 2025, meeting Beijing’s target, while fourth-quarter GDP printed at 4.5% year-on-year. Industrial production beat expectations, but retail sales and fixed asset investment were softer, underlining continued weakness in domestic demand. Equity markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong were mixed to slightly lower as a result.
BHP Group raised its annual copper production guidance to between 1.9 million and 2.0 million tonnes but reported an investment increase for its Jansen potash project to $8.4 billion.
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