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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Entain | 567.8 | 5.0% |
| Whitbread | 2,323.0 | 4.0% |
| DCC | 5,805.0 | 4.0% |
| Pearson | 1,115.0 | 3.0% |
| Unilever | 4,411.0 | 2.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| NatWest Group | 563.4 | -3.7% |
| Weir Group | 2,581.0 | -2.9% |
| Severn Trent | 3,181.0 | -2.8% |
| Endeavour Mining | 4,295.0 | -2.7% |
| BP | 569.3 | -2.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,364 | 0.1% | 20.6% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 48,942 | 1.1% | 18.5% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,991 | 1.2% | 3.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 59,513 | 0.4% | 61.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,697 | 0.4% | 6.6% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 106.42 | 4.39% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 114.14 | 5.52% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,523 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 585 | 2.3% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -100 points at at 10,263. The UK 100 is returning from the long weekend to little change amidst the conflict in the Middle East. A day of tensions on Monday have kept question marks hanging over the Strait of Hormuz as nations scramble to combat fuel shortages. The US and Iran traded threats over the Strait of Hormuz, while a missile and drone attack on civilian infrastructure in Fujairah in the UAE was intercepted. Yesterday, Washington announced it would escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, before Iran warned it would retaliate. Reports suggest what President Trump is calling ‘Project Freedom’ began on Monday, with US Central Command claiming two commercial tankers had managed to traverse the Strait.
Stocks fell on Monday as the latest developments in the Middle East sent oil prices higher, sparking further worries about instability in the region. The Dow Jones shed 557.37 points, or 1.13%, closing at 48,941.90. The S&P slid 0.41% to end at 7,200.75, while the Nasdaq lost 0.19% to settle at 25,067.80.
HSBC missed its profit target in the first quarter of the year after the blue-chip lender booked a mammoth credit charge. The UK 100 giant – which boasts a huge £230bn market cap – recorded a pre-tax profit of $9.4bn (£6.5bn), missing the $9.6bn pencilled in by analysts. This figure is also down $100m on the sum recorded for the same period last year. The fall came despite revenue notching six per cent growth at $18.6bn following a continued strong performance in the bank’s wealth division. Net new money for the wealth arm topped $39bn in the quarter, with the lion’s share of $34bn of this coming Asia. HSBC’s net interest margin reached 1.6%, just a basis point higher than last year. But the bank upgraded its net interest income target to around $46bn for 2026, from “at least $45bn” previously.
Vodafone announced they were to take full ownership of VodafoneThree for £4.3bn.
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