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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| B&M European Value Retail | 195.6 | 14.7% |
| Bunzl | 2,382.0 | 4.4% |
| SSE | 2,342.0 | 3.8% |
| Howden Joinery Group | 782.5 | 3.6% |
| Tesco | 443.0 | 2.9% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Intermediate Capital Group | 334.6 | -5.4% |
| WPP | 870.8 | -4.9% |
| Burberry Group | 4,250.0 | -3.7% |
| Fresnillo | 2,588.0 | -3.7% |
| Rio Tinto | 8,924.0 | -2.8% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,332 | 0.4% | 17.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 50,687 | 1.2% | 19.5% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,796 | 1.3% | 2.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 67,305 | 1.6% | 78.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,686 | 1.1% | 1.7% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 95.32 | 0.73% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 96.98 | 0.85% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,473 | 0.9% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 644 | 1.0% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -29 points at at 10,302. The UK 100 looks set to open lower on Thursday, as investors assess developments in Middle East peace talks and a weaker session on Wall Street.
Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire, although both sides said it would require a “complete cessation” of fire by Iran-backed Hezbollah, according to a joint statement issued after US-led talks in Washington. The two sides, which do not maintain formal diplomatic relations, also agreed to establish “pilot zones” in which the Lebanese armed forces would take exclusive control of territory “to the exclusion of all non-state actors”. The statement added that the parties would reconvene for further talks on political and security matters during the week of June 22, with the aim of reaching a comprehensive agreement.
Meanwhile, Iran’s foreign minister said there had been “no tangible progress” in negotiations to end the Middle East conflict, as fresh US and Iranian strikes continued to test a fragile ceasefire. US President Donald Trump struck a more optimistic tone, telling reporters at the White House that talks with Tehran could produce a result “over the weekend”. Trump also said he wants to separate negotiations relating to Lebanon and Hezbollah from those concerning the broader conflict between the US and Iran, although Tehran maintains the two issues are linked.
In the US on Wednesday, Wall Street ended lower, with the Dow down 1.2%, the S&P down 0.7% and the Nasdaq down 0.9%. Investor sentiment was also weighed by the Federal Reserve’s latest Beige Book, which showed US economic activity increased at a modest pace since April but that expectations for future growth remain subdued.
In Asia this morning, the Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo was down 1.5%. In China, the Shanghai Composite was down 0.7%, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong fell 1.6%.
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