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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Entain | 588.2 | 1.8% |
| Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust | 1,434.0 | 1.6% |
| WPP | 250.9 | 1.6% |
| Intermediate Capital Group | 1,682.0 | 1.6% |
| ConvaTec Group | 214.8 | 1.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Babcock International | 921.0 | -4.7% |
| Endeavour Mining | 3,739.0 | -2.9% |
| Fresnillo | 2,781.0 | -3.0% |
| Persimmon | 1,082.0 | -2.5% |
| Anglo American | 3,627.0 | -2.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,484 | 0.2% | 19.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 52,183 | 0.6% | 18.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,627 | 0.2% | 3.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 70,177 | 1.0% | 73.3% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,779 | 0.5% | 2.8% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 69.88 | 1.23% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 72.20 | 1.30% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,022 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 622 | 0.9% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +17 points at at 10,501. The UK 100 looks set to open higher today, this follows data out this morning showing UK GDP for the first quarter of 2026 is estimated to have grown by 0.6% compared to the preceding three-month period, unrevised from the last estimate. But year-on-year, GDP grew 0.9%, down from the previous estimate of 1.1%. Exports and business investment were both revised up, though. Business investment rose 0.9% on the quarter, while imports jumped 1.4%.
The Dow Jones closed above 52,000 for the first time on Monday after Alphabet made its debut in the index, rounding out a broader stock market rally. The Dow advanced 306.63 points, or 0.59%, ending at 52,182.74. The S&P gained 1.18% and closed at 7,440.43, while the Nasdaq rose 2.07% to 25,820.14.
Sainsbury’s sales have slowed in the first quarter of its new financial year but it has held its profit outlook steady. The UK’s second-largest supermarket revealed total retail sales excluding fuel were up 2.7% in the 16 weeks to 20 June, with like-for-like sales up 2.1%. Grocery sales for the first period of the new financial year were up 3.6%, driven by volume growth, while online grocery sales increased 12.5%. Argos sales slipped 0.5% and general merchandise and clothing sales fell 3.7%.
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