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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BP | 491.3 | 3.5% |
| Shell | 3,079.5 | 2.3% |
| Centrica | 171.5 | 1.2% |
| Admiral Group | 3,650.0 | 1.0% |
| Pershing Square Holdings | 3,796.0 | 0.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Endeavour Mining | 3,562.0 | -7.1% |
| Antofagasta | 3,527.0 | -6.4% |
| Anglo American | 3,381.0 | -6.3% |
| Fresnillo | 2,570.0 | -5.6% |
| Rio Tinto | 6,490.0 | -4.9% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,489 | -1.7% | 18.3% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 52,348 | -1.1% | 18.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,897 | -2.2% | 1.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 66,819 | -2.1% | 67.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,785 | -0.2% | 2.9% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 74.54 | 1.39% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 78.02 | 5.20% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,076 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 612 | 0.2% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -8 points at at 10,645. The UK 100 looks set to open marginally lower this morning following fresh military escalation in the Middle East, as investors also assess the latest Federal Reserve minutes.
In domestic news Al Carns has ruled himself out of the Labour leadership race, paving the way for Andy Burnham to become UK prime minister. Though nominations for the leadership contest open on Thursday and prospective candidates technically have time to get the necessary 81 MP backers, the former armed forces minister is thought to be the last viable challenger who was considering whether to put himself forward. In the absence of any other candidates, former Greater Manchester mayor Burnham will be formally declared Labour leader at a special conference on July 17. He is expected to become prime minister on July 20.
The Dow Jones fell sharply on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump told the NATO summit in Turkey that the ceasefire with Iran is “over” amid renewed hostilities in the Middle East that sent oil prices surging.
The 30-stock index dropped 576.76 points, or 1.09%, to end at 52,348.39. The S&P was down 0.28%, closing at 7,482.71. The Nasdaq bucked the trend and rose 0.2% to settle at 25,870.65.
International Brent crude futures settled up 5.43% at $78.19 per barrel. West Texas Intermediate futures popped 4.37% to close at $73.52.
In Asia on Thursday, the Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo was up 1.3%. In China, the Shanghai Composite was 0.1%, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong was down 1.0%. The S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney was down 0.4%.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) PMO
BoE’s Breeden speech
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 9th July 2026:
British American Tobacco
Halma
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 9th July 2026:
Sirius Real Estate
AO World
Oxford Instruments
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