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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Vodafone Group | 120.2 | 4.8% |
| RELX | 2,682.0 | 4.4% |
| Autotrader Group | 510.8 | 4.4% |
| Airtel Africa | 348.4 | 4.3% |
| JD Sports Fashion | 92.7 | 4.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Glencore | 519.1 | -3.4% |
| BP | 534.3 | -2.6% |
| Polar Capital Technology Trust | 629.5 | -2.5% |
| IMI | 2,980.0 | -2.3% |
| Antofagasta | 3,551.0 | -2.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,782 | 0.4% | 18.2% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 52,210 | 0.5% | 16.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 25,361 | 1.0% | 4.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 64,931 | 0.5% | 58.4% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,894 | 1.4% | 2.3% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 81.91 | 0.85% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 88.36 | 8.70% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,077 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 639 | 0.2% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +39 points at at 10,820. The UK 100 looks set to open higher this morning, adding 39 points, 0.3%, at 10,820 on Tuesday. The index of London large-caps closed up 45.52 points, 0.4%, at 10,781.75 on Monday.
US President Donald Trump on Monday voiced optimism at the prospects for a negotiated peace deal with Iran, as the two sides held their fire for a third consecutive day.
In New York on Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5%, the S&P 500 ended flat, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.2% despite starting the day in the green.
The unease was felt in Asian trade also. The Nikkei 225 was down 4.1% on Tuesday in Tokyo. In China, the Shanghai Composite was down 1.3%. The Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong was down 0.2%. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200, however, was up 0.5%. In Seoul, the Kospi shed 11%, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix each down 13%.
Barclays on Tuesday reported a first-half profit rise of 17%, beating analysts’ forecasts, as it followed Wall Street peers in reaping bumper equities trading revenues and deal fees this year. The British bank reported profit before tax for January-June of £6.1 billion on Tuesday, just above analysts’ expectations of about £5.94 billion. It also announced a fresh share buyback of £1 billion, above forecasts for £831 million.
Croda has kept its full-year guidance unchanged after reporting higher first-half profits, with strong consumer care sales and transformation savings helping offset continued weakness in parts of its life sciences business. The Goole-headquartered speciality chemicals group said organic sales rose 4.6% in the six months to 30 June, while adjusted operating profit increased 6.1% to £155.8m.
Unilever raised its full-year sales outlook on Tuesday after second-quarter underlying sales growth accelerated, helped by strong volumes across its biggest brands and momentum in emerging markets. The maker of Dove soap and Hellmann’s mayonnaise reported underlying sales growth of 5.8% in the second quarter, with underlying volume growth of 5.5%, its strongest volume quarter in more than a decade. Turnover rose 3.8% to 13.0 billion euros, despite a 2.4% drag from currency movements. Unilever said it now expects full-year 2026 underlying sales growth within its 4%-6% multi-year guidance range, compared to its earlier forecast of growth at the bottom end of that range. The company sees underlying volume growth of around 3%. It expects second-half sales growth of 4%-5%, led by pricing, and a modest improvement in full-year underlying operating margin from 20.0% in 2025.
UK
Croda International (CRDA) – Half Year Results
Essentra (ESNT) – Half Year Results
Inchcape (INCH) – Half Year Results
Unilever (ULVR) – Q2 and Half-Year 2026 Results
Unite Group (UTG) – Interim Results
Games Workshop Group (GAW) – Full Year Results
GSK (GSK) – Q2 Results 2026
Barclays (BARC) – H1 2026 results
US
Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) PMO
Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) PMO
PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) PMO
Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) AMC
Mondelez International Inc Class A (NASDAQ:MDLZ) AMC
Visa Inc Class A (NYSE:V) AMC
UK
Sage Group (SGE) – Q3 2026 Trading Update
Aberdeen Group (ABDN) – Half Year Results
Breedon Group (BREE) – Half Year Results
Rathbones Group (RAT) – Interim Results
Rio Tinto (RIO) – 2026 Half Year Results
St James’s Place (STJ) – Half year results
Standard Chartered (STAN) – Half year results
US
Aon Class A (NYSE:AON) PMO
Automatic Data Processing Inc (NASDAQ:ADP) PMO
Etsy Inc (NYSE:ETSY) PMO E
Fiverr International Ltd (NYSE:FVRR) PMO
Lemonade Inc Ordinary Shares (NYSE:LMND) PMO
Markel Group Inc (NYSE:MKL) PMO E
Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) PMO
ARM Holdings ADR (NASDAQ:ARM) AMC
Lam Research Corp (NASDAQ:LRCX) AMC
Meta Platforms Inc Class A (NASDAQ:META) AMC
Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) AMC
Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM) AMC
Robinhood Markets Inc Class A (NASDAQ:HOOD) AMC
Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX) AMC
US ADP Employment Change 4-week average
US Housing Price Index
US Consumer Confidence
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 30th July 2026:
None
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 30th July 2026:
MONY Group
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