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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Computacenter | 5,625.0 | 7.9% |
| Sage Group | 1,103.5 | 3.8% |
| London Stock Exchange Group | 8,980.0 | 3.4% |
| RELX | 2,668.0 | 3.2% |
| Experian | 3,045.0 | 2.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Entain | 511.0 | -3.7% |
| LondonMetric Property | 189.4 | -2.7% |
| Games Workshop Group | 18,320.0 | -2.6% |
| GSK | 1,852.0 | -2.5% |
| Prudential | 1,013.5 | -2.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,793 | -0.8% | 16.6% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 53,569 | 0.2% | 17.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 26,367 | 0.3% | 9.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 66,132 | -0.2% | 54.4% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 9,038 | -1.0% | 0.7% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 83.64 | 0.13% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 89.70 | 2.12% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,608 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 669 | 0.1% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +37 points at at 10,829. The UK 100 is expected to open higher on Friday, supported by a technology-led rally on Wall Street and signs of improving confidence among UK businesses.
Nvidia provided the main boost to global technology sentiment, surging 8.7% to $227.98 following quarterly results and an outlook that reinforced expectations of continued strong spending on artificial-intelligence infrastructure. The move added approximately US$440 billion to Nvidia’s market value.
Salesforce jumped 22.6%, helping the Nasdaq Composite rise 1.6%. The S&P 500 gained 0.7%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.2%.
Asian markets were mostly positive overnight. Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.8%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.3% and Taiwan’s Taiex advanced 1%, while South Korea’s Kospi fell 1%. Australia’s ASX 200 gained 0.5% as technology and banking shares recovered from Thursday’s decline.
Commodity markets offered a more mixed signal for London. Brent crude slipped 0.3% to around US$88.24 a barrel, gold futures fell 0.5% to approximately $4,639 an ounce, while copper edged 0.2% higher to $6.60 per pound.
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Jackson Hole Symposium
EU Business Climate
EU Consumer Confidence
EU Economic Sentiment Indicator
Chicago PMI
Fed’s Chair Warsh speech
Michigan Consumer Expectations Index
Nonfarm Payrolls Benchmark Revision
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation Expectations
ECB’s Schnabel speech
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 3rd September 2026:
Admiral Group
Antofagasta
Aviva
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 3rd September 2026:
Ithaca Energy
Hammerson
Chesnara
Foresight Environmental Infrastructure
Rathbones Group
Vesuvius
Derwent London
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust
Hochschild Mining
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