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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BP | 557.1 | 1.3% |
| IG Group Holdings | 1,354.0 | 1.0% |
| Computacenter | 5,190.0 | 0.5% |
| Pearson | 1,166.5 | 0.5% |
| Aberdeen Group | 248.6 | 0.4% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Autotrader Group | 489.0 | -4.7% |
| Burberry Group | 1,035.0 | -4.0% |
| Melrose Industries | 481.3 | -3.5% |
| Sage Group | 983.6 | -3.4% |
| 3i Group | 2,701.0 | -3.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,670 | -1.3% | 15.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 52,415 | -0.7% | 14.7% |
| DAX INDEX | 25,576 | -1.7% | 7.8% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 65,143 | -0.2% | 48.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,911 | -0.1% | 0.9% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 96.34 | 3.56% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 101.06 | 3.21% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,401 | 1.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 685 | 0.5% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -16 points at at 10,654. Stocks in London are to open lower on Thursday, ahead of a European Central Bank decision, as a US Treasury announcement on bond buybacks failed to inspire.
In New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.8%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.5%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite declined 0.6%.
In Tokyo on Thursday, the Nikkei 225 was down 0.4%. In China, the Shanghai Composite was 0.5% lower, while the Hang Seng Index shed 1.3%. The S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney was down 1.2%.
A barrel of Brent fell to $100.62 on Thursday morning from $101.07 at the time of the London equities close on Wednesday. Gold rose to $4,428.81 an ounce from $4,420.33.
Associated British Foods has released its fourth-quarter trading update for the 2026 financial year. The group reported resilient trading overall, with adjusted earnings per share expected to exceed previous expectations, while group adjusted operating profit remains broadly in line with prior guidance. Work on the highly anticipated demerger of its Retail business (Primark) from its core Food divisions is progressing well and is officially scheduled for completion in December 2027.
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UK
Playtech (PTEC) – Interim Results
Associated British Foods (ABF) – Trading update
Currys (CURY) – Interim Results
US
Adobe Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) AMC
Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) AMC
UK
None
US
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ECB Main Refinancing Operations Rate
ECB Monetary Policy Statement
ECB Rate On Deposit Facility
US Initial Jobless Claims
US Producer Price Index
ECB Press Conference
ECB’s Nagel speech
US Existing Home Sales Change
US Monthly Budget Statement
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 10th September 2026:
M&G
Endeavour Mining
Lion Finance Group
Prudential
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 10th September 2026:
Baltic Classifieds Group
Grafton Group
NCC Group
Greggs
Atalaya Mining
Rosebank Industries
International Workplace Group
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