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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BAE Systems | 2,006.0 | 3.4% |
| Babcock International Group | 993.6 | 3.4% |
| Shell | 3,652.5 | 2.0% |
| Kingfisher | 293.5 | 2.0% |
| BP | 580.3 | 1.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| London Stock Exchange Group | 8,200.0 | -3.2% |
| IG Group Holdings | 1,309.0 | -2.7% |
| RELX | 2,536.0 | -2.6% |
| Glencore | 576.0 | -2.5% |
| Antofagasta | 3,501.0 | -2.4% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,658 | -0.4% | 14.9% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 52,093 | -0.6% | 13.5% |
| DAX INDEX | 25,402 | -0.2% | 7.0% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 63,484 | -0.0% | 41.4% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,672 | -0.9% | 2.3% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 105.50 | 0.31% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 108.75 | 2.90% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,296 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 647 | 0.4% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +29 points at at 10,687. Stocks in London are set to open higher on Wednesday ahead of UK inflation data and a US Federal Reserve interest rate decision, with investors also monitoring the mounting cost of the conflict with Iran. UK inflation data rose to 3.1% in August, inline with forecasts, driven by higher fuel costs.
In the US on Tuesday, Wall Street ended lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.6%, the S&P 500 down 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite down 0.8%.
In Asia on Wednesday, the Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo rose 0.3%. In China, the Shanghai Composite gained 0.7%, while the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong added 0.2%. The S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney was up 0.3%.
Babcock International Group said trading over the first five months of its financial year had run in line with expectations, leaving its full-year outlook and medium-term guidance unchanged.
Barratt Redrow has reported a 48% jump in statutory pre-tax profit to £363.5m but cut its housebuilding forecast for the year ahead as planning delays continue to hamper development. The Leicestershire-headquartered housebuilder delivered 17,667 homes during the 52 weeks to June 28, up 5% from 16,826 on an aggregated basis a year earlier. Revenue increased 6.6% to £6.06bn, although adjusted profit before tax and purchase price allocation adjustments fell 7.1% to £572.8m. Statutory pre-tax profit increased from £245.3m on the aggregated comparative to £363.5m, helped by a reduced impact from costs associated with the Redrow transaction and integration. The group ended the year with net cash of £772.8m after paying £242.2m in dividends and completing £100m of share buybacks. However, Barratt Redrow has lowered its FY27 completion guidance to between 17,500 and 17,900 homes, having previously expected between 17,700 and 18,200.
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UK
Moonpig Group (MOON) – Trading Announcement
Barratt Redrow (BTRW) – Full Year Results
Babcock International (BAB) – Trading Update
US
No noteworthy announcements
UK
Next (NXT) – Half Year Results
US
No noteworthy announcements
UK Consumer Price Index
UK Producer Price Index
UK Retail Price Index
EU Industrial Production
US Retail Sales
Fed Interest Rate Decision
Fed Monetary Policy Statement
FOMC Economic Projections
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 17th September 2026:
None
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 17th September 2026:
Foresight Group Holdings
Rank Group
Unite Group
Goodwin
Bridgepoint Group
PPHE Hotel Group
Costain Group
Energean
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