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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Computacenter | 4,434.0 | 7.2% |
| Anglo American | 3,578.0 | 5.8% |
| Antofagasta | 3,716.0 | 5.4% |
| Glencore | 511.4 | 4.2% |
| Endeavour Mining | 3,709.0 | 4.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| AstraZeneca | 13,345.0 | -6.2% |
| BAE Systems | 1,839.0 | -4.5% |
| Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 7,790.0 | -2.5% |
| British American Tobacco | 4,497.0 | -2.5% |
| Babcock International Group | 1,026.0 | -2.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| FTSE 100 INDEX | 10,472 | -0.2% | 16.7% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 52,487 | 0.3% | 18.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 25,118 | 0.9% | 2.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 67,744 | 1.4% | 70.9% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,763 | -0.3% | 2.0% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 71.87 | 0.29% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 76.30 | 2.20% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,123 | 0.0% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 625 | 0.2% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +32 points at at 10,505. The UK 100 is expected to open higher on the last day of a hectic trading week, and before earnings season kicks off next week. Futures for London’s blue-chip index are pointing to a gain of 32 points, after yesterday saw a mid-morning decline of over 90 points trimmed to just under 17 by the close at 10,472.45.
Stocks rose on Thursday, bolstered by a jump in semiconductors and a fall in oil prices, as equity markets tried to recover in spite of renewed U.S.-Iran tensions. The Nasdaq gained 1.30% to 26,206.89, while the S&P rose 0.81% to 7,543.64. The Dow Jones added 139.02 points, or 0.27%, to 52,487.41.
The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) climbed 2.5%, led by a 4.5% gain in Micron Technology’s stock. Sandisk’s stock also popped 7.6%.
Asian markets are mostly higher this morning, with Japan’s Nikkei and Korea’s Kospi leading the way, up 1.35% and 3.4% respectively, while the Shanghai Composite is slightly in the red.
easyJet has announced it has agreed in principle to accept a rival 715p-a-share cash offer from Apollo Global Management, having been in talks with rival private equity firm Castlelake in recent weeks. Castlelake submitted a fifth proposal last weekend at 690p cash, alongside a partial unlisted share alternative, which the budget airline’s board said it “would be minded to recommend”.
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