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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Fresnillo | 3,792.0 | 8.1% |
| Anglo American | 3,332.0 | 6.6% |
| Antofagasta | 3,881.0 | 6.0% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings | 1,311.0 | 5.9% |
| Pershing Square Holdings | 4,232.0 | 5.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Kingfisher | 325.7 | -5.2% |
| Airtel Africa | 342.2 | -4.2% |
| Spirax Group | 7,170.0 | -3.2% |
| Berkeley Group Holdings | 3,898.0 | -3.0% |
| BP | 499.6 | -2.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,412 | 1.6% | 22.6% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 47,707 | 0.1% | 15.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,969 | 2.4% | 7.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 55,025 | 1.4% | 49.6% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,743 | 0.6% | 10.8% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 84.00 | 0.67% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 88.12 | 0.36% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 5,187 | 0.1% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 589 | 1.0% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -56 points at 10,356.The UK 100 is called to open around 18 points lower on Wednesday as the Iran conflict seemed to intensify overnight, though oil prices remained below recent highs. Yesterday, the London index leapt almost 163 points to 10,412, rebounding from a steep fall at the start of the week.
Wall Street closed broadly flat as geopolitical headlines and oil volatility dominated sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.07% to 47,706.51, while the S&P 500 declined 0.21% to 6,781.48. The Nasdaq Composite finished marginally higher, rising 0.01% to 22,697.10. Markets struggled for direction as escalating military activity in the Middle East clashed with intermittent signals suggesting the conflict could end sooner than expected. Reports that Iran may deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz intensified concerns over global energy supply disruption.
Asian markets advanced as the pullback in oil prices supported risk sentiment, though geopolitical risks continued to cap gains. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose roughly 1.78%, while the TOPIX climbed around 1.7%. South Korea’s KOSPI surged nearly 4%, extending strong gains from the prior session. Elsewhere, China’s CSI 300 added 0.5%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng edged 0.3% higher. Australia’s ASX 200 gained 0.4%, while Singapore’s Straits Times Index slipped 0.3%.
Oil futures ultimately settled more than 11% lower, marking the largest one-day decline since 2022 after hopes emerged that global policymakers could intervene to stabilise supply.
Legal & General today reported a 6% rise in core operating profit to £1.6 billion, driven by 6% growth in its largest division of institutional retirement. L&G’s retail arm increased its operating profit by 4% to £447 million, while asset management posted an unchanged result at £402 million. A £1.2 billion share buyback, which is the largest in L&G’s history, gets under way this week. Together with dividend per share growth of 2% this year, L&G said this will bring planned returns to shareholders to £2.4 billion over the next year. It intends to return more than £5 billion to shareholders over 2025-2027. The dividend for 2025 has risen 2% to 21.79p a share.
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