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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Fresnillo PLC | 1,388.0 | 3.58% |
| Prudential PLC | 898.80 | 2.63% |
| BT Group PLC | 180.80 | 2.55% |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 3,571.0 | 2.03% |
| Games Workshop Group PLC | 16,420.0 | 1.67% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Antofagasta PLC | 1,836.5 | -2.55% |
| Anglo American PLC | 2,143.0 | -2.39% |
| JD Sports Fashion PLC | 80.32 | -1.98% |
| Marks & Spencer Group PLC | 367.40 | -1.61% |
| Unite Group PLC | 841.0 | -1.52% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,864 | 0.1% | 8.8% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 42,866 | 0.0% | 10.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,949 | -0.2% | 30.4% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 38,421 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,592 | 0.1% | 11.4% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 68.04 | 4.71% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 69.67 | 4.19% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,353 | 0.9% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 480 | -2.1% |
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The UK 100 called to open -26 points this morning at 8,838. The UK 100 looks set to open lower this morning, this follows UK gross domestic product data out showing the UK economy had contracted by 0.3% during the month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This a larger contraction than analysts’ fears that the economy would shrink by 0.1% and follows a 0.7% expansion during the first three months of the year.
The data covers the month when Donald Trump launched his so-called “liberation day” tariff onslaught which threatened to upend global trade. ONS director of economic statistics Liz McKeown said: “After increasing for each of the four preceding months, April saw the largest monthly fall on record in goods exports to the United States with decreases seen across most types of goods, following the recent introduction of tariffs.”
Stocks closed lower on Wednesday as traders weighed a preliminary U.S.-China trade agreement and new inflation data. The market’s recent run higher took a breather as major indexes ended the session near previous closing levels.
The S&P lost 0.27% to end the day at 6,022.24, snapping a three-day win streak. The Nasdaq fell 0.5% to 19,615.88. The Dow Jones shed a mere 1.1 points, closing at 42,865.77.
The consumer price index rose 0.1% in May from April, less than the 0.2% estimate from economists polled by Dow Jones. Core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, also increased 0.1%, less than expected.
Crest Nicholson Holdings reported its interim results for the six months ending April 2025, showing trading in line with expectations and confirming its full-year guidance. The company has made significant strategic progress, including a focus on quality home building, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence. Improved sales rates and gross profit margins were noted, alongside a reduction in administrative expenses and net debt. The housing market shows signs of stabilisation, with Crest Nicholson well-positioned to navigate the market confidently. The company remains committed to its strategic priorities and anticipates further performance improvements in the second half of the year.
Halma announced its full-year results for the period ending March 31, 2025, highlighting a proposed 7% increase in the final dividend to 14.12p per share. This increase reflects the company’s robust performance and commitment to shareholder returns. The final dividend is subject to shareholder approval at the upcoming Annual General Meeting. Halma continues to strengthen its market position with significant operations in the UK, Europe, the USA, and Asia Pacific, and has been recognized as one of Britain’s Most Admired Companies for six consecutive years.
Tesco, Britain’s biggest food retailer, said UK underlying sales growth picked up in its first quarter and it won market share from rivals but it left its profit guidance for the full year unchanged. The group, whose share of Britain’s grocery market has grown this year to 28%, a level not seen since 2016, said its UK like-for-like sales rose 5.1% in the 13 weeks to May 24, having been up 4.3% in the previous quarter. Tesco said it still expected to report adjusted operating profit of between £2.7 billion and £3.0 billion ($3.6-$4.1 billion) in the year ending February 2026, down from the £3.13 billion achieved in 2024/25. The group had said in April it expected profit to fall in its 2025/26 year as it set aside cash to deal with a step up in the “competitive intensity” of the UK grocery market – a reference to a pledge of sustained price cuts from Asda, Britain’s third biggest supermarket group, which has been losing market share.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 12th June 2025:
Intermediate Capital Group
Land Securities Group
JD Sports Fashion
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 12th June 2025:
RS Group
C&C Group
3i Infrastructure
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