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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Standard Chartered | 1,852.0 | 3.4% |
| Airtel Africa | 356.4 | 2.7% |
| Prudential | 949.6 | 2.5% |
| Anglo American | 3,804.0 | 2.5% |
| HSBC Holdings | 1,321.8 | 2.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Halma | 3,928.0 | -15.4% |
| Sage Group | 805.6 | -5.3% |
| ICG | 1,716.0 | -4.7% |
| RELX | 4,262.0 | -3.4% |
| Autotrader Group | 454.1 | -3.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,304 | 0.5% | 16.2% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 50,849 | 1.9% | 18.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,210 | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 64,217 | 0.1% | 67.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,633 | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 86.49 | 3.93% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 89.20 | 4.19% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,211 | 3.4% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 639 | 1.9% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +75 points at at 10,378. Stocks in London are set to open higher on Friday, as US President Donald Trump claimed a deal with Iran could be signed in days as he cancelled threatened strikes.
US President Donald Trump withdrew his threat of further strikes against Iran and said a deal with Tehran to end the war could be signed in coming days. Trump said the finer points of the arrangement had been approved by the US and its allies in the region, including Israel.
However, Iran’s position remained unclear, with foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei saying Tehran “had not reached a final conclusion on the agreement.”
In response, Brent crude was trading lower at $88.13 a barrel on Friday morning from $92.95 on Thursday.
U.S. equities gained on Thursday, boosted by a rebound in chip stocks, after President Donald Trump called off the strikes on Iran scheduled for this evening and said the U.S. is going to soon sign a deal with the country.
The S&P gained 1.75% to close at 7,394.30, while the Nasdaq added 2.54% to 25,809.66. The Dow Jones rose 929.97 points, or 1.86%, and settled at 50,848.75.
In Asia on Friday, the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo was up 3.5%. In China, the Shanghai Composite was 1.4% higher, while the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong gained 1.9%. The S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney advanced 1.8%.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX confirmed it will begin trading on the Nasdaq exchange on Friday in the biggest initial public offering in history, a blockbuster market debut that could propel the entrepreneur to trillionaire status.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 18th June 2026:
Persimmon
Land Securities Group
British Land Company
3i Group
Airtel Africa
Compass Group
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 18th June 2026:
Tate & Lyle
GB Group
AEP Plantations
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