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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BP | 510.6 | 2.2% |
| Rentokil Initial | 463.9 | 1.7% |
| Shell | 3,232.3 | 1.6% |
| Hikma Pharmaceuticals | 1,211.5 | 1.3% |
| Mondi | 845.0 | 1.2% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Legal & General Group | 242.0 | -6.4% |
| Smiths Group | 2,474.0 | -4.9% |
| Fresnillo | 3,630.0 | -4.3% |
| ICG | 1,530.0 | -4.3% |
| Endeavour Mining | 4,589.0 | -4.2% |
| 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 -80 points at 10,273. The UK 100 looks set to start lower on Thursday, as the war in the Middle East sends oil prices surging again.
U.S. equities finished mixed as investors focused on the escalating Middle East conflict and its implications for energy prices and inflation. The Dow Jones fell 289.24 points, or 0.61%, to 47,417.27, while the S&P slipped 0.08% to 6,775.80. The Nasdaq Composite edged higher by 0.08% to 22,716.14, supported by gains in semiconductor shares.
Asian equity markets fell as oil prices surged toward $100 amid fresh disruptions to global energy supply routes. Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 2%, while the TOPIX declined 1.6%. South Korea’s KOSPI fell 1.1% and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 1.7%. China’s Shanghai Composite slipped 0.2%, the CSI 300declined 0.6%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 1.1%. The selloff followed reports that two oil tankers were attacked in the northern Persian Gulf and that Oman evacuated vessels from its Mina Al Fahal oil export terminal, raising fears that disruptions are spreading beyond the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude oil jumped back to $100 a barrel overnight, but has eased to just under $97. Reports overnight suggest Oman has evacuated ships from its main export terminal.
M&G has published its 2025 Annual Report and Accounts, making the full document available on its website and through the UK financial regulator’s national storage platform, ahead of mailing the 2026 Annual General Meeting notice to shareholders later in March. The group also declared a second interim dividend of 13.8 pence per share, bringing the total payout for the year to 20.5 pence, reinforcing its commitment to shareholder returns with payment scheduled for 30 April 2026 to investors on the register as of 20 March.
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UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 12th March 2026:
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Schroders
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UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 12th March 2026:
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Safestore Holdings
NCC Group
Galiford Try Holdings
Hays
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