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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| BP PLC | 372.3 | 4.7% |
| Airtel Africa PLC | 162.9 | 4.4% |
| Associated British Foods PLC | 2,112.0 | 4.1% |
| Fresnillo PLC | 1,061.0 | 3.0% |
| Kingfisher PLC | 305.0 | 2.8% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Bae Systems PLC | 1,688.0 | -3.3% |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 3,135.0 | -3.2% |
| Rightmove PLC | 726.2 | -2.4% |
| Babcock International Group PLC | 840.5 | -2.3% |
| Imperial Brands PLC | 3,018.0 | -2.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 8,555 | 0.3% | 1.4% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 41,249 | -0.3% | 4.4% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,499 | 0.6% | 25.2% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 37,644 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,234 | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 61.85 | 1.36% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 64.74 | 1.30% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 3,281 | -1.3% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 469 | 0.9% |
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The UK 100 called to open +25 points this morning at 8,579. The UK 100 looks set to open higher this morning, adding to the gains from Friday’s session as progress in trade talks between the US & China continues.
The Dow Jones slipped on Friday as investors awaited much-anticipated trade talks between U.S. and Chinese officials this weekend. The 30-stock Dow lost 119.07 points, or 0.29%, and settled at 41,249.38. The S&P inched down 0.07%, closing at 5,659.91. The Nasdaq ended the session little changed, ending at 17,928.92.
U.S. stock futures jumped early Monday after the Trump administration announced a “trade deal” with China following negotiations over the weekend in Switzerland. Dow Jones futures rallied 422 points, or 1%. S&P and Nasdaq climbed 1.38% and 1.94%, respectively. Without providing specifics, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said two days of trade talks with Chinese officials in Geneva were “productive” and yielded “a great deal” of productivity. Bessent said details would be provided in a briefing Monday morning.
Asia-Pacific markets rose Monday after the White House announced a “trade deal” with China without providing specifics.
India’s Nifty 50 surged 2.29% at the open while the BSE Sensex gained 2.27%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng pared early gains to 0.88%, while mainland China’s CSI 300 index increased 0.61%. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.17% while the broader Topix index lost 0.21% in choppy trade. In South Korea, the Kospi index rose 0.49% while the small-cap Kosdaq edged 0.12% higher. Over in Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200increased 0.17%.
Capita this morning announced a 3 year extension to PCSE contract, worth £82.5m.
Pan American to buy Mag Silver in $2.1bn deal. Mag Silver and Fresnillo are joint owners of the Juanicipio silver mine. Fresnillo is also Mag Silver’s top shareholder.
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IQE (IQE)
Renew Holdings (RNWH)*
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JD.com (JD) PMO
Eurogroup Meeting
BoE’s Lombardelli speech
BoE’s Greene speech
BoE’s Greene speech
BoE’s Mann speech
Fed’s Kugler speech
BoE’s Taylor speech
US Loan Officer Survey
US Monthly Budget Statement
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 15th May 2025:
Pershing Square Holdings
Admiral Group
Tesco
Unilever
BP
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
GSK
Shell
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 15th May 2025:
Murray Income Trust
Spectris
PageGroup
Lancashire Holdings
Balfour Beatty
Greencoat Uk Wind
PRS REIT
Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust
Target Healthcare REIT
JPMorgan European Growth & Income
Renewables Infrastructure Group
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