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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Convatec Group | 234.0 | 4.5% |
| Endeavour Mining | 4,902.0 | 3.1% |
| Antofagasta | 3,788.0 | 3.0% |
| Kingfisher | 308.2 | 2.7% |
| Burberry Group | 1,157.4 | 2.1% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| United Utilities Group | 1,362.0 | -2.3% |
| Severn Trent | 3,184.0 | -2.2% |
| National Grid | 1,319.8 | -2.1% |
| Marks & Spencer Group | 357.4 | -2.1% |
| Fresnillo | 3,524.0 | -2.0% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,583 | 0.2% | 30.1% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 48,218 | 0.6% | 19.0% |
| DAX INDEX | 23,742 | 0.3% | 13.3% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 57,785 | 2.3% | 70.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,971 | 0.5% | 15.8% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 97.43 | 1.67% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 98.56 | 0.79% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,768 | 0.6% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 608 | 0.5% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +5 points at at 10,587. The UK 100 is predicted to open slightly higher on Tuesday, as oil prices eased on renewed optimism that the US and Iran might still reach a peace deal. London’s blue-chip share index has been called around 5 points higher on the futures market, having dropped almost 18 points at the start of the week to close at 10,582.96.
US stocks reversed a negative start to finish higher overnight, with the Nasdaq climbing 1.2% and the S&P 500 rising just over 1%, while the Dow Jones added 0.6%.
Asian markets are mixed this morning, with the Nikkei and Kospi are storming 2.2% and 3% higher in Tokyo and Seoul, while in Mumbai the Sensex has dropped 0.9%. Brent crude is back down to $98.40 a barrel, having topped $103 on Monday.
BP says its first-quarter results will be shaped by volatile commodity markets, with stronger trading and refining margins partly offset by higher costs. The oil major has released a trading update ahead of full first-quarter results later in April, with the big difference from the previous quarter being that Brent crude oil averaged $81 a barrel in the period, up from $63.73 in the previous quarter. It expects upstream production to be broadly flat compared with the fourth quarter of 2025, with slightly higher gas output offset by a small decline in oil production.
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