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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| RELX | 2,257.0 | 10.0% |
| Experian | 2,538.0 | 5.4% |
| 3i Group | 3,436.0 | 5.1% |
| Rolls Royce Holdings | 1,271.0 | 3.7% |
| Halma | 3,876.0 | 3.6% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Halma | 567.0 | -4.7% |
| NatWest Group | 580.2 | -2.5% |
| Croda International | 3,056.0 | -2.5% |
| HSBC Holdings | 1,238.6 | -2.2% |
| Barclays | 454.0 | -2.1% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,446 | 0.4% | 19.6% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 49,501 | 0.1% | 11.1% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,915 | 0.3% | 10.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 56,942 | -1.2% | 45.5% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,918 | -1.4% | 4.2% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 62.89 | 0.08% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 67.75 | 0.34% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 5,042 | 2.4% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 586 | 0.3% |
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The UK 100 is called to open +20 at 10,466. The UK 100 is set to open higher this morning, The UK’s blue-chip index rose 0.4% on Friday, marking a third straight weekly gain, while the UK 250 added 0.5%. Gains were supported by takeover activity, expectations of monetary policy easing and strength in defence stocks.
Gold prices slipped below $5,000 as traders booked profits following a strong rally, while oil prices traded sideways ahead of US-Iran talks and potential OPEC+ output increases. Industrial metals weakened in thin holiday trade, with copper and aluminium easing as rising inventories and subdued Chinese demand weighed on sentiment.
Asian markets were subdued on Monday, as the extended Lunar New Year holiday approached and Japan reported lacklustre economic growth. The holiday period meant that trading floors were closed in mainland China, Seoul and Taipei. Hong Kong and Singapore have half-day trading on Monday.
US stock markets will also remain closed for Presidents’ Day.
On Friday the S&P closed barely above the flatline on Friday as a key consumer inflation report that came in slightly lighter than expected failed to spark a substantial rally. The broad market index added 0.05% and ended at 6,836.17, while the Nasdaq fell 0.22% and closed at 22,546.67. The Dow Jones gained 48.95 points, or 0.10%, and settled at 49,500.93. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the consumer price index — which measures the costs for goods and services in the U.S. economy — rose 0.2% in January, reflecting a gain of 2.4% on an annualised basis. The inflation gauge was expected to show a 0.3% increase on a month-over-month basis and a 2.5% advance from a year earlier, according to economists polled by Dow Jones. When excluding volatile food and energy prices, core CPI came in line with expectations at 0.3% on the month and 2.5% year over year.
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US
None – Public Holiday
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Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) PMO
Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ:PANW) AMC
Eurogroup Meeting
EU Industrial Production
Fed’s Bowman speech
ECB’s Nagel speech
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 19th February 2026:
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easyJet
Games Workshop Group
GSK
Shell
BP
Barclays
AstraZeneca
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 19th February 2026:
Moonpig Group
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