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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| 3i Group | 3,341.0 | 10.1% |
| Schroders | 458.4 | 9.8% |
| Smiths Group | 2,562.0 | 4.2% |
| Persimmon | 1,406.5 | 4.1% |
| LondonMetric Property | 202.6 | 3.7% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Burberry Group | 1,288.5 | -3.2% |
| AstraZeneca | 14,026.0 | -2.2% |
| GSK | 1,848.0 | -1.7% |
| Compass Group | 2,281.0 | -1.7% |
| BT Group | 180.9 | -1.5% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year, not sorted |
| UK 100 INDEX | 10,239 | 0.5% | 22.0% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 49,442 | 0.6% | 14.6% |
| DAX INDEX | 25,352 | 0.3% | 22.7% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 53,936 | 0.3% | 39.8% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,904 | 0.5% | 6.9% |
| Commodity | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 59.43 | 0.41% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 63.94 | 0.28% |
| Gold Spot | USD/t oz. | 4,608 | 0.2% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 587 | 2.0% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -15 points at 10,223. The UK’s blue chip index looks set to open lower this morning, Yesterday UK market’s delivered another strong performance, with the UK 100 closing at a fresh record high as encouraging economic data combined with an impressive run of corporate updates.The UK 100 gained 0.56% to finish at 10,245.99, while the more domestically focused UK 250 jumped 1.4%, reaching levels not seen since 2022.
Wall Street regained its footing yesterday, with US equities finishing higher after two days of declines. Sentiment improved thanks to strong bank earnings and a powerful boost from the semiconductor sector following standout results from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The Dow Jones rose 0.60%, the S&P 500 gained 0.26%, and the Nasdaq added 0.25%, reflecting a broad but measured recovery. Financial stocks were at the heart of the rally. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley both delivered upbeat quarterly numbers, underpinned by stronger investment banking activity and improved trading revenues. Goldman climbed 4.6% while Morgan Stanley surged 5.8%, helping to restore confidence in a sector that had been under pressure earlier in the week.
Asian trading was mixed on Friday, but technology stocks remained the bright spot following TSMC’s earnings. South Korea’s KOSPI rose over 1%, led by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, while TSMC itself hit a new record high in Taiwan, climbing 2.1%. The results reinforced confidence that AI-driven demand remains strong across the semiconductor supply chain.Elsewhere, performance was more subdued. Japan’s Nikkei slipped 0.5% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng traded flat as investors took profits after a strong start to the year.
Brent Crude is 0.1% cheaper at $63.68 a barrel, while gold is down 0.4% at $4598 an ounce.
Greencore confirms the completion of the acquisition of Bakkavor.
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