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| Yesterday’s UK 100 Leaders | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Croda International PLC | 2,898.0 | 8.5% |
| Centrica PLC | 175.2 | 3.0% |
| Coca-Cola Hbc AG | 3,494.0 | 2.8% |
| Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC | 1,140.0 | 2.5% |
| Spirax Group PLC | 6,815.0 | 2.3% |
| Yesterday’s UK 100 Laggards | Price (p) | % Chg |
| Whitbread PLC | 2,893.0 | -10.3% |
| Metlen Energy & Metals PLC | 42.2 | -2.8% |
| Admiral Group PLC | 3,248.0 | -2.4% |
| Pershing Square Holdings LTD | 4,564.0 | -2.3% |
| Phoenix Group Holdings PLC | 661.0 | -2.2% |
| Major World Indices | Price | % Chg | 1 Year |
| uk 100 INDEX | 9,436 | 0.1% | 12.5% |
| DOW JONES INDUS. AVG | 45,952 | 0.7% | 6.3% |
| DAX INDEX | 24,272 | 0.4% | 23.9% |
| NIKKEI 225 | 47,519 | 1.6% | 22.1% |
| S&P/ASX 200 INDEX | 8,995 | 0.8% | 7.7% |
| Commodities | Units | Price | % Chg |
| WTI Crude Oil (Nymex) | USD/bbl. | 57.39 | 0.12% |
| Brent Crude (ICE) | USD/bbl. | 60.98 | 0.13% |
| XAUUSD Spot Exchange Rate – Price of 1 XAU in USD | USD/t oz. | 4,366 | 0.9% |
| Copper (Comex) | USd/lb. | 495 | 1.0% |
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The UK 100 is called to open -116 Points this morning at 9,320. The UK 100 index is set for a fall of 1% as London traders track yesterday’s weak performance by US markets and selling in Asia.
Stocks closed lower on Thursday Stateside, giving up earlier gains, led by declines in bank stocks on worries about bad loans. Traders also juggled persistent trade tensions and an ongoing U.S. government shutdown. The Dow Jones lost 301.07 points, or nearly 0.7%, to close at 45,952.24. Earlier in the day, the 30-stock index had gained 170 points. The S&P finished 0.6% lower at 6,629.07, giving up a 0.6% gain at the highs of the session. The Nasdaq fell 0.5% to settle at 22,562.54. Regional banks Zions and Western Alliance fell to their lows of the day as indexes rolled over. Zions plunged 13% after taking a sizable charge because of bad loans to a couple borrowers. Western Alliance dropped 11% after alleging a borrower had committed fraud.
Asian markets tracked losses on Wall Street amid concerns over credit stress at US regional banks and ongoing US-China trade tensions. In Japan the Nikkei fell by 1.53% to 47,537.55. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index slumped by 2.19% to 25,321.40. In China, the Shanghai Composite Index declined by 0.92% to 3,880.30.
BT has warned that proposed changes to business rates could cost infrastructure companies an additional £400 million each year, which might hinder investment. The telecoms company currently pays around £375 million annually in business rates for its Openreach network and other properties.
Ocado has appointed Nick de la Vega from Atos as its first Chief Revenue Officer. The move is part of a strategic shake-up aimed at boosting partnerships and sales to revive its stock market valuation.
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IMF Meeting
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US Building Permits
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ECB’s Nagel speech
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Fed’s Musalem speech
UK 100 companies going ex-dividend on 23rd October 2025:
BAE Systems
UK 250 companies going ex-dividend on 23rd October 2025:
PayPoint
Moonpig
Morgan Advance Materials
TBC Bank Group
Marshalls
JD Wetherspoon
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